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The Observatory of Academic Freedom Denounces the “Coercion” in Universities To Sign “For the Fatherland”

Testimonies gathered by ’14ymedio’ in several Havana neighborhoods demonstrate the low turnout at the tables where people could sign spontaneously 14ymedio, Havana, 26 April 2026 — The Observatory of Academic Freedom (OLA) denounced a “coercive pattern” in the island’s academic spaces to participate in the “process” called “My signature for the Fatherland,” initiated a week … Continue reading “The Observatory of Academic Freedom Denounces the “Coercion” in Universities To Sign “For the Fatherland””

The Order To Sign “For the Fatherland” Has Been Given Throughout the Country in a Campaign Led by Díaz-Canel

In addition to setting up tables for the initiative, the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution are visiting citizens house by house. 14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, April 20, 2026 / Cuba’s state workers have already been ordered to participate in the “process” called “My Signature for the Homeland,” initiated this Sunday with his … Continue reading “The Order To Sign “For the Fatherland” Has Been Given Throughout the Country in a Campaign Led by Díaz-Canel”

‘Fatherland and Lead’ Scrawled on Facade of a Neighborhood Store in Havana

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodriguez, Havana, July 2, 2023 — Cuban slogans evolve and change with the times. The song title “Patria y Vida” (Fatherland and Life) became one of the most popular chants during the protests of July 11, 2021 but now there are new versions. There was a lot of commotion on Saturday in … Continue reading “‘Fatherland and Lead’ Scrawled on Facade of a Neighborhood Store in Havana”

Computer Union Is Committed To Maintaining “Loyalty To The Fatherland” / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, 8 March 2016 – On Monday, more than 6,000 professionals in the technology, information and communications sector created the Union of Information Scientists of Cuba (UIC). The new entity has been unable to shake off political language in its founding journal, and in its Code of Ethics there is a commitment … Continue reading “Computer Union Is Committed To Maintaining “Loyalty To The Fatherland” / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata”

The Concept of Fatherland / Ángel Santiesteban

THE INDEPENDENCE heroes of America agreed that the continent is one Fatherland. And I felt that my love was much larger than the Island, so much so that I brushed aside other things and thought at some point that I had confused my own borders and felt I belonged everywhere. With this doubt that crushed … Continue reading “The Concept of Fatherland / Ángel Santiesteban”

“I’m Not Going To Parade in Anything Related to Communism”

A tricycle driver’s unexpected response to an inspector writing down names on his attendance list for Cuba’s May Day events 14ymedio, Miguel García, Holguín, April 30, 2026 / A private driver in Holguín thought it was just another inspection. He was at the taxi stand near the surgical hospital when a transportation official approached him, … Continue reading ““I’m Not Going To Parade in Anything Related to Communism””

Half a Million, According to the Cuban Government; Weariness and Disinterest, According to the Street

The peace petition campaign took center stage at the event, while official rhetoric alternated between calls for dialogue and threats of bloodshed and violence. 14ymedio, Dario Hernandez, Havana, May 1, 2026 / “Practically half the people had already left when it started,” says an attendee at the May Day parade in Havana. The José Martí … Continue reading “Half a Million, According to the Cuban Government; Weariness and Disinterest, According to the Street”

With Over 17,000 Responses Within Cuba, the ‘El Toque’ Survey Exceeds Expectations

Some 96% consider political change “extremely urgent” and 82% point to the lack of freedoms as the country’s main problem. 14ymedio, Havana, April 27, 2026 — The online survey promoted by the independent media outlet El Toque —supported by more than 20 independent media outlets and coordinated by journalists and social scientists—to gauge opinions on … Continue reading “With Over 17,000 Responses Within Cuba, the ‘El Toque’ Survey Exceeds Expectations”

Havana Chronicles: Fatigue Barely Allows One to Enjoy the ‘Lights On’ in Havana

A childhood friend assures me that this is like when the eye of the cyclone passes over us and it seems that calm has finally arrived. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, April22, 2026 — I haven’t heard Caruso in days. The neighborhood rooster has stopped singing in the middle of the night, its discordant crowing starting long … Continue reading “Havana Chronicles: Fatigue Barely Allows One to Enjoy the ‘Lights On’ in Havana”

A Professor From Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Is Serving a 10-Year Sentence for Painting “Counter-Revolutionary” Posters.

Ariel Manuel Martín Barroso was prosecuted for “propaganda against the constitutional order” and “contempt” for writing phrases like “Fatherland and Life” and “Díaz-Canel singao [motherfucker]” with a “permanent” marker. A professor from Sancti Spíritus, Ariel Manuel Martín Barroso, is serving a 10-year sentence in the Nieves Morejón prison, in the municipality of Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus, … Continue reading “A Professor From Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Is Serving a 10-Year Sentence for Painting “Counter-Revolutionary” Posters.”

The Cuban Regime’s Response to Trump: “Homeland or Death”

“The president of the Empire is behaving like Hitler, with a criminal, contemptuous policy aimed at taking over the world,” Díaz-Canel said. Despite everything, Havana does not rule out maintaining a “serious, responsible dialogue based on international law” with the US. 14ymedio, Havana, January 31, 2026 — Faced with increasing pressure from Washington and the … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime’s Response to Trump: “Homeland or Death””

Propaganda and Ruin, the Two Faces of a Building in Cuba

The flags on the high-rise buildings of Peñas Altas, in Matanzas, barely hide the deterioration, which puts neighbors and passersby at risk. 14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, Matanzas, 6 May 2025 — Looked at from one side it looks majestic, but the 13 storey building in Peñas Altas, in the city of Matanzas, only has one … Continue reading “Propaganda and Ruin, the Two Faces of a Building in Cuba”

Cuban Communist Party Blocks Religious Procession Honoring Cuba’s Patron Saint

14ymedio, Havana, 1 September 2023 — On Thursday, Catholic priest Alberto Reyes accused the Communist Party of Esmeralda, a town in Camaguey province, of preventing a procession honoring the Virgin of Charity from taking place on the night of September 8. Without explanation, officials said the event must instead take place at 6:00 PM. “Under … Continue reading “Cuban Communist Party Blocks Religious Procession Honoring Cuba’s Patron Saint”

The Reasons for the End: In Search of Lost Unity in Cuba

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, 2 October 2022 — As of now, that unity has nothing to do with the necessary process of listening to society, interpreting their motivations, tending to their demands and resolving problems, making them participants of the reality. That process is not related to the “teachings of Fidel” nor to the accumulation … Continue reading “The Reasons for the End: In Search of Lost Unity in Cuba”

The Reclusive Poet / Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Regina Coyula

By Carlos Manuel Álvarez, published in Univision News, 19 May 2016 Published in Malaletra, a Blog Made in Cuba, Regina Coyula, 11 July 2016 He looks like a god but is a heretic. He seems carved in stone, but is a nervous wreck. He looks like the first among men, but is just the last … Continue reading “The Reclusive Poet / Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Regina Coyula”