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The Official Cuban Press Criticizes the Lack of Public Data on Migration

The Cienfuegos newspaper 5 de Septiembre mentions the figures published in the independent press, without giving credit 14ymedio, Havana, 12 April 2024 –The immigration stampede faced by Cuba is no secret to anyone, not even to the official press, which this Friday published an unusual article on the subject. The Cienfuegos newspaper 5 de Septiembre … Continue reading “The Official Cuban Press Criticizes the Lack of Public Data on Migration”

Feminist Platforms Record the Murders of Two Elderly Women in Cuba

In addition to the violent death of Paulina Collazo Diago, also reported was that of María, 92 years old, at the hands of her son-in-law 14ymedio, Havana, 21 March 2024 — The independent platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba reported this Thursday of the murders of two elderly women in recent days. One … Continue reading “Feminist Platforms Record the Murders of Two Elderly Women in Cuba”

A Mother of Two Children Is Murdered in Camaguey, Cuba by Her Ex-Partner

14ymedio, Havana, 28 March 2024 — The independent platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) confirmed this Thursday the death of Yudeisi Pedroza, murdered on March 25. According to the 14ymedio record, Pedroza’s is the 14th femicide registered this year. The 45-year-old victim was killed in her home in the municipality … Continue reading “A Mother of Two Children Is Murdered in Camaguey, Cuba by Her Ex-Partner”

Another Young Mother From Camaguey is Murdered in Cuba by her Partner, Now a Fugitive

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 February 2024 — Dianny Caballero, a 26-year-old woman and the mother of a four-year-old girl, is the sixth victim of feminicide in Cuba so far this year. As confirmed by Cubanos por el Mundo, her perpetrator, Jorge Socarrás Guerra, was her partner and is a fugitive. The event occurred on Wednesday morning, on José … Continue reading “Another Young Mother From Camaguey is Murdered in Cuba by her Partner, Now a Fugitive”

Little Homeland, Too Much Death

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 24 January 2024 — The Homeland, or what remains of it, is in danger of extinction, and the data prove it. It is not a campaign of the regime’s enemies; their own statistics say it clearly, even if they try to hide them, delay them or cover them with clumsy … Continue reading “Little Homeland, Too Much Death”

Diana Rosa Cervantes, First Femicide Victim in Cuba in 2024, Was Murdered in Camaguey

14ymedio, Havana, 4 January 2024 — The new year has already claimed its first victim of fatal violence against women in Cuba. With the murder of Diana Rosa Cervantes Mejías this Tuesday, in Camagüey, the list of femicides opens just three days into 2024. The attack on Cervantes has not yet been confirmed by independent … Continue reading “Diana Rosa Cervantes, First Femicide Victim in Cuba in 2024, Was Murdered in Camaguey”

The Perpetrator of Cuba’s First Femicide of 2024 Was Released on Bail for Another Crime

14ymedio, Havana, January 5, 2024 — The femicide of Diana Rosa Cervantes Mejías in Camagüey, which occurred on January 2, was confirmed this Thursday by the independent journalist Henry Constantín, who interviewed a relative of the victim and provided more details about the crime. The murder of Cervantes is the first case of violence against … Continue reading “The Perpetrator of Cuba’s First Femicide of 2024 Was Released on Bail for Another Crime”

The Great Depression 2023 Threatens to be Repeated in 2024 in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 1 January 2024 — There was no reason to think it would be better, after all 2023 had been preceded by disaster. The economic crisis had already given clear signs of having become chronic in Cuba, the mass exodus marked the bleeding of families escaping to anywhere, the official discourse maintained its commitment … Continue reading “The Great Depression 2023 Threatens to be Repeated in 2024 in Cuba”

Nurse Nurisbel Guerra Was Murdered by Her Husband in the Cuban Town of Cauto Cristo

14ymedio, Havana | 2 January 2024 — Although the year has ended, the number of women killed in 2023 continues to grow after the confirmation, this Monday, of the femicide of Nurisbel Guerra, allegedly perpetrated by her husband on December 24 in the province of Granma. There are now 87 victims counted by the independent … Continue reading “Nurse Nurisbel Guerra Was Murdered by Her Husband in the Cuban Town of Cauto Cristo”

A Woman is Murdered in Front of her Four Children in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province

14ymedio, Havana, 22 December 2023 — The independent platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) confirmed this Friday a new femicide. The name of Misleidis Díaz, murdered on December 19 in Pinar del Río, is added to the painful record of femicides in 2023 on the Island, which already amounts to … Continue reading “A Woman is Murdered in Front of her Four Children in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province”

The Alleged Murderer of ‘Snow White’, a Well-Known Cuban Drag Queen, Is Arrested

14ymedio, Havana, 16 December 2023 — Rudy, a Cuban drag queen known in the LGBTI community as Blancanieves, (Snow White) was murdered this Thursday by his partner, who was arrested shortly after by the Police. The crime, which could be classified as femicide when the details are known, occurred in the town of Santiago de … Continue reading “The Alleged Murderer of ‘Snow White’, a Well-Known Cuban Drag Queen, Is Arrested”

Cuban Women Most Affected by Violence are Blacks, Mixed-Race and Those Under 35

14ymedio, Havana, 17 December 2023 — The Attorney General of the Republic, Yamila Peña Ojeda, said at the VII Plenary of the Communist Party of Cuba, held in Havana, that at the end of October 2023, 117 violent deaths of women had been reported on the Island, according to the official newspaper Granma. This figure … Continue reading “Cuban Women Most Affected by Violence are Blacks, Mixed-Race and Those Under 35”

Five Years Since The Internet Came To Cubans’ Mobile Phones, A Bitter Victory

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, 16 December 2023 — This Saturday marks one week since internet service has been cut off on my mobile phone. Coincidentally, it was December, five years ago, when web browsing was allowed for the first time from the cellphones of customers of Cuba’s state telecommunications monopoly, Etecsa. In other words, … Continue reading “Five Years Since The Internet Came To Cubans’ Mobile Phones, A Bitter Victory”

The Body of a Cuban Mother Who Disappeared Three Weeks Ago Was Found in Banes

14ymedio, Havana, December 13, 2023 — The lifeless body of Yamilet de Jesús Domínguez Torres, who had been missing since November 24 in Banes, Holguín, was found this Wednesday, according to dancer and choreographer Norge Ernesto Díaz Blak, known on social networks as Noly Blak. “Yamilet was found in her room,” Noly Blak wrote in … Continue reading “The Body of a Cuban Mother Who Disappeared Three Weeks Ago Was Found in Banes”

Three New Murders Are Reported in Cuba Thanks to Social Networks

14ymedio, Havana, December 11, 2023 — Social networks have once again highlighted the increase in violence in Cuba, which in recent days left at least three people dead: César Alejandro, Damián Reyes and Jadier Fuentes, in Sancti Spíritus, Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey, respectively. The case of César Alejandro, 19, has been confirmed by Daismany … Continue reading “Three New Murders Are Reported in Cuba Thanks to Social Networks”