El Toque is a multimedia platform focused on telling Cuba in its diversity, complex, creative and also sometimes painful or hidden. Our very existence is a commitment to the diversity of voices, styles and functions in the media ecosystem that they publish for Cubans. Here you can learn a little more about the Island.
Those Who Hate to Hate

Those Who Hate to Hate

When artists and intellectuals who have supported government policies in various ways begin to be prevented from presiding over certain international festivals or singing in certain halls, representatives of the state come out to “vigorously protest”.

Prisoners Defenders Reports on Torture in Cuban Prisons

Prisoners Defenders Reports on Torture in Cuban Prisons

NGO Prisoners Defenders (PD) presented its first Comprehensive Report on Torture in Cuba, on May 30, 2023. The document analyzes 15 types of torture and other cruel treatment of 181 political prisoners on the island, out of a total of 1277 prisoners recorded during the period that spans from April 2022 until March 2023.

The Motherhood Labyrinth: Guilt is Our Minotaur

The Motherhood Labyrinth: Guilt is Our Minotaur

When we stop aspiring for complete control and see ourselves as human, we also open the doors to empathy and self-love.

Me Too Cuba: Safe Community for Survivors of Sexual Assault

Me Too Cuba: Safe Community for Survivors of Sexual Assault

The self-managed platform seeks to generate safe spaces for victims of sexual violence in the absence of institutional support, as well as to make visible the history of the movement of denunciation and accompaniment in Cuba and the world.

Putin to Bailout Cuba, What a Delicacy!

Putin to Bailout Cuba, What a Delicacy!

The Cuban government seems to have found the oxygen it needed in the face of the country’s economic suffocation and the growing discontent of the people. Putin’s Russia agreed to do the bailout, but not free of cost.

Why Is There a Cash Shortage in Cuba?

Why Is There a Cash Shortage in Cuba?

The shortage of physical cash in ATMs in several provinces has provoked criticism from the public and questioning of the institutional silence.

Passport, Impudence and Socialist Advertising in Cuba

Passport, Impudence and Socialist Advertising in Cuba

After decades of the Cuban government draining the money and energy of emigrants by making them pay extremely high prices for a passport that is of little use, it has decided to “play good.”

How Will Private Businesses (SMEs) Help Cubans Economy

How Will Private Businesses (SMEs) Help Cubans Economy

It is rather advocating for an elitist system that benefits certain social groups above others, institutionalizing inequality among Cubans.

The Mothers that Live Within Me

The Mothers that Live Within Me

I am made of the mothers that destiny has put in my path. I am all those women who have marked each of my years.

A Cuban Woman in the World of Truck Drivers

A Cuban Woman in the World of Truck Drivers

Milene Cordero arrived in the United States at the age of 27. Like any start-up, she had to face the challenges of immigrants. However, she never imagined that she would become a drag racer.

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Where Are You Going, Marta?

My friend’s story is similar to that of so many mothers, couples, grandmothers and fathers who have been separated from their children.

Mother and Jungle, a Cuban Man on Cuban Women

Mother and Jungle, a Cuban Man on Cuban Women

The simple glance of a man who has been and still is a witness to the life of Cuban women. I’ve seen them, listened to them, read them.

The Heart of Cuba is in the Mothers

The Heart of Cuba is in the Mothers

The artists of Matraca pay tribute to the daily struggles of Cuban mothers, to the freedom they defend.

personas, banco

The Fate of Savings Accounts in Cuba

The government said nobody should be worried about their savings losing value under the new economic reforms. After 2+ years a different reality prevails.

Cuban Migrants Face Dramatic Mistreatment in Serbia

Cuban Migrants Face Dramatic Mistreatment in Serbia

On March 9, 2023, a group of Cubans were detained at Belgrade-Nikola airport; their stories speak of frustration and xenophobia.

MERCADO INFORMAL DE
DIVISAS EN CUBA (TIEMPO REAL)

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El Toque is a multimedia platform focused on telling Cuba in its diversity, complex, creative and also sometimes painful or hidden. Our very existence is a commitment to the diversity of voices, styles and functions in the media ecosystem that they publish for Cubans. Here you can learn a little more about the Island.

Those Who Hate to Hate
When artists and intellectuals who have supported government policies in various ways begin to be prevented from presiding over certain international festivals or singing in certain halls, representatives of the state come out to “vigorously protest”.

NGO Prisoners Defenders (PD) presented its first Comprehensive Report on Torture in Cuba, on May 30, 2023. The document analyzes 15 types of torture and other cruel treatment of 181 political prisoners on the island, out of a total of 1277 prisoners recorded during the period that spans from April 2022 until March 2023.

When we stop aspiring for complete control and see ourselves as human, we also open the doors to empathy and self-love.

The self-managed platform seeks to generate safe spaces for victims of sexual violence in the absence of institutional support, as well as to make visible the history of the movement of denunciation and accompaniment in Cuba and the world.

The Cuban government seems to have found the oxygen it needed in the face of the country’s economic suffocation and the growing discontent of the people. Putin’s Russia agreed to do the bailout, but not free of cost.
After decades of the Cuban government draining the money and energy of emigrants by making them pay extremely high prices for a passport that is of little use, it has decided to “play good.”
I am made of the mothers that destiny has put in my path. I am all those women who have marked each of my years.
My friend’s story is similar to that of so many mothers, couples, grandmothers and fathers who have been separated from their children.
The artists of Matraca pay tribute to the daily struggles of Cuban mothers, to the freedom they defend.
On March 9, 2023, a group of Cubans were detained at Belgrade-Nikola airport; their stories speak of frustration and xenophobia.
The shortage of physical cash in ATMs in several provinces has provoked criticism from the public and questioning of the institutional silence.
It is rather advocating for an elitist system that benefits certain social groups above others, institutionalizing inequality among Cubans.
Milene Cordero arrived in the United States at the age of 27. Like any start-up, she had to face the challenges of immigrants. However, she never imagined that she would become a drag racer.
The simple glance of a man who has been and still is a witness to the life of Cuban women. I’ve seen them, listened to them, read them.
The government said nobody should be worried about their savings losing value under the new economic reforms. After 2+ years a different reality prevails.

MERCADO INFORMAL DE
DIVISAS EN CUBA (TIEMPO REAL)

toque_logo_white
1 EUR205.00 CUP
1 USD198.00 CUP
+1
1 MLC185.00 CUP
Calendar iconCUBA
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