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In Cuban Prisons, Prisoners Survive Thanks to Private Initiatives

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Camajuaní, 26 November 2022 — Without the help of charitable organizations and private donors, prisoners would be on the verge of starvation in Cuban prisons, where they receive from the State the bare minimum to survive. “Lately the contributions have been greatly reduced,” laments Jonatan López, brother-in-law of political prisoner Andy … Continue reading “In Cuban Prisons, Prisoners Survive Thanks to Private Initiatives”

Chic Places for Foreigners and Cubans in Search of Status Are Multiplying in Havana

“Every time we go there, with my husband and my daughter, the bill comes to 18,000 pesos” 14ymedio, José Lassa. Havana, 26 January 2025 —  Garbán, Sfornabontà, Malecón 663, ChaChaChá, Ecléctico, Fangio, Yarini, Antojo, VistaMar are some of the new luxurious and expensive places in Havana where a plate of food costs the equivalent of … Continue reading “Chic Places for Foreigners and Cubans in Search of Status Are Multiplying in Havana”

Battered by Exodus and Crisis, Havana Takes Refuge “Behind the Wall” To Celebrate Its 505th Anniversary

The gala included a wide repertoire of ballads, boleros, romantic and traditional music, as well as songs in English, the language that makes officials nervous. 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 16 November 2024 – On Friday night, Havana had a respite from its long decline. In the Plaza de Armas, a few meters from the point … Continue reading “Battered by Exodus and Crisis, Havana Takes Refuge “Behind the Wall” To Celebrate Its 505th Anniversary”

A Dozen Cuban Political Prisoners Are at Risk of Suicide

After Yosandri Mulet Almarales’ death, NGOs warn of the risk this kind of prisoner is facing in the island’s prisons 14ymedio, Madrid, 3 September 2024 — Three “suicidal ideation events”, three self-harming events and six attempts to take one’s own life have been registered by the Cuban Prison Documentation Center (CDPC in Spanish) since January … Continue reading “A Dozen Cuban Political Prisoners Are at Risk of Suicide”

The Crash of an ‘Almendrón’ Against a Tree Leaves Four Dead and Several Injured in Mayarí

14ymedio, Havana, 13 August 2024 — Four people died last Saturday in a traffic accident in the city of Mayarí, in Holguín. Two of them died immediately, followed by the death of two women who were initially hospitalized after the crash was reported this Monday.The official journalist Emilio Rodríguez Pupo, who reported the fact, explained … Continue reading “The Crash of an ‘Almendrón’ Against a Tree Leaves Four Dead and Several Injured in Mayarí”

Cuba’s Villa Clara Province Announces a Change in Planning for Blackouts and Fewer Hours of Classes

In the province “not only blackouts have increased but also the hours they last” 14ymedio, Havana, May 20, 2024 — The General Directorate of Education for Villa Clara, Cuba, has modified school schedules due to the serious electricity deficit that afflicts the province. In a statement made public this Sunday , the authorities say that … Continue reading “Cuba’s Villa Clara Province Announces a Change in Planning for Blackouts and Fewer Hours of Classes”

Cuban TV Documentary on Mariel Masters the Art of Turning Setbacks into Victories

14ymedio, Havana, January 5, 2024 — “Fresh currency.” For more than ten years that has been the slogan of the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM). Its directors, senior Cuban officials and foreign investors bluntly admit it in “Prow to the Future,” a documentary taped using Geocuba drones and accompanied by an original score from the … Continue reading “Cuban TV Documentary on Mariel Masters the Art of Turning Setbacks into Victories”

Woman in Las Tunas Murdered at Work by Her Ex-Partner

14ymedio, Havana, 27 February 2023 — The death of Arianny Chávez Puche marks the fourteenth femicide of the year in Cuba. As confirmed by Cibercuba based on publications by friends and family on social networks, the woman was murdered this Sunday by her ex-partner while she was at the Mártires de Las Tunas Provincial Pediatric Hospital, where she worked as a … Continue reading “Woman in Las Tunas Murdered at Work by Her Ex-Partner”

Court Confirms Sentences for Garrido Sisters for July 11th (11J) Protest in Mayabeque

The writer and activist María Cristina Garrido saw her sentence confirmed, a long with the other defendants in her case, during this week’s appeal. (Facebook) 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 June 2022 — The writer María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez and her sister Angélica, sentenced in March to seven and three years in prison respectively after their participation in the July … Continue reading “Court Confirms Sentences for Garrido Sisters for July 11th (11J) Protest in Mayabeque”

Prosecutor’s Office Asks for 15 Years in Prison for a Cuban Writer for July 11th Protest

14ymedio, Havana, 20 January 2022 — In San José de las Lajas (Mayabeque) a trial began this Thursday against seven July 11th (11J) protesters, including the writer María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez and her sister Angélica, for whom various activists have mobilized in recent hours. Those responsible for Ilíada Ediciones informed through their networks that the … Continue reading “Prosecutor’s Office Asks for 15 Years in Prison for a Cuban Writer for July 11th Protest”

Three Cuban Activists are Detained in Havana for Denouncing July 11th Trials

14ymedio, Havana, 17 January 2022 — Three new trials of July 11th (11J) protesters in Cuba are being held this week. According to a report from Justicia 11J they will take place for 45 defendants in Mayabeque and in Havana. Due to a lack of information from Cuban authorities, civil society organizations and family members of … Continue reading “Three Cuban Activists are Detained in Havana for Denouncing July 11th Trials”

Blackouts and Covid Outbreaks Appear in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, July 9, 2020 — The epidemiological situation is complicated in Havana, and the light at the end of the tunnel never arrives. This couldn’t be better said. On Wednesday, while part of the capital was living in a blackout that lasted for nine hours, the authorities, in their daily meeting about supervising the … Continue reading “Blackouts and Covid Outbreaks Appear in Havana”

In Santa Clara Online Private Sales Triumph

14ymedio, Laura Rodríguez Fuentes, Santa Clara, 31 May 2020 — José Daniel is not called that, but he liked that pseudonym to create a fictitious profile on Facebook and on the messaging platforms that he uses to sell home products whose marketing has been banned by the Government since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Continue reading “In Santa Clara Online Private Sales Triumph”

For The Ordinary Cuban, Things Could Get Worse In 2018 / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 4 January 2018 — The initial surprise is making him more and more angry and likely to lose his temper. Sitting in a black leather armchair in the living room in his house, 43-year-old Armando, a qualified physical education instructor, first moves his head from side to side, then smiles cynically, until he … Continue reading “For The Ordinary Cuban, Things Could Get Worse In 2018 / Iván García”

Eighty Palma Soriano CID Activists Accuse the Dictatorship / CID

Eighty activists of the Independent and Democratic Cuba party (CID) in Palma Soriano denounce the government for its incompetence, its abuses, corruption and deceit. This government is leading the population to despair. It mistreats and exploits citizens. It harasses and punishes the opposition without reason or justification. There are political prisoners because of the fear … Continue reading “Eighty Palma Soriano CID Activists Accuse the Dictatorship / CID”