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A Lawyer Denounces the Extortion of Cubans at Two Airports in Mexico / 14yMedio

The lawyer holds Mexican Migration and National Guard agents accountable 14ymedio, Mexico, 21 June 2024 — Cubans, Colombians and Venezuelans who try to reach the United States are charged bribes of 600 to 1,000 dollars at the airports of Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, says lawyer José Luis Pérez Jiménez, who blames the agents of the … Continue reading “A Lawyer Denounces the Extortion of Cubans at Two Airports in Mexico / 14yMedio”

Nicaragua Bans Cuban Activist Bárbaro de Céspedes From Entering the Country

14ymedio, Mexico, June 17, 2024 — Daniel Ortega’s regime denied Cuban activist Bárbaro de Céspedes – known as “El Patriota”- entry into Nicaragua. “While on the bus to the [Havana] airport, they sent me a message saying that the Government of Nicaragua denied my entry into that country,” he denounced on social media in a … Continue reading “Nicaragua Bans Cuban Activist Bárbaro de Céspedes From Entering the Country”

Nicaragua Once Again Prevents the Entry of Another Cuban Activist

Ramón Fuentes Lemes was taken off the plane at the Bogotá airport, where he made a stopover, and returned to the Island 14ymedio, Havana, 18 June 2024 — Daniel Ortega’s regime added another Cuban this Sunday to its blacklist of people who cannot travel to Nicaragua: the opponent Ramón Fuentes Lemes. The activist, a member … Continue reading “Nicaragua Once Again Prevents the Entry of Another Cuban Activist”

Gioconda Belli Describes the Cuban Regime as a ‘Stagnant Ideological Straitjacket’

The Nicaraguan writer, who received an honorary doctorate from the University of Costa Rica, points out that only a repressive system sustains the Revolution EFE (via 14ymedio), San José, 31 May 2024 — Gioconda Belli , the Nicaraguan writer exiled in Spain, declared this Thursday in Costa Rica her lack of love for the Cuban … Continue reading “Gioconda Belli Describes the Cuban Regime as a ‘Stagnant Ideological Straitjacket’”

After a Mediocre Tournament, Luis Quesada Is Crowned As the New Cuban Chess Champion

14ymedio, Havana, 15 February 2024 — After a National Championship without sorrow or glory, Cuban chess now has a new leader. Luis Quesada, from Ciego de Ávila, was crowned after a tense mini tournament of quick games against the other two favorites, Omar Almeida – whose victory was almost taken for granted until the last … Continue reading “After a Mediocre Tournament, Luis Quesada Is Crowned As the New Cuban Chess Champion”

The Cuban Plot Behind the Murder of American Art Dealer Brent Sikkema

14ymedio, Havana, January 24, 2024 — The life of 75-year-old American gallery owner Brent Sikkema, who  was murdered on Sunday, January 14, in Rio de Janeiro led him time and again to Cuba. His trips to Havana and his relationships with those active in the city’s art scene and nightlife raise many questions about his … Continue reading “The Cuban Plot Behind the Murder of American Art Dealer Brent Sikkema”

Ortega Is Inspired by the Cuban Model To Prevent the Entry of ‘Undesirables’ Into Nicaragua

14ymedio/EFE, San José, 19 December 2023 — The NGO Collective of Human Rights Nicaragua Nunca Más [Never Again] warned on Monday about “a new method of repression” implemented by the government of Daniel Ortega against critics and opponents, which consists of prohibiting them from entering the country when they leave on a trip and seek … Continue reading “Ortega Is Inspired by the Cuban Model To Prevent the Entry of ‘Undesirables’ Into Nicaragua”

Five Cuban Handball Players Escape During a Championship in Mexico

14ymedio, Havana, 16 December 2023 — Five Cuban athletes from the women’s youth handball team, which was in Mexico for the World Championship, left the delegation this Friday. With them, the number of athletes who have abandoned the Island’s representation at international events during 2023 rises to 75. According to journalist Francys Romero on Facebook, … Continue reading “Five Cuban Handball Players Escape During a Championship in Mexico”

Managua, Caracas and Havana: Migration as a Business

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, 29 November 2023 — Most of them are men, carrying only a small backpack as luggage. The line to check in at the Conviasa counter at Havana’s José Martí airport moves quickly. The flight goes direct to Managua, but the Nicaraguan capital is only the gateway to a route … Continue reading “Managua, Caracas and Havana: Migration as a Business”

‘The Stadium has the Lights Full On but the People Can’t Even Cook’, they Complain in Sancti Spiritus

14ymedio, Havana, 22 November 2023 – Far from bringing joy to the fans of Gallos de Sancti Spíritus in the baseball Elite League, their score of victories has only created disagreement. If some of the fans do applaud the games of the national sport and say they’re a respite in the middle of the current … Continue reading “‘The Stadium has the Lights Full On but the People Can’t Even Cook’, they Complain in Sancti Spiritus”

‘With Chess We Teach Children How To Manage Frustration and Defeat’

14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 11 November 2023 — In the language of chess, Cuba is still a key word. Despite the historic ups and downs, the precariousness – and politicization – of the teaching and the exile of its best players, the Island continues to produce outstanding chess players. This is the case of the … Continue reading “‘With Chess We Teach Children How To Manage Frustration and Defeat’”

Nicaragua Facilitates the Passage of Thousands of Migrants From All Over the World as a Weapon Against the United States

14ymedio, Madrid, 6 November 2023 —  There is no record of the passage of migrants through Nicaragua who continue to the United States, as published on Monday by the newspaper La Prensa, to which a source from the General Directorate of Migration and Aliens (DGME) affirms that passports are not being stamped at the airport … Continue reading “Nicaragua Facilitates the Passage of Thousands of Migrants From All Over the World as a Weapon Against the United States”

The Mexico Summit Points Out That the Measures for Cubans and Others Stimulate Irregular Migration

EFE/14ymedio, Palenque/Tapachula (Mexico)/Madrid | October 23, 2023 — The migration summit of Mexico and other Latin American countries concluded this Sunday with a joint statement that rejected “coercive measures,” promised to respect the human right to migrate and requested more legal alternatives for migration. “[We agree] to urge the countries of origin, transit and destination … Continue reading “The Mexico Summit Points Out That the Measures for Cubans and Others Stimulate Irregular Migration”

Baseball Player Pedro Pablo Revilla Breaks His Contract With the Cuban Baseball Federation

14ymedio, Havana, 26 September 2023 — Cuban baseball player Pedro Pablo Revilla, from Guantánamo, broke off relations with the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB). A few hours after finishing the season with the Dragones de Chunichi of the Japanese Professional Baseball League, he “advanced his departure” from Japan, as confirmed by the FCB. The FCB pointed … Continue reading “Baseball Player Pedro Pablo Revilla Breaks His Contract With the Cuban Baseball Federation”

Despite the Closure of the Land Border With the United States, the Flow of Cubans to Nicaragua Does Not Stop

14ymedio, Havana, 17 August 2023 — The frequency of flights between several air terminals in Cuba and Nicaragua has increased significantly this summer, according to information collected by 14ymedio at the Augusto César Sandino airport, in Managua. With the closure of the U.S. border since December 2022 and the entry into force of the humanitarian … Continue reading “Despite the Closure of the Land Border With the United States, the Flow of Cubans to Nicaragua Does Not Stop”