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Historian’s Office Employee Fired After Giving an Independent Talk

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 20 December 2019 — Claudia Genlui Hidalgo, now a former official of the Office of the Historian, has been fired from the agency after presenting a talk on independent art at the embassy of the Czech Republic in Havana, as she denounced to 14ymedio this Thursday, shortly after being notified of her expulsion. “Today … Continue reading “Historian’s Office Employee Fired After Giving an Independent Talk”

The Crisis Hits the Emergency Rooms of Cuba Hospitals Hard

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 2 December 2019 — It’s Saturday night in the Calixto García Hospital Emergency Room in Havana and there is no room for anyone else in the line of those waiting. Doctors know that on the weekend, when the sun goes down, emergency cases multiply, but serums, needles and gloves to care for patients … Continue reading “The Crisis Hits the Emergency Rooms of Cuba Hospitals Hard”

The Slow Agony and Death of Fidel Castro’s Currency

Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 27 November 2019 — The CUC was the fictitious currency created by Fidel Castro during the Special Period to avoid the dollarization of the Cuban economy. A controversial decision that has created not a few problems in the operation of demand and supply. Three years after his death, the authorities seem to have … Continue reading “The Slow Agony and Death of Fidel Castro’s Currency”

Tourists and Some Cubans Are Happy about the CUC’s Devaluation

14ymedio, Luz Escobar / Mario J. Pentón, Havana / Miami, 26 November 2019  — When his mother asked him to send the usual monthly remittance in dollars, Guillermo Prieto — a Cuban man living in Homestead, a town south of Miami — thought it was so she could buy a household appliance at one of … Continue reading “Tourists and Some Cubans Are Happy about the CUC’s Devaluation”

The Man at the Door Won’t Let Me Leave

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 26 November 2019 — It was a Saturday, it was a Monday, but it could be any other day of the week. The man at the door of my building barely articulates a word, just mutters “Luz Escobar, you can’t leave.” I ask the reasons for home confinement and demand that he identify … Continue reading “The Man at the Door Won’t Let Me Leave”

Program in Netherlands Offers Refuge for Three Months to Human Rights Activists

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, November 19, 2019 — The organization Justice and Peace has announced a program that will provide a stay of three months in a city in the Netherlands for human rights defenders who find themselves in a dangerous situation. Candidates can send their applications for this program, Shelter City, until November 29. … Continue reading “Program in Netherlands Offers Refuge for Three Months to Human Rights Activists”

Animal Rights Advocates and Officials Take First Step to a Better Collaboration

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, November 13 2019 — Moderately satisfied, a dozen animal rights advocates met Tuesday with the health authorities to demand an Animal Protection Law in Cuba. The meeting, which took place at the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in Havana, was agreed after a protest was held on Monday in front of the … Continue reading “Animal Rights Advocates and Officials Take First Step to a Better Collaboration”

Around Twenty Activists Protest The Mass Slaughter Of Dogs In Havana

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, November 11, 2019 — With signs saying “Animal protection law,” “No more strychnine,” and “No more slaughter,” more than twenty activists protested on Monday morning in front of the doors of the state-owned Zoonosis Center of Canine Observation against the massive roundup and slaughter of street dogs that is being carried … Continue reading “Around Twenty Activists Protest The Mass Slaughter Of Dogs In Havana”

This Is How Female Journalists Are Suppressed In Cuba / Cubalex

Cubalex, 1 November 2019 — One day before the 1st of May march in Havana, the reporter from the independent daily 14ymedio, Luz Escobar, was confronted by a State Security official to stop her attending the workers’ procession. The agent of the Cuba political police warned her she could be detained if she went to … Continue reading “This Is How Female Journalists Are Suppressed In Cuba / Cubalex”

"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 1 November 2019 — The filmmaker Eliecer Jiménez went on a trip to the United States five years ago to “catch a break,” but in the end he decided to stay in that country. This week he returned to Cuba invited by the Hanna Arendt Institute of Artivism (Instar) to exhibit … Continue reading “"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"”

Under Threats, Parents of Baby Killed by Vaccine Leave Cuba

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 6 November 2019 — Yaima Caballero, mother of the 1-year-old baby girl who died last October after receiving a vaccine, decided to leave Cuba to Mexico after receiving threats from the State Security (political police). “They told me I could end up in jail for making unfounded allegations,” she told 14ymedio. … Continue reading “Under Threats, Parents of Baby Killed by Vaccine Leave Cuba”

Huge Crowds In the Stores Where Cubans Can Buy With "The Enemy’s Money"

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 28 October 2019 — The first ones line marked their places starting on Sunday morning, but the long wait failed to reduce the excitement when the foreign exchange store of Havana’s Focsa building opened its doors on Monday. With the official television cameras in place, the staff checked that the customers’ magnetic cards and … Continue reading “Huge Crowds In the Stores Where Cubans Can Buy With "The Enemy’s Money"”

The Bodies Speak

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 19 October 2019 — A gesture and 126 portraits make up the #Libre photo exhibition by artist May Reguera, in defense of the freedom of expression. The Cuban actress and photographer captured in her studio the moment when the people she summoned took off a sweater as an act of liberation. An exhibition in which not only bodies, … Continue reading “The Bodies Speak”

Streets Turned to Rivers in Trinidad

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 9 October 2019 — The streets have become rivers in Trinidad this week. Although October is traditionally the wettest month of the year in Cuba, the first week has left shocking images. The colonial historic center, which has a terrible infrastructure to channel the water, is collapsed by rainfall that, on … Continue reading “Streets Turned to Rivers in Trinidad”

"They Killed My Daughter," Denounces the Mother of the Girl Who Died After a Vaccination in Cuba

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 12 October 2019 — The denunciation of Yaima Caballero Peralta is hard, very hard. “They killed my daughter.” This was reported all day yesterday on social networks. “Yesterday I spent 24 hours in the day, 23 making complaints and now I need a break,” she tells 14ymedio on Saturday via phone. Her story … Continue reading “"They Killed My Daughter," Denounces the Mother of the Girl Who Died After a Vaccination in Cuba”