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Cuba: Regla Confronts the Municipal Government After Several Days Without Electricity or Water

Residents report outages since Sunday, block streets, bang pots, and confront officials and police. Darío Hernández, Havana, July 8, 2026 – The protest is no longer taking place on a street corner or under the cover of darkness. In Regla, a Havana municipality battered by several days of blackouts and water shortages, residents have decided … Continue reading “Cuba: Regla Confronts the Municipal Government After Several Days Without Electricity or Water”

Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero and Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Receive the 2026 Democracy Award

“As political prisoners and dissident artists, they have challenged the control of the Cuban regime,” the National Endowment for Democracy points out. 14ymedio, Havana, June 23, 2026 / Cuban political prisoners Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, and Maykel Castillo Osorbo are among the winners of the 2026 Democracy Awards, granted by the National Endowment … Continue reading “Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero and Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Receive the 2026 Democracy Award”

The IACHR Demands That Cuba Annul the Conviction of Maykel ‘Osorbo’

The regime disappeared and arbitrarily imprisoned the artist, the commission noted in a resolution. 14ymedio, Havana, June 23, 2026 — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) [‘CIDH’ in Spanish] demanded that the Cuban government overturn the nine-year prison sentence of artist and political prisoner Maykel Castillo Osorbo, investigate his enforced disappearance for 14 days, … Continue reading “The IACHR Demands That Cuba Annul the Conviction of Maykel ‘Osorbo’”

Hunger for Useless Art in Cuba

Jump Cut. A Review of Contemporary Media Author: Miguel Coyula. Translator: Cristina Venegas The war with Ukraine had not yet begun.[1][open endnotes in new window] During the press conference at the Moscow International Film Festival, program director Kiril Razgolov described my film Blue Heart (Corazón Azul, 2021) as “the most transgressive and irreverent” of the event.[2] Two … Continue reading “Hunger for Useless Art in Cuba”

After Nearly Two Months Imprisoned Without Evidence, the Cuban Regime Releases a Man Accused of Graffiti Against President Díaz-Canel

Moisés Legrá Díaz was held in conditions of overcrowding and malnutrition despite a police expert report that exonerated him 14ymedio, Havana, April 9, 2026 – Moisés Legrá Díaz was released by the regime on April 7, after spending nearly two months deprived of liberty under pretrial detention as a precautionary measure, accused of the crime … Continue reading “After Nearly Two Months Imprisoned Without Evidence, the Cuban Regime Releases a Man Accused of Graffiti Against President Díaz-Canel”

Large Demonstration in Miami With Shouts of ‘Freedom’ for Cuba and ‘Military Intervention’

Yotuel Romero, Jacob Forever, and El Chacal premiered their new song, Puente Libertad, in the presence of the mayor of Hialeah, Rosa María Payá, José Daniel Ferrer, and thousands of Cuban Americans. 14ymedio, Hialeah, Alejandro Mena Ortiz, March 25, 2026 – “If Cuba is in the streets, so are we.” With that premise, thousands of … Continue reading “Large Demonstration in Miami With Shouts of ‘Freedom’ for Cuba and ‘Military Intervention’”

“Don’t Give Up, Let’s Build a Just and Good People,” Kamil Zayas Urges From a Cuban Prison

Relatives of the creators of El4tico demand their release 17 days after their arrest 14ymedio, Havana, February 23, 2026 — Family and friends of Kamil Zayas and Ernesto Medina, creators of the El4tico project, have made an urgent appeal to the international community, human rights organizations and the media to bring the case to light … Continue reading ““Don’t Give Up, Let’s Build a Just and Good People,” Kamil Zayas Urges From a Cuban Prison”

The IACHR Calls for “Clarification of Responsibilities” in the Abuses Against Maykel Castillo ‘Osorbo’

Cubalex makes public the response of the OAS-linked organization regarding a request that was sent to it in 2018 14ymedio, Havana, 11 February 2026 — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has demanded investigations “to clarify and determine the responsibilities” for the abuses against rapper Maykel Castillo Osorbo, imprisoned in Cuba since 2021. In … Continue reading “The IACHR Calls for “Clarification of Responsibilities” in the Abuses Against Maykel Castillo ‘Osorbo’”

Cuba Closes November With a Record 1,192 Political Prisoners

Prisoners Defenders and the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights denounce the increase in repression in November 14ymedio, Havana, December 9, 2025 – Cuba closed November with 1,192 political prisoners, the highest figure ever recorded by Prisoners Defenders. In its report published this Tuesday, December 9, the organization denounces that repression is the only policy used … Continue reading “Cuba Closes November With a Record 1,192 Political Prisoners”

Cuban Political Prisoner Luis Robles, ‘The Young Man With the Placard’ Arrives in Madrid

The opponent is accompanied by his mother, Yindra Elizastigui, and his seven-year-old son 14ymedio, Madrid, October 13, 2025 — Luis Robles Elizastigui, the “the young man with the placard,” arrived in Madrid this Monday from Cuba, along with his mother, Yindra Elizastigui, and his seven-year-old son. Excited and tired, they did not want to make … Continue reading “Cuban Political Prisoner Luis Robles, ‘The Young Man With the Placard’ Arrives in Madrid”

El Funky Obtains U.S. Residency After Proving That Crimes Were Fabricated Against Him in Cuba

The rapper is one of the voices of the anthem ‘Patria y Vida’, along with Maykel Castillo ‘Osorbo’, imprisoned on the Island. 14ymedio, Havana, September 18, 2025 — Cuban rapper Eliécer Márquez Duany, known as El Funky, confirmed this Thursday that he has obtained permanent residency in the United States, following an appeals process that … Continue reading “El Funky Obtains U.S. Residency After Proving That Crimes Were Fabricated Against Him in Cuba”

El Funky, One of the Authors of ‘Homeland and Life’ Receives a Deportation Order From the US.

“My life is in danger in Cuba,” says Eliexer Márquez “El Funky” 14ymedio, Luz Escobar / Yaiza Santos, Madrid, May 9, 2025 (delayed translation) — Eliexer Márquez “El Funky,” one of the authors of Patria y Vida, the anthem of the 11 July 2021 protests, winner of two Grammy Awards, persecuted in Cuba for his dissenting … Continue reading “El Funky, One of the Authors of ‘Homeland and Life’ Receives a Deportation Order From the US.”

One and a Half Years Later, in the Middle of Record Blackouts, the Bayamo Protesters Are Being Tried

The protestors of March 17, 2024 shouted “we want electricity,” homeland and life” and “freedom” This Tuesday there was a 2,052 megawatt deficit of electricity, the second largest recorded 14ymedio Havana, September 17, 2025 — On Tuesday, the Municipal Court of Bayamo, in Granma province, held trial proceedings for 15 of the 16 Cubans arrested … Continue reading “One and a Half Years Later, in the Middle of Record Blackouts, the Bayamo Protesters Are Being Tried”

San Antonio de los Baños Celebrates the 99th Anniversary of Fidel Castro With Anti-Regime Posters

Indifference prevails, especially among young people, and the cult of personality no longer works as an ideological cement. 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, August 13, 2025 — On this 13th of August, in the streets of San Antonio de los Baños, several posters appeared that read “Abajo Fidel,” “Martí no es comunismo,””Patria y Vida” and … Continue reading “San Antonio de los Baños Celebrates the 99th Anniversary of Fidel Castro With Anti-Regime Posters”

Five-Month-Old Baby Dies in Havana’s Flooding Due to Rain

The child, identified as Neimar Francisco Valdés Pérez, drowned after the water burst into his home. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, August 12, 2025 — A five-month-old baby lost his life on Monday in the El Cerro neighborhood of Havana during heavy rains that hit the capital. The little one, identified as Neymar, drowned after … Continue reading “Five-Month-Old Baby Dies in Havana’s Flooding Due to Rain”