Cuba’s LGTBI Community Demands Change
Although discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is illegal, the reality is different.
18 May 22
Cuba
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
Historic Protests Sweep Cuba
Security forces detain prominent opposition figures as peaceful demonstrators are dispersed.
14 Jul 21
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
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
Cuba Has a New Language of Dissent
The regime cannot counter the immediacy of radical but peaceful collective disobedience.
1 May 21
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
Young Cubans Lose Hope Amid Economic Crisis
A whole generation of fledgling entrepreneurs have been trapped by uncertainty.
8 Apr 21
Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch
With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine.
16 Mar 21
Cuba and the Battle for Remittances
Misinformation on both sides fed the struggle over dollar transfers – and it has been ordinary Cubans who suffer.
9 Mar 21
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