President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel participated on Tuesday in the event, which brought together intellectuals, personalities, thinkers, and academics from Cuba and 37 other countries to reflect on alternatives to address the media war of the great centers of power.

In his speech, the president called the left of the world to unity of action, to face attempts of cultural colonization and the media offensive conducted by the great centers of power against the emancipatory efforts of the peoples. He also highlighted the relevance of greater coordination of permanent efforts to disseminate the truth of the just causes that engage and mobilize the progressive forces of the world.

The Cuban head of state denounced the intents to make popular causes invisible through the control of Internet algorithms and the use of digital platforms and gave examples of the biased and manipulated treatment of the Palestinian situation, the blockade against Cuba, and the struggle of the Sahrawi people.

The participants in the meeting have been debating since last Monday about the alternatives to tackle the media war and the need to defend the revolutionary theory.

It is expected that on the closing day, attendees will approve the event’s action plan and a declaration of support for Palestine, due to the genocide committed by the Zionist state of Israel against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, a topic that will be discussed in a special intervention by Spanish MEP Manuel Pineda.

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