Di Battista says feeling better, leaving Cuba Friday – Politics

On Sep 2, 2026

Alessandro Di Battista, a writer,
activist and former top member of the anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S), said Tuesday night he is felling better after
being admitted in a serious condition to a Havana hospital
Saturday after suffering severe head pain and passing out while
on a reporting trip to Cuba.


Di Battista, 48, who regained consciousness Sunday, said he wold
return to Italy Friday.


Italy has sent a medical team from Rome’s prestigious Gemelli
Hospital to assist in his case.


Writing on social media, Di Battista said:
“Today I feel better. These have been difficult days, and at the
same time, I’m optimistic and always try to see the positive in
everything. I thank the Cuban doctors who, as confirmed by the
Italian doctors, were very good and timely in their diagnosis
and initial treatment. I will leave Cuba on September 4th with
an air ambulance, the costs of which will be covered by the
insurance company with which I took out a policy before
departure.”
His 45-year-old partner Sahra Lahouasnia, a French-born Sorbonne
graduate and journalist, also flew out to be with him.


The couple have two young children, Andrea and Filippo.


Di Battista, although he stepped down from the M5S a few years
ago under its ban on members serving more than two terms in
public office, is still a regular on Italian TV chat shows and
has been prominent in denouncing what many call an Israeli
genocide in Gaza, a claim Tel Aviv vehemently rejects.

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