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The Council for Democratic Transition Advocates for the Leadership of Edmundo González in Venezuela

The Cuban opposition platform considers it to be the “expression of citizen sovereignty” 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 5 January 2026 — The Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC), one of the main platforms for organizing the opposition on the island, called this Sunday for a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela, following the US operation in … Continue reading “The Council for Democratic Transition Advocates for the Leadership of Edmundo González in Venezuela”

The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Announces its First Convention Inside the Island

“The country is in transition, even though the regime denies it. The challenge is to organize, channel, and sustain this transition in an ethical, peaceful, and democratic manner.” 14ymedio, Havana, June 6, 2025 — In the midst of growing social unrest and the recent university protests in Cuba following the strike over Etecsa’s price increases, … Continue reading “The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Announces its First Convention Inside the Island”

The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Denounces Russian Blackmail

14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morúa, Marthadela Tamayo and Elena Larrinaga, Havana, 14 January 2021 — One more time. The Cuban Government returns to its arrogant genuflection at the service of Russian imperialism in its most archaic expression: territorial expansion. As it was 60 years ago, the discourse of sovereignty is nothing more than the alibi for the double ambition … Continue reading “The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Denounces Russian Blackmail”

“A Transition Without Negotiation With the Military Would Be Very Difficult in Cuba”

Laura Tedesco and Rut Diamint warn that democratisation will require dismantling Gaesa’s economic power 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 14 June 2026 / Laura Tedesco and Rut Diamint have spent years studying one of the most sensitive issues in any democratic transition: the role of the Armed Forces when an authoritarian regime falls, exhausts itself … Continue reading ““A Transition Without Negotiation With the Military Would Be Very Difficult in Cuba””

Cuban Activists Call for Democratic Change in Venezuela After Maduro’s Fall

From Havana and exile, voices from civil society warn about the implications for the Island of the ruler’s arrest 14ymedio, Havana, January 4, 2026 — Various voices from Cuban civil society have been reacting since Saturday to the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. troops. Activists and independent journalists have welcomed the arrest of the … Continue reading “Cuban Activists Call for Democratic Change in Venezuela After Maduro’s Fall”

Cuba’s Council for the Transition Chooses a New Leadership After the Departure of José Daniel Ferrer

Manuel Cuesta Morúa assumes the presidency while Ferrer focuses on reorganizing the opposition from exile. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 22 December 2025 — The Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC), one of the main platforms for articulating the Cuban opposition, announced this Monday the election of a new Executive for the period 2026-2028, in an internal … Continue reading “Cuba’s Council for the Transition Chooses a New Leadership After the Departure of José Daniel Ferrer”

González Urrutia Demands That Maduro ‘Take the Step Now’ To Begin the Transition in Venezuela

Closed off in the Miraflores Palace, Maduro continues his campaign of discrediting the opposition and those who recognize its triumph EFE/14ymedio, Caracas, 20 August 2024 — The Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia called on Nicolás Maduro on Monday to “take the step now” to begin “a peaceful transition,” through a political dialogue with the … Continue reading “González Urrutia Demands That Maduro ‘Take the Step Now’ To Begin the Transition in Venezuela”

Cuba’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council Is Being Challenged

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 8 September 2023 — About 20 Cuban opposition organizations and 30 individual dissidents, mostly based abroad, signed a statement that rejects the recently announced candidacy for the re-election of Cuba to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2024-2026. The document, published this Thursday, states that the Cuban State “does … Continue reading “Cuba’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council Is Being Challenged”

Councilors from the Left and the Right in a Spanish City Call for the Release of Cuba’s Political Prisoners

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 March 2023 — The Santander City Council (Cantabria, Spain) unanimously approved on February 23 an institutional declaration in favor of the freedom of Cuban political prisoners and advocating for the fulfillment of Human Rights on the Island. The motion was approved by 25 votes in favor and one abstention, that of Miguel Saro, representative … Continue reading “Councilors from the Left and the Right in a Spanish City Call for the Release of Cuba’s Political Prisoners”

Calls for More European Involvement in a Transition in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, August 1, 2021 — In an open letter to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC) called upon the union to prepare an action plan to promote a peaceful democratic transition in Cuba. To keep this agreement in force, it also urged … Continue reading “Calls for More European Involvement in a Transition in Cuba”

Diaz-Canel Speaks Like ‘Karadzic, the Butcher of Bosnia,’ Says the Council for the Transition in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 15 July 2021 — The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC) denounces that the government’s reaction to the participants of the July 11 protests “has followed the Yugoslav model” with a “call from the State for a potential massacre,” says the new opposition alliance in a statement published this Thursday. The regime … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Speaks Like ‘Karadzic, the Butcher of Bosnia,’ Says the Council for the Transition in Cuba”

Cuban Opponents Unite to Work for the Transition to Democracy

14ymedio, Havana, 14 June 2021 — Opponents, activists and independent journalists presented, on Monday, the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba, an initiative that aims to achieve three foundational aspirations: “a nation with all, an inclusive society, and a republic of rights.” Made up of more than 30 opponents, the Council is, at the same … Continue reading “Cuban Opponents Unite to Work for the Transition to Democracy”

The Cuban Evangelical Churches Face Future Democratic Elections / Mario Lleonart

Mario Lleonart, 30 June 2105 — A paper I presented on Monday, June 29, at the event “Paths of Transition”, in Havana (a theoretical conference concerning on issues of democratic construction in Cuba). In the present order of things, the Cuban State boasts about how some of its deputies in the National Assembly of People’s … Continue reading “The Cuban Evangelical Churches Face Future Democratic Elections / Mario Lleonart”

Opposition Leader Cuesta Morúa Is Released After Being Beaten and Threatened With Death by Cuban State Security

The opposition leader was abandoned on a road in Artemisa after being intimidated for supporting protests called for the anniversary of the Island-wide ’11J’ protests of 2021 14ymedio, Madrid, June 21, 2026 / Cuban opposition leader Manuel Cuesta Morúa was released this Saturday after being detained, mistreated and threatened with death by State Security agents. … Continue reading “Opposition Leader Cuesta Morúa Is Released After Being Beaten and Threatened With Death by Cuban State Security”

Félix and Saylí Navarro Reject a Forced Exile from Cuba Proposed by the Catholic Church

Amnesty International calls for the release of both political prisoners and demands urgent guarantees for their safety. Political prisoners Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro rejected the proposal to leave Cuba made by the auxiliary bishop of Havana, Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez, who visited their respective prisons to offer them exile as a solution. … Continue reading “Félix and Saylí Navarro Reject a Forced Exile from Cuba Proposed by the Catholic Church”