How the Network Supporting Authoritarian Regimes Works: The Cuba Chapter

With a diverse repertoire, a group of organizations, media outlets, political coalitions, and companies—mostly based in the United States—have, for several years, led actions in support of the Cuban regime. They are organized as a network, through alliances that often involve multiple key actors within this web and the coordination of strategies typical of an influence operation.

Costa Rica Announces Closure of Its Embassy in Havana, Cuba

The Government of Costa Rica announced the closure of its Embassy in Cuba, a decision that, according to Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre Tinoco, responds to the sustained deterioration of the human rights situation on the island. The measure also includes requesting that Cuba’s Foreign Ministry withdraw diplomatic personnel accredited in San Jose, leaving only consular representation to attend to citizens.

The Family Punishment for Speaking Freely in Cuba

Emma hasn’t seen her father since the morning of February 6, 2026, when he was taken away in handcuffs in a police car for expressing his opinions on social media, as has happened to many other parents in Cuba—although the three-year-old girl does not know that.

Cuban Government Authorizes New Company to Handle Remittances to the Island

Since early March 2026, the name of a newly created company in Cuba has been circulating among U.S.-based remittance businesses. The company, Antilla Capital, presents itself as the country’s first private financial institution.

Cuban Gov. Says Will Permit Emigrants to Invest in Cuba

Oscar Perez-Oliva, deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, announced on the March 16, 2026 broadcast of the program Mesa Redonda that Cubans living abroad will be able to partner with private businesses on the island through different business arrangements and establish alliances with both state and private entities.

Cuba Suffers Another National Electrical Collapse

The sixth nationwide power outage in a year and a half

Morón Protests: Demonstrators Burn Symbols Outside Communist Party Headquarters and Demand Freedom

Large protests broke out in Morón, in the province of Ciego de Ávila, on the night of March 13, 2026, after weeks of prolonged blackouts, fuel shortages, widespread scarcity of basic goods across the island and the near-total paralysis of daily life in Cuba. Although communications remain limited, social media posts offer an initial glimpse of what happened.

Diaz-Canel confirms conversations with the USA

Cuba’s appointed president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, confirmed at a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party held on March 12, and again in an address to the nation on the morning of March 13th, that recently Cuban officials have been holding conversations with representatives of the United States government.

This Is How Internet Is Being Rationed in Cuba

Neither the landline nor mobile data works. Xiomara remains cut off from communication for much of the day. “We don’t have transportation to go see our relatives, and now we can’t even find out how they are,” she complained from Villa Clara. Her experience is similar to that of millions of Cubans suffering a double blackout.

Cuba Falls to Puerto Rico Faces Canada on Wednesday

Beyond the final score, the real problem was an alarming offensive drought: just two hits in the entire game. In a tournament of this caliber, with high-level pitchers and razor-thin margins, that lack of production is a recipe for defeat.

Who is the Cuban Woman Maritza Lugo? Why is She Accused?

For many people, this is probably the first time they have heard her name; they may wonder about the story of this Cuban woman who was publicly accused of terrorism by the regime’s enforcers. Others have known very well who Maritza Lugo is for quite some time.

Cuba’s Complicated Scenario in World Baseball Classic VI

Cuba’s debut in the 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place on March 6, and the setting is as appealing as it is complex.

Cuba Regulates Partnerships of State and Private Sectors

On March 2, 2026, Cuban state media echoed a meeting of the Council of Ministers in which Miguel Diaz-Canel said that urgent transformations in the country’s economic and social model had to be promoted. Among those possible transformations was a change in the ways the state and private sectors of the economy can associate with one another. Hours later, the Official Gazette published Decree-Law 114/2025 and a complementary regulation governing partnerships between state-owned business entities and private actors.

Ecuador Expels Cuban Ambassador and Embassy Personnel

Ecuador declared the Cuban ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez García, persona non grata and extended the measure to the rest of the island’s diplomatic mission accredited in its territory.

Canada Examines the Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of Canada’s House of Commons convened a special session on February 26, 2026, to address the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Members of Cuban civil society were invited to provide testimony before the Canadian Parliament — a key country for the island due to its role in tourism, mining investment, and access to foreign currency.