Heavy Burden on Cuban Rockers
Rock bands say they struggle to survive without official recognition.
Convicts as Cleaners for Cuban Hospitals
Day-release scheme gives prisoners an income and provides extra hands for short-staffed healthcare system.
Balancing Act for Cuban Hip Hop
Artists have to tread carefully between self-expression and offending officials.
UN Concern About Prostitution In Cuba
Committee notes detention used to “re-educate” sex workers.
Tight Controls Over Cuban Web Access
Government slowly making internet more widely available, but it’s expensive and many sites are blocked.
Cuban Lawyers Highlight Domestic Violence
In first report to UN committee, legal-sector NGO says police choose not to act when cases are reported.
Cuban Baseball Breaks Out
After a 50-year ban, players win permission to play professionally abroad.
Cuban Dissidents Shut Out of Job Market
Regime opponents struggle to find means of earning a living.
Cuban Hunger Strikes as Means of Pressure
Tactic now a traditional way of expressing dissent.
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