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The Long Arm of Cuba’s Political Police Reaches Amelia Calzadilla in Spain

14ymedio, Yaiza Santos, Madrid, 24 December 2023 — Intending to violate the 7,500 kilometers of distance between Havana and Madrid, a message from State Security arrived last week for Amelia Calzadilla and her husband, Antonio Díaz. Both are regulated — the regime’s term of choice to mean ’forbidden to travel’ — and will not be able to return … Continue reading “The Long Arm of Cuba’s Political Police Reaches Amelia Calzadilla in Spain”

“Autonomy at the Expense of an Empty Pot: No,” Claims Cuban Amelia Calzadilla

14ymedio, Havana, 13 June 2022 — When a Cuban explodes in the networks, upset about things that happen in his country, he can find himself with a problem similar to Amelia Calzadilla’s, the 31-year-old from Havana, who last week made a live video complaining about the high prices of electricity and the daily hardships she … Continue reading ““Autonomy at the Expense of an Empty Pot: No,” Claims Cuban Amelia Calzadilla”

Cuban Amelia Calzadilla Thanks Those Who Made Her Feel She is Not Alone

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 13 June 2022 — Amelia Calzadilla, the Cuban mother who, with her videos on social media, became a symbol of discontent in Cuba, is at home after spending three hours in the offices of the municipal government of Cerro, in Havana. Around five in the afternoon, the young woman herself published a … Continue reading “Cuban Amelia Calzadilla Thanks Those Who Made Her Feel She is Not Alone”

Activist Diasniurka Salcedo Goes Into Exile Forced by the Cuban Regime

14ymedio, Havana, 14 January 2024 — Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia made public her departure from Cuba last Thursday after being sentenced to eight years of deprivation of liberty, she said. The Cuban activist published on her Facebook account the details of her forced exile and the harassment she suffered until boarding the flight at Havana International Airport. … Continue reading “Activist Diasniurka Salcedo Goes Into Exile Forced by the Cuban Regime”

Patients Go Through an Ordeal To Be Treated in the Calamitous Cuban Hospitals

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, November 30, 2023 — The bursting into tears last Monday of Dr. Yoandra Quesada de Bayamo (Granma), who is being tried along with five other colleagues for the death of a 23-year-old patient, is nothing but the vivid image of what remains of healthcare in Cuba, the eternal jewel in the … Continue reading “Patients Go Through an Ordeal To Be Treated in the Calamitous Cuban Hospitals”

Family Members of Cuban Opponent Jose Daniel Ferrer Are ‘Horrified’ by His State of Health

14ymedio, Havana, 23 June 2023 — After numerous demands to obtain a certificate of life from Cuban opponent José Daniel Ferrer, the authorities agreed to allow his family to visit him this Thursday, after three months without being able to see him. His wife, Nelva Ismarays Ortega Tamayo, and their two children verified that the … Continue reading “Family Members of Cuban Opponent Jose Daniel Ferrer Are ‘Horrified’ by His State of Health”

On May 1, A Holiday for Cubans and Red Flags for the Regime’s Foreign Guests

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 2 May 2023–It was to be expected that the streets of Havana would be empty on May 1 after the Cuban government canceled the “austere” events that had been planned. What was surprising is that the sun was shining brightly throughout almost the entire Island, when the reason given for … Continue reading “On May 1, A Holiday for Cubans and Red Flags for the Regime’s Foreign Guests”

Very Cruel and Painful Days are Coming in Cuba

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 19 June 2022 – “I don’t care about your fear”: I heard this phrase in a film from Cuba. A woman’s voice that synthesized the feelings of many others, all fed up with a cocktail that has lasted 63 years, in which only repression and misery are mixed. An expression that … Continue reading “Very Cruel and Painful Days are Coming in Cuba”

Cuba: A People on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 10 June 2022 — One day you explode. The reason may be a power outage, the poor quality of the bread or the excesses of a police officer. The seriousness or insignificance of what happened doesn’t matter, because you carry layer upon layer of discontent settled inside you and in a second you … Continue reading “Cuba: A People on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”