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The Matcom Strike Against Etecsa in Havana is Called Off But Maintained in Holguín

In the eastern province, the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences has threatened students, while the university rector asks for “no repression.” 14ymedio, Havana, 9 June 2025 — The students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computing (Matcom) of the University of Havana, the first student group to call a strike against Etecsa’s price increases  … Continue reading “The Matcom Strike Against Etecsa in Havana is Called Off But Maintained in Holguín”

San José De Las Lajas, a Cuban City Condemned To Live Without Electricity

Every night, the neighbors gather around a small business with a halo of light and a glimmer of internet thanks to a generator. 14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, San José de las Lajas (Mayabeque, Cuba), November 6, 2025 — The clock strikes eight and San José de las Lajas has been swallowed by the night. Since … Continue reading “San José De Las Lajas, a Cuban City Condemned To Live Without Electricity”

Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of Generation Z Are at the Forefront of Discontent on the Island

The clash between these young people and power is inevitable and is getting closer every day. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, 20 October 2025 — For several years now, they have positioned themselves at the center of popular protest and rebellion in Cuba. Born between the mid-1990s and 2010, they are known as Generation Z and are … Continue reading “Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of Generation Z Are at the Forefront of Discontent on the Island”

Cuban President Díaz-Canel, the Dissonant Note in Silvio Rodríguez’s Concert in Havana

When the artist sang “when the revolution comes down,” shouts of “hopefully” were heard in the audience 14ymedio, Darío Hernández, Havana, September 20, 2025 — Silvio Rodríguez returned to the steps of the University of Havana this Friday afternoon after more than 20 years without singing in that emblematic place, and he did it with a … Continue reading “Cuban President Díaz-Canel, the Dissonant Note in Silvio Rodríguez’s Concert in Havana”

Powerful Generators Guarantee Silvio Rodríguez’s Concert has Electricity

In the midst of blackouts affecting the entire country, the artist will have his island of light tonight at the University of Havana Havana, Darío Hernández, September 19, 2025 — Two red mastodons stand out in front of the University of Havana this Friday. Although the stage for the concert that Silvio Rodríguez will offer … Continue reading “Powerful Generators Guarantee Silvio Rodríguez’s Concert has Electricity”

The New School Year Starts in Cuba With Full Classrooms, Few Teachers and Empty Backpacks

In the absence of uniforms, many young people wear casual clothing and even a garment until recently banned in schools, the ‘jeans of the Empire’. 14ymedio, Havana, 1 September 2025 –The beginning of the school year in Cuba, this Monday, was far from the epic repeated by the state media, between promises of “celebration” and … Continue reading “The New School Year Starts in Cuba With Full Classrooms, Few Teachers and Empty Backpacks”

Israel Rojas, ‘La Joven Cuba’ and the Art of Surviving the Collapse

Domesticated reformers and Taliban clash as regime collapses 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 5 August 2025 — The recent interview with singer and composer Israel Rojas on the program La Sobremesa, on La Joven Cuba (LJC), has sparked intense controversy on both sides of the Cuban political spectrum. For some, it was an attempt to … Continue reading “Israel Rojas, ‘La Joven Cuba’ and the Art of Surviving the Collapse”

Cuban Students: The Homeland Belongs to Everyone

Cuban students, particularly those in high school and university, are fed up with the restrictions and violations of their citizenship rights by totalitarianism. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 22 June 2024 — Recent student protests in Cuba raise hopes for a return to the days when this transient sector of Cuban society was a constant and … Continue reading “Cuban Students: The Homeland Belongs to Everyone”

Fidel Castro is Resurrected With Insulting Graffiti in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

“Right now, it’s full of police officers, and there are 40 informants watching everything.” 14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 20 June 2025 — This Friday morning, new posters against the Cuban regime appeared on the boulevard of Sancti Spíritus. Near the shopping plaza, one of those spaces beautified with a brushstroke by the authorities to … Continue reading “Fidel Castro is Resurrected With Insulting Graffiti in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba”

The Cuban University Wakes Up After Decades of Being Gagged

Days before the ‘rate increase’, no one could have predicted that the students would regain their rebellion. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, 18 June 2025 — The Cuban regime is holding its breath. There are only a few days left until the end of the academic year in all the island’s faculties, a period … Continue reading “The Cuban University Wakes Up After Decades of Being Gagged”

‘If It’s a Strike, Then It Is Counterrevolution,’ Warned the Rector of the University of Havana

An audio recording reveals Miriam Nicado García’s pressure to get students to abandon their protest against Etecsa’s rate hike. 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 17 June 2025 — The recently leaked audio recording of a meeting between the rector of the University of Havana, Miriam Nicado García, and students dissatisfied with the so-called ‘Tarifazo’ — … Continue reading “‘If It’s a Strike, Then It Is Counterrevolution,’ Warned the Rector of the University of Havana”

“The People Are an Enemy That Must Be Controlled in the Defense of Power in Cuba”

Priest Alberto Reyes calls on the Security Forces to reflect on their role in defending the Cuban dictatorship. 14ymedio, Havana, 14 June 2025 — “How can you lend yourself to harassing and intimidating young people who perhaps have the same thoughts and ideals as your own children?” This is how Father Alberto Reyes addresses those … Continue reading ““The People Are an Enemy That Must Be Controlled in the Defense of Power in Cuba””

“I Don’t Want Any More DTI People in My House,” Complains a Cuban Medical Student in Las Tunas

Another university student warns, in the face of the advance of dollarization, that the country “also belongs to those of us who don’t have dollars.” 14ymedio, Havana, 13 June 2025 — “I don’t want any more DTI [Department of Technical Investigations] people in my house,” a young medical student blurts out in front of her … Continue reading ““I Don’t Want Any More DTI People in My House,” Complains a Cuban Medical Student in Las Tunas”

The Tone Is Raised Between the Critical Church Leaders and the Cuban Regime

Priest Lester Zayas’s car was vandalized, and a photo taken at the nursing home of nun Nadieska Almeida was manipulated. 14ymedio, Havana, June 9, 2025 — “I don’t think, I don’t hope, I don’t see anything of value in the revolution. So many lies, so many ways to crush my people, so many deceptive promises”. … Continue reading “The Tone Is Raised Between the Critical Church Leaders and the Cuban Regime”

Experts Predict a ‘Busier’ June for the Dollar Exchange Rate in Cuba

They warn that the currency will reach or even exceed 400 pesos. 14ymedio, Madrid, June 9, 2025 — The calm that parallel exchange rates have experienced in Cuba over the past year seems to be coming to an end. So believes the Cuban Currency and Finance Observatory (OMFi), which shared on Monday its monthly report … Continue reading “Experts Predict a ‘Busier’ June for the Dollar Exchange Rate in Cuba”