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Why Did Cuba Jail This Journalist?

Rights defenders say that unusually harsh punishment reflects wider troubles for Havana regime.
Under A Watchful Eye: Cyber Surveillance in Cuba

Public access to the internet has increased, but the state remains vigilant.
Cuba's Less Than Beautiful Game

How the state stops footballers from pursuing their dreams.
Cuba: 3G Proves Gamechanger for Independent Media

Journalists are embracing the introduction of the mobile internet to the island.
Why Did the Cuban Regime Jail an Environmentalist?

How dissent singles citizens out for harassment and discrimination.

Contesting Human Rights in Cuba

Laura Paz, Odelín Alfonso Torna, Osniel Carmona Breijo

19 Dec 13

Government uses term to mean welfare provision while critics call for civil, political and economic rights.

Cuban Political Arrests Top 5,000

19 Dec 13

Activists note slight but insignificant dip in numbers compared with 2012.

Cuba's Biggest Black Market Thrives Despite Threats

5 Dec 13

As authorities warn of clampdown, traders say business should carry on as usual, eased by a bit of bribery.

Drugs Fuel Cuban Disco Violence

Osniel Carmona Breijo

22 Nov 13

Locals caught in the middle when gangs clash.

A shop in Cuba. (Photo: Marcel601/Flickr)

Thriving Cuban Market in Fake Goods

Anddy S.A.

8 Nov 13

Home-made beauty products and soft drinks cost less than originals, but who knows what goes into them?

Yoani Sánchez at the October 2013 meeting of the Inter-American Press Association. (Photo: Yaremis Flores)

Cuban Bloggers Defy Spate of Arrests

Yaremis Flores Marín

6 Nov 13

Arbitrary detentions have increased in recent months.

Hard Grind in Cuban Bakeries

5 Nov 13

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

A ten-peso note. (Photo: David Sasaki/Flickr)

Cuban Currency Reform Welcomed

Anddy S.A.

5 Nov 13

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

Cuba's "Women in White" Harassed on Sunday Marches

Anddy S.A.

1 Nov 13

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

Cuban Athletes Allowed To Play Abroad

Anddy S.A.

30 Oct 13

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

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