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The Yo Sí Te Creo Platform Raises to 50 the Number of Confirmed Sexist Murders in Cuba in 2023

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 10 July 2023 — On Monday, the independent feminist platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTCC) raised to 50 the number of sexist murders registered on the Island so far in 2023, confirming a new femicide in the province of Santiago de Cuba. This time the victim was Rafaela Yusmila … Continue reading “The Yo Sí Te Creo Platform Raises to 50 the Number of Confirmed Sexist Murders in Cuba in 2023”

‘Yo Si Te Creo’ Denounces Two New Femicides in Cuba

EFE/14ymedio, Havana | 1 February 2021 — The independent feminist collective Yo Sí Te Creo [Yes I Believe You] in Cuba lamented, this Wednesday, a new femicide on the island and once again called for “effective mechanisms to prevent gender violence.” In the absence of official statistics on sexist murders, the platform posted on Twitter that … Continue reading “‘Yo Si Te Creo’ Denounces Two New Femicides in Cuba”

A Teacher in Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Is Murdered by Her Ex-Partner After Days of Harassment

With this new case, the list of deaths due to gender-based violence on the Island stands at 33 so far this year. 14ymedio, Havana, November 4, 2025 — The observatories Alas Tensas (also see here) and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba reported on Tuesday the murder of Miriela Mesa Hernández, 45, in Ciego de Ávila. … Continue reading “A Teacher in Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Is Murdered by Her Ex-Partner After Days of Harassment”

Cuba: Voluntary Work, Compulsory Enthusiasm

How the ideal of the New Man turned into an empty rite that Cubans transformed with humor and resistance 14ymedio, Malaga, José A. Adrián Torres, October 25, 2025 — As a child in Spain, in the camps of the Catholic Scout Movement, I remember that there was also something called volunteer work. It was carried … Continue reading “Cuba: Voluntary Work, Compulsory Enthusiasm”

Three New Femicides Reported, Two in Holguín and One in Matanzas

Damaris Ricardo, 48 years old was “violently attacked” by her parrtner, who then killed himself. 14ymedio, Havana, September 3, 2025 (delayed translation) — Three new femicides recorded during the last month in Cuba. The Observatorio de Género Alas Tensas reported the killing of Damaris Ricardo Martínez, Dayli Villa Ortiz and Yolennis Rojas Rojas. Two of … Continue reading “Three New Femicides Reported, Two in Holguín and One in Matanzas”

A Desperate Mother Travels Through Havana in Search of Her Daughter Who Disappeared Four Months Ago

Doraiky Águila Vázquez disappeared on March 15 during a blackout, when she was traveling along the Diez de Octubre causeway 14ymedio, Havana, 27 July 2025 (delayed translation) — A Cuban woman walks the streets of Havana with a sign hanging around her neck, imploring help to find her daughter who has been missing for more … Continue reading “A Desperate Mother Travels Through Havana in Search of Her Daughter Who Disappeared Four Months Ago”

Abused for Years, Kenia Died After Being Thrown Off the Roof of Her Home by her Partner

With this murder, there have been 20 femicides in Cuba since January. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 28 July 2025 — Kenia Rodríguez Mora, a resident of the Havana neighborhood of Luyanó and mother of a 7-year-old girl, is the latest victim of domestic violence recorded in Cuba. According to 14ymedio sources, on Sunday her … Continue reading “Abused for Years, Kenia Died After Being Thrown Off the Roof of Her Home by her Partner”

Las Tunas Man Who Killed Pregnant Ex-Partner Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison in Cuba

Independent observatories confirmed the murder of Orlis Daniela, a nine-year-old girl, at the hands of a neighbor in Grito de Yara. 14ymedio, Havana, 28 June 2025 — The Provincial Court of Las Tunas on Friday sentenced a man accused of killing his former partner to 28 years in prison, the official press reported. “The accused, … Continue reading “Las Tunas Man Who Killed Pregnant Ex-Partner Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison in Cuba”

Animation in Cuba Needs More Than Russian Cartoons

Three filmmakers reflect on the challenges facing the sector and the urgency of structural change. 14ymedio, Madrid, Yunior García Aguilera, 11 May 2025 — Following statements by the president of the Cuban Institute of Art and Film Industry (ICAIC), Alexis Triana, on the recent agreements signed with the Russian studios Soyuzmultfilm, 14ymedio gathered the testimonies … Continue reading “Animation in Cuba Needs More Than Russian Cartoons”

The Long-Awaited Official Record of Gender-Based Violence in Cuba Will Not Be Made Public

14ymedio, Madrid, 8 April 2025 — The doubts expressed last July by the feminist organization Alas Tensas have materialized. The announced “administrative, computerized, and interoperable registry” approved and announced with great fanfare by the Cuban government to monitor gender-based violence will not be made public. In a note signed by two Cuban prosecutors and published Tuesday … Continue reading “The Long-Awaited Official Record of Gender-Based Violence in Cuba Will Not Be Made Public”

Las Tunas Teacher is Murdered by Her Partner in the Street

Nancy Levya García, 35, a mother of two, was stabbed to death on April 12 and is the tenth victim of gender-based violence in 2025. 14ymedio, Madrid 15 April 2025 — Nancy Levya García, a teacher who lived in Las Delicias (Puerto Padre, Las Tunas), was murdered by her partner in the street last Saturday, … Continue reading “Las Tunas Teacher is Murdered by Her Partner in the Street”

Add Some Sauce, but Without Lime, It’s Very Expensive

Private businesses have opted for imported citrus because the island’s lemons “are small and hard.” 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 12 April 2025 — When dancers in the last century moved their bodies to the catchy beat of Ignacio Piñeiro’s “Échale salsita!” (Add some salsa!), they imagined not only adding more fun to the moment, … Continue reading “Add Some Sauce, but Without Lime, It’s Very Expensive”

In Cuba, a Television Series Highlights the Sexist Violence That the Regime Minimizes

Sexual assaults; femicides; transphobia; pedophilia and the fear of victims to report are topics addressed in ‘ Cats, Masks, Shadows’ 14ymedio, Raquel Martori, Havana, 24 February 2025 — Sexual assaults, femicides, transphobia, pedophilia and the fear of victims to report are some of the topics addressed by the Cuban series Los Gatos, las máscaras, las … Continue reading “In Cuba, a Television Series Highlights the Sexist Violence That the Regime Minimizes”

‘I Breathe Through Memory’, Gastón Baquero’s Letters to Lydia Cabrera

The poet went into exile in the Spanish capital, and Cabrera in the United States. Both were part of a Republic that had gone down the drain. 14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 28 December 2024 – How could Lydia Cabrera and Gastón Baquero speak to each other except as two Napoleonic marshals after Waterloo, or as … Continue reading “‘I Breathe Through Memory’, Gastón Baquero’s Letters to Lydia Cabrera”

Cuba Has the Third Highest Rate of Femicides in Latin America

ECLAC gives, for the first time, figures of femicides on the Island, but they are much lower than those reported by independent sources 14ymedio, Havana, 22 November 2024 — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has included Cuba for the first time in its annual report on femicides in the region. … Continue reading “Cuba Has the Third Highest Rate of Femicides in Latin America”