Cuba

Cuban Bloggers Defy Spate of Arrests

Arbitrary detentions have increased in recent months.

6 Nov 13

Ingredients often sold on the black market, leaving customers with poor-quality bread.

5 Nov 13

Change means people will be allowed to buy any goods on sale without making them any more affordable.

5 Nov 13

Security services disrupt processions in Matanzas province for more than three months.

1 Nov 13

New policy includes pay rises for local players and freedom to take up foreign contracts.

30 Oct 13

Paramedics sacked after reporting corruption and mismanagement in the ambulance service.

15 Oct 13

Rural community forced to pay for water deliveries.

18 Sep 13

Rock bands say they struggle to survive without official recognition.

18 Sep 13

Day-release scheme gives prisoners an income and provides extra hands for short-staffed healthcare system.

5 Sep 13

Artists have to tread carefully between self-expression and offending officials.

23 Aug 13

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