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Be Silent or Complain: The Dilemma of the Relatives of July Protest Detainees

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 15 August 2021 — The relatives of the protesters arrested on July 11 are debating between a public denunciation or keeping a low profile to avoid further complicating the situation of their relatives, but more and more people are breaking their silence to demand immediate release or to point out irregularities … Continue reading “Be Silent or Complain: The Dilemma of the Relatives of July Protest Detainees”

The Cuban ‘Pinga’

14ymedio, Frank Sánchez Madrigal, Sevilla, 15 August 2021 — In these eventful days for the beleaguered Cuban people, I have listened with emotion and pride to the use of the most helpful words in our daily tropical routine: ‘pinga’ and ‘singao’. Although ‘singao‘ takes all the medals, let’s not underestimate the Cuban ‘pinga‘. When someone … Continue reading “The Cuban ‘Pinga’”

Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2021 — Reserve Colonel Santiago Lorenzo Hernández Cáceres died this Wednesday in Havana at the age of 82. His death marks the seventh high-ranking military official that dies in Cuba in less than a month. The cause of death has not been released in in any of the cases. According to … Continue reading “Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba”

‘Che Guevara’ Park and Street Name Changed in Spain in Rejection of Repression of Cuba

EFE, via 14ymedio, Zaragoza, 29 July 2021 — In Spain, the government of Zaragoza has approved, in an extraordinary session on Friday, that Che Guevara Street will, from now on, be called Ana María Suárez (a Zaragoza victim of the jihadist attack in Cambrils), while the park with the same name will bear the name … Continue reading “‘Che Guevara’ Park and Street Name Changed in Spain in Rejection of Repression of Cuba”

‘The Cuban Health System Has Simply Broken,’ Denounces the OCDH

14ymedio, Madrid, 28 July 2021 — Although the numbers on the pandemic provided by the Cuban authorities have only grown so far this year, the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH), based in Madrid, suspects that they are just the tip of the iceberg. In a statement released this Tuesday, the organization has requested immediate … Continue reading “‘The Cuban Health System Has Simply Broken,’ Denounces the OCDH”

Cuban Scientist Perez-Riverol Describes as ‘Disastrous’ the Official Rally During the Full Rebound of Covid

14ymedio, Havana, 18 July 2021 — The Cuban virologist based in Brazil, Amílcar Pérez-Riverol, criticized the performance of the act of “revolutionary reaffirmation” organized by the regime this Saturday, in Havana, calling it “disastrous from the health point of view.” He warned that the government’s mass demonstration was called when the Island is the “fifth … Continue reading “Cuban Scientist Perez-Riverol Describes as ‘Disastrous’ the Official Rally During the Full Rebound of Covid”

Cuban Biology Students Object to Mandatory Attendance of ‘Revolutionary Reaffirmation’ Act

14ymedio, Havana, 17 July 2021 — With an attendance below previous times, at 6 am this Saturday, an act of “revolutionary reaffirmation” took place on the Malecon, in Havana, in which the ruler Miguel Diaz-Canel intervened. On the eve of this demonstration, a group of students from University of Havana’s School of Biology had criticized the decision to … Continue reading “Cuban Biology Students Object to Mandatory Attendance of ‘Revolutionary Reaffirmation’ Act”

The Cuban People Have Already Started Walking and Are Not Going to Stop

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, July 13, 2021 — The Cuban president de facto (because he was never elected by any vote) has blamed U.S. policy for the social explosion that shook the entire country this past Sunday. According to him, it was this policy that generated the critical situation, both in the economic and health … Continue reading “The Cuban People Have Already Started Walking and Are Not Going to Stop”

House-to-House Arrests in Artemisa After a Sunday of Protests Across Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, July 12, 2021 — The calm this Monday, after the massive protests this Sunday in several Cuban cities, is only on the surface. From the early hours of the day, reports multiply of arrests, repression, and police violence, without many details: the information comes in a trickle because internet service is still cut … Continue reading “House-to-House Arrests in Artemisa After a Sunday of Protests Across Cuba”

Cuba: ‘We Were So Hungry We Ate Our Fear’

14ymedio, Havana/Madrid, 12 July 2021 — For the first time in almost 30 years, and as Miami Mayor Francis Suárez said, “the eyes of the world are on Cuba.” Statements by personalities and artists in support of the protesters have been growing as more images of the protests are published. “What is happening is that … Continue reading “Cuba: ‘We Were So Hungry We Ate Our Fear’”

“In My 53 Years I Have Never Seen Anything Like it in Santiago, This is the Beginning of the End of the Tyranny In Cuba”

14ymedio, Alberto Hernández, Santiago de Cuba, 12 July 2021 — Like many other cities on the island, Santiago de Cuba shook this Sunday with a massive march. The cries of “Cuba libre,” “Patria y vida,” “Díaz-Canel singao [motherfucker]“ and “Liars” resounded, among many other slogans, through the most important streets of the city. “In my 53 years I … Continue reading ““In My 53 Years I Have Never Seen Anything Like it in Santiago, This is the Beginning of the End of the Tyranny In Cuba””

And the Streets of Cuba Spoke Loud and Clear

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 12 July 2021 – It was only a question of time. The frustration and desperation had been accumulating and this Sunday the streets exploded. Thousands of Cubans left their homes to exercise the right to civic protest, the one that had been seized from them for more than half a century. … Continue reading “And the Streets of Cuba Spoke Loud and Clear”

Cuban Health Workers Denounce the ‘Collapse’ of the Hospitals in Matanzas

14ymedio, Havana, 6 June 2021 — The authorities insist that they will double the number of intensive care beds in the province of Matanzas, which today is at the forefront of COVID infections in Cuba. In addition, the Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, said that they will send the 6th year Medical … Continue reading “Cuban Health Workers Denounce the ‘Collapse’ of the Hospitals in Matanzas”

The Work of Cuban Doctors in Mexico City was ‘Voluntary’ Say Local Authorities

14ymedio, Lorey Saman, Mexico, 5 July 2021 — An audit of the Secretariat of Health of Mexico City revealed that the payment to the first brigade of Cuban doctors that worked in the Mexican capital, between April and July of last year, went directly to the Cuban Government because the work of the health professionals … Continue reading “The Work of Cuban Doctors in Mexico City was ‘Voluntary’ Say Local Authorities”