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The Cuban Regime Wants To Charge Yoan de la Cruz With Financing an Alleged Sabotage Plot

The young man who broadcast the first images of the historic July 11 protests was transferred to the prison known as Técnico de Guanajay 14ymedio, Madrid, May 12, 2026 – Yoan de la Cruz, who livestreamed the first protests of 11 July 2021 in San Antonio de los Baños and was detained last Saturday following … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Wants To Charge Yoan de la Cruz With Financing an Alleged Sabotage Plot”

Yoan de la Cruz, the Young Man Who Broadcast the July 11th (11J) Protests in San Antonio de los Banos, Released From Prison

14ymedio, Havana, 6 May 2022 — Yoan de la Cruz was released this Friday after almost 10 months in prison, family sources and friends confirmed to 14ymedio. After the appeal, the young man’s sentence of 6 years in prison was changed to 5 years in prison without internment. The young man, who on July 11 made the live broadcast of … Continue reading “Yoan de la Cruz, the Young Man Who Broadcast the July 11th (11J) Protests in San Antonio de los Banos, Released From Prison”

Six Years in Jail for Yoan de la Cruz for Streaming the July 11 Protests in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, March 22, 2022–Yoan de la Cruz, who last July 11th livestreamed the first protests in San Antonio de los Baños, which then spread throughout the country, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a tribunal, according to statements made on Tuesday by his mother, Maribel Cruz, on her Facebook profile. “So … Continue reading “Six Years in Jail for Yoan de la Cruz for Streaming the July 11 Protests in Cuba”

While Attending a Mass for Leo XIV, the Regime Orders the Encirclement of Activists and Independent Journalists

Police arrest Yoan de la Cruz, the young man who broadcast the start of the 11J protests from San Antonio de los Baños 14ymedio, Havana, May 9, 2026 / An unknown man intercepted journalist Reinaldo Escobar at his front door on Friday and asked if he planned to go out. When told no, the man … Continue reading “While Attending a Mass for Leo XIV, the Regime Orders the Encirclement of Activists and Independent Journalists”

With a Lack of Players for the Classic, Cuba Is Debating Inviting Those Who ‘Defected’

Eight months before the event, only Yoan Moncada, Andy Ibáñez, Andy Pagés and Daysbel Hernández have confirmed their participation. 14ymedio/Swing Completo, Havana, 9 July 2025 — The Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) is debating changes to Article 1.6 of the National Series regulations to include players who defected or abandoned contracts with Team Cuba in the … Continue reading “With a Lack of Players for the Classic, Cuba Is Debating Inviting Those Who ‘Defected’”

From a Prison in Cuba, the Owner of the Havana ‘Costco’ Denounces Deception and Torture

Cuban-American Frank Cuspinera accuses his lawyer of colluding with State Security to “keep me in prison, defenseless.” 14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 28 May 2025 — Almost a year after his arrest and lack of information about his whereabouts, Frank Cuspinera, owner of the Diplomarket, the “Cuban Costco” of Havana, has reappeared. He did so through … Continue reading “From a Prison in Cuba, the Owner of the Havana ‘Costco’ Denounces Deception and Torture”

The Cuban Regime Releases One of the Four Ladies in White Arrested for the ’11J’ Protests

Political prisoner Ángel Mesa Rodríguez was also released on Monday EFE/14ymedi0, Havana, 20 January 2025 — The Cuban government released political prisoner Ángel Mesa Rodríguez on Monday and the Lady in White, Tania Echevarría Menéndez, a day earlier, as part of the regime’s deal with the Vatican to release 553 prisoners. Mesa was serving a … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Releases One of the Four Ladies in White Arrested for the ’11J’ Protests”

Four Major League Players Resign From the Official Cuban Team

Julio Robaina, Omar Estévez, Narbe Cruz and Erisbel Arruebarrena were among the 11 participants who emigrated The Cuban representation in the Little League World Series was left out of the competition 14ymedio/Swing Completo, Havana, 21 August 2024 — Of the 11 exiled players who had agreed to play for the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) in … Continue reading “Four Major League Players Resign From the Official Cuban Team”

The Tobacco Growers of Sancti Spíritus Violate the Golden Rule of the Cigar

Three companies want to accelerate the curing of the leaf with solar heaters to increase production 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 31 July 2024 — Sancti Spíritus has initiated a series of tobacco “experiments” that violate the golden rule of the cigar: never produce it in mass. The idea – supported by an “unpublished investment” of … Continue reading “The Tobacco Growers of Sancti Spíritus Violate the Golden Rule of the Cigar”

Cuban Tax Authorities Close 15 ‘MSMEs’ and Punish 323 Self-employed Workers for ‘Irregularities”

Diplomarket is suspected of being closed, like others, for tax evasion 14ymedio, Madrid, 10 July 2024 — The Cuban State does not know how much money it fails to receive due to tax evasion, although only until June it had already identified more than 162 million pesos, which, without a doubt, falls short. This Wednesday, the … Continue reading “Cuban Tax Authorities Close 15 ‘MSMEs’ and Punish 323 Self-employed Workers for ‘Irregularities””

‘From Mexico They Ask Is for 10,000 Dollars in Exchange for Proof of Life’ Denounces the Aunt of a Cuban

14ymedio, Havana, January 19, 2024 — “We are going to collect money from the dude. We are going to give him permission [to murder] and we are going to send them a video so that they can see that here in Mexico we do not play games.” This was one of the six intimidating audio … Continue reading “‘From Mexico They Ask Is for 10,000 Dollars in Exchange for Proof of Life’ Denounces the Aunt of a Cuban”

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”

‘The Cuban Government Is Guilty of the Death of a Patient in Bayamo, Not the Doctors’

14ymedio, Havana, 26 November 2023 — Urologist Aldo Luis Zamora Varona denounced the “injustice” against six of his colleagues who the authorities charged with “negligence” two years ago when they “tried to save the life” of an accident victim in the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes General Hospital, in Bayamo, but did not succeed. They are Rafael José … Continue reading “‘The Cuban Government Is Guilty of the Death of a Patient in Bayamo, Not the Doctors’”

Another Sunday of Blackouts for Cubans With More Than 600 Megawatts of Electricity Deficit

14ymedio, Havana, 24 September 2023 — Cubans are experiencing another day of blackouts this Sunday, with more than 600 megawatts (MW) of deficit as predicted by the Electric Union (UNE). The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant (CTE), located in Matanzas, is still out of service, and the other generating plants also accumulate a string of … Continue reading “Another Sunday of Blackouts for Cubans With More Than 600 Megawatts of Electricity Deficit”

Anti Diaz-Canel Protest Grafitti Appears on a Wall in Santiago de Cuba

14ymedio, Santiago de Cuba, 14 September 2023 — On Thursday, a sign with the phrase “Canel, you asshole, hand over the country” was scribbled on an exterior wall in Palma Soriano, an area in downtown Santiago de Cuba. Sources living in the area confirmed the graffiti can be found near a very busy intersection where … Continue reading “Anti Diaz-Canel Protest Grafitti Appears on a Wall in Santiago de Cuba”