Is Venezuela Going to Change After July 28th?

On July 28, 2024, something will change in Venezuela; it is defined and practically nothing can prevent it.

Can We Believe Cuban Government Statistics on Poverty?

The Cuban government routinely tries to impress with figures that the general population has no way of knowing if they represent a large or small part of the problem.

Why Are We Still Waiting in Cuba for Another July 11?

On July 11, 2021, Cuba changed. It changed its history; the conceptions about the character of Cubans; the domestic and international understanding of our people’s “immobility”; the way the State, the Government, and specifically, its repressive forces related to the citizenry.

Impunity in Cuba Will Also Expire

Similar to the days that passed, and the memories accumulated under the afternoon heat of a defining day, innocence in Cuba is imperishable; but the impunity of totalitarian power, like the expiration dates on jar labels, also expires.

Unicef Reveals Violence Used to Discipline Children in Cuba

A recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Office in Cuba revealed that many families in Cuba apply violent disciplinary methods. The document includes an analysis of 209 studies conducted between 2000 and 2020.

“Cuba Is Where I Want to Live in Freedom Without Communism”

An interview with Cuban musician Jorgito “Kamankola”

Prominent Artists Denounce Police Violence in Cuba

Writers and artists, including Argentine composer Fito Paez, Cuban novelist Leonardo Padura, and Cuban filmmaker Fernando Pérez, have signed a letter condemning the police violence exercised on May 18, 2024, against anthropologist Jenny Pantoja and historian and essayist Alina Barbara López

Will Price Controls Increase Supply or Scarcity in Cuba?

A meeting of private business owners with a Deputy Minister of Finance and Prices exposes tensions over new price caps.

Cubans’ Willful Blindness

One of the most evident results of the total collapse of Cuba has been the tremendous increase in street crime, and the sustained violence we find ourselves subject to at every step.

Stripping citizenship as a prelude to legal deportation

The island's authorities will have the power to unilaterally strip Cuban citizenship under the argument of protecting the interests of the "State" and the "Republic".

The Cuban Regime Seeks to Offer Permanent Residency as an Incentive to Attract Capital

The new migration bill suggests that Cuban authorities are considering granting residency to wealthy foreigners or those who decide to invest in the national territory.

The Repressor I Could Have Been

I have never liked uniforms; they never suited me. Twice I was close to becoming a repressor. Both times I was in uniform. I didn’t want to be there, but I was. If I had received the order, perhaps today, I would be a repressor.

Faces of Cuba’s Political Prisoners: Jessica Torres Calvo

The 29-year-old visual, graffiti and tattoo artist and mother of a 6-year-old is serving a ten-year prison sentence for sedition.

Cuba Pursues Chinese Tourism: No Visa Needed & New Flights

As Air China resumed flights to Cuba and aimed to boost Chinese tourism, the Cuban president signed a decree declaring the exemption of visa requirements for individuals with valid ordinary passports issued by the government of the People’s Republic of China.

Impact of the New “U-Turn” Transaction Policies for Cubans

The reauthorization of “U-Turn” transactions involving Cuban funds and independent entrepreneurs is one of the measures announced by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 28, 2024.