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A Minor Detained After the Morón Protests Is in Prison Under “Inhumane Conditions”

The family of Jonathan David Muir Burgos denounces sustained police harassment, while Cubalex reports at least 55 detentions in the latest protests in Cuba. 14ymedio, Havana, March 24, 2026 / The Cuban teenager Jonathan David Muir Burgos, 16, remains detained in a unit of the Technical Department of Investigations in Ciego de Ávila, after being … Continue reading “A Minor Detained After the Morón Protests Is in Prison Under “Inhumane Conditions””

Washington, Havana and the Evidence of Real Change

Until we manage to free every last prisoner of conscience remaining behind bars, any dialogue will remain a charade. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, February 26, 2026 — Rare is the day with no new speculation about supposed negotiations between Washington and Havana. The rumor spreads through digital portals, seeps into conversations at the … Continue reading “Washington, Havana and the Evidence of Real Change”

Hammer Suggests Díaz-Canel Is Unaware of ‘Talks With Someone Very High Up Within the Cuban Regime’

The head of U.S. diplomacy in Cuba says there is a “Delcy Rodríguez” on the Island and that negotiations should bear fruit within weeks 14ymedio, Madrid, February 11, 2026 – The head of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Mike Hammer, insisted this Tuesday in an interview with Telemundo in Miami that talks are taking place with … Continue reading “Hammer Suggests Díaz-Canel Is Unaware of ‘Talks With Someone Very High Up Within the Cuban Regime’”

Cuban State Security Detains Members of an Independent Digital Platform in Holguín

With 35,000 followers on Facebook and 50,000 on Instagram, the creators of El4tico appeal to a generation raised amid scarcity, censorship, and a lack of prospects. 14ymedio, Havana, February 6, 2026 – This Friday in Holguín, police and State Security detained Ernesto Medina and Kamil Zayas, members of the El4tico project, during an operation that … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Detains Members of an Independent Digital Platform in Holguín”

Cuban State Security Detains Activists and Journalists Because of Mike Hammer’s Visits

Sol García Basulto and Mario Junquera are being questioned in Camagüey, and Taimir García Meriño and Ezequiel Morales Carmenate are being harassed in Las Tunas. 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 February 2026 — Independent journalist Sol García Basulto and playwright Mario Junquera were detained this Sunday by State Security in Camagüey, following a visit to the city … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Detains Activists and Journalists Because of Mike Hammer’s Visits”

April Rumors: US Snitch Hunt, Cuban Army Purges

With the arrival of summer, protests are expected over the worsening energy situation. 14ymedio, Havana, 12 May 2025 — Tensions between Havana and Washington continue to drive the rumor mill about Cuba. Readers, commentators, and conspiracy theorists paint a picturesque picture of the island, in which a reclusive Raúl Castro “is left without an army.” … Continue reading “April Rumors: US Snitch Hunt, Cuban Army Purges”

The Shadow of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution Over Ecuador

The distrust surrounding the Correa candidate was fueled by her ideological sympathy for the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, 25 April 2025 — When I was a child, the logo of a man with a sombrero and a machete belonging to the Committees for the Defense of the … Continue reading “The Shadow of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution Over Ecuador”

President Díaz-Canel Calls on Cubans To Join a ‘March of the Fighting People’ Against the US

“The optimists, the group in which we revolutionaries belong, believe that the important thing is to have conquered the test,” said the president, without specifying what that supposed victory is.  14ymedio, Havana, 14 December 2024 — In response to Cuba being kept on the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism for another year, President Miguel … Continue reading “President Díaz-Canel Calls on Cubans To Join a ‘March of the Fighting People’ Against the US”

“Not Even Its Leaders Believe in the CDRs, and Many Now Live in the United States”

Cienfuegos is left without stew and with blackouts 14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, Cienfuegos, 28 September 2024 — That a resounding and long downpour would fall this Friday on Cienfuegos was the hope of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) to mask the discouragement in the neighborhoods of the city during the anniversary … Continue reading ““Not Even Its Leaders Believe in the CDRs, and Many Now Live in the United States””

The Four Stages of Peaceful Transition to Democracy

Initially, the so-called dissidents or civic activists seem to be acting alone 14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, 6 July 2024 — The stages of peaceful resistance to totalitarian rule vary from country to country. However, by analyzing liberation movements we can identify common characteristics because, in every case except that of Yugoslavia, there was a centralized … Continue reading “The Four Stages of Peaceful Transition to Democracy”

Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 21 May 2024 — Some Cubans have dubbed Ignacio Ramonet the “French Randy Alonso,” a reference to the host of the Cuban TV interview show “Roundtable” and his sagging face. The truth is that Ramonet was born in Spain, raised in Morocco and educated in France, where he has lived … Continue reading “Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies”

The Bishop of Camagüey in Cuba Prohibits Ringing the Bells During Blackouts

This decision is attributed to the pressure on the Church from the Communist Party of Cuba to undermine the initiative of the priest of Esmeralda, Alberto Reyes. 14ymedio, Havana, 19 May 2024 — The bishop of Camagüey Wilfredo Willy Pino Estévez prohibited Father Alberto Reyes from continuing to ring the bells of the Esmeralda parish … Continue reading “The Bishop of Camagüey in Cuba Prohibits Ringing the Bells During Blackouts”

Torres Iribar, First Secretary of the Communist Party in Havana, Is Dismissed

14ymedio, Havana, 6 April  2024 — In a new movement of its provincial cadres, on Friday the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) “released” Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar from his position as first secretary of the provincial committee of that political organization in Havana. A brief note announced that the official will take on “new tasks.” Iríbar … Continue reading “Torres Iribar, First Secretary of the Communist Party in Havana, Is Dismissed”

Susely Morfa Is Described as a ‘Great Leader’ by Those Firing Her As First Secretary in Matanzas, Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 31 March 2024 —  Psychologist Susely Morfa González, political leader of the Island who stood out in the acts of repudiation against Cuban activists at the Summit of the Americas, in 2015 in Panama, and who served as secretary of the Communist Party (PCC) in the province of Matanzas, was dismissed from that … Continue reading “Susely Morfa Is Described as a ‘Great Leader’ by Those Firing Her As First Secretary in Matanzas, Cuba”

A Senior Official of the PCC in Pinar Del Rio Has Been Dismissed, Criticized for ‘Dubious Management’

14ymedio, Havana, 2 April 2024 — The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) moved the pieces on its board again on Monday, when it dismissed, just two days after the dismissal of Susely Morfa in Matanzas, its first secretary in Mantua, Pinar del Río. Liusmara Rodríguez Soriano “was released from her responsibility,” said the official press, … Continue reading “A Senior Official of the PCC in Pinar Del Rio Has Been Dismissed, Criticized for ‘Dubious Management’”