Cuba

An ongoing fuel shortage and economic crisis in Cuba worsened after the US government imposed a blockade earlier this year. Oil refinery in Havana, Cuba. © Jorge Rey/Getty Images

Cuba’s Energy Crisis

In this week’s update, hear how ordinary Cubans are struggling to deal with the impact of prolonged fuel shortages.

26 Jun 26

Amelia Calzadilla is surrounded by the press on a street in Havana on June 13, 2022, after leaving the town hall of El Cerro, where she was summoned by the authorities after posting a video on her social networks denouncing shortages and alleged shortcomings of the government. © Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Independent Journalism in Cuba: It’s Illegal – But It Happens

Improvised newsrooms are beginning to take shape: a phone, a notebook and someone willing to tell the world what is happening.

1 May 26

Pride march in Havana, 11 May 2019. © Plataforma 11M

Cuba’s LGTBI Community Demands Change

Although discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is illegal, the reality is different.

18 May 22

The Rodriguez Roman family unites to send parcels to the three jailed brothers and sisters. In the picture Emilio Roman (father) and Liset Rodriguez (aunt). © Werner Holt

Cuba: La Güinera Waits for News of Its Detainees

Nearly 100 people from the impoverished neighbourhood were detained in connection with the July 2021 protests.

23 Mar 22

People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, on July 11, 2021. © ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images

Historic Protests Sweep Cuba

Security forces detain prominent opposition figures as peaceful demonstrators are dispersed.

14 Jul 21

Cuba is still developing its own Covid-19 vaccine. © Baleria Mena

Havana Bets All on Cuba’s Own Vaccine

Despite a devastating economic crisis, the country is set on becoming the first in the region to develop its own jab.

16 Jun 21

University Hospital Lenin in Holguín, Cuba. © Fernando Donate

Cubans Denied Surgery Amid Pandemic

Despite official insistence that Cuba’s famous health care system is coping, Covid-19 pressures have left many citizens without treatment.

9 Jun 21

Raul Castro, gives a speech on January 1, 2019, during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. © YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba Has a New Language of Dissent

The regime cannot counter the immediacy of radical but peaceful collective disobedience.

1 May 21

The Convertible Cuban Peso, or CUC as it was commonly known on the island, has died at the young age of only 27. © Baleria Mena

The Death of the Convertible Cuban Peso

The currency was supposed to solve the regime’s economic woes. It failed; and no one will miss it.

20 Apr 21

The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is affecting young people.

Young Cubans Lose Hope Amid Economic Crisis

A whole generation of fledgling entrepreneurs have been trapped by uncertainty.

8 Apr 21

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