Nefta Freeman On Cuba & U.S. Travel Restrictions by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The latest on the movement for democracy in Sudan and the forces they are up against. Sudanese protest organizers say the death toll has reached 108, with at least 509 others wounded. On Wednesday, June 5, more than 40 bodies of people slain by Sudanese security forces were pulled from the Nile River in the capital of Khartoum. Our guest is Dr. Nada Mustafa Ali, a scholar who engages with questions about social change and transformation in Sudan and beyond through her teaching, research, and activism.

Also, Donald Trump ramps up restrictions on Cuba once again. On Tuesday, June 4, the Trump administration imposed new travel restrictions targeting some of the most common ways for people in the U.S. to visit Cuba. The new travel restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba include cruise ship stops and group educational trips, which was referred to as people-to-people travel. According to Cuban government figures, over 257,000 U.S. tourists visited the island in the first four months of 2019. That is a 93 percent increase from the same time period in 2018. Our guest is Nefta Freeman, an analyst with the Institute for Policy Studies who was in Cuba last month.

And, our weekly Earth Watch focuses on the fight of the Unist'ot'en Indigenous people to protect their lands. Our guest is Molly Jane, a white activist living on Ohlone lands, in solidarity with the unceded Unist'ot'en.