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‘Giron’ Breaks the Silence of the Official Cuban Press with Details About Seven Femicides in 2023

14ymedio, Havana, 18 November 2023 — Cuba’s official press revealed that, in the first half of 2023, seven women were murdered in the province of Matanzas. The data, published this Saturday by the Girón newspaper, breaks with officialdom’s usual silence on femicides in Cuba and offers details until now kept secret, such as the ages of the deceased … Continue reading “‘Giron’ Breaks the Silence of the Official Cuban Press with Details About Seven Femicides in 2023”

A Cuban Woman Is Murdered in Havana by Her Ex-Partner, a Prisoner Who Was Released

14ymedio, Havana, 19 November 2023 — A woman identified as Sarai died this Saturday and her mother was seriously injured in the municipality of Cerro, Havana, after a knife attack by Sarai’s former partner, an inmate who had been released from prison hours earlier. As CubaNet was able to confirm, the events occurred on Salvador … Continue reading “A Cuban Woman Is Murdered in Havana by Her Ex-Partner, a Prisoner Who Was Released”

Cuba Re-Elected to the UN Human Rights Council Despite Its History of Repression

14ymedio, Madrid, 10 October 2023 — Despite the numerous complaints against its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, Cuba obtained 146 votes in its favor on Tuesday. The Island, systematically accused of violating basic rights and freedoms, and with 784 political prisoners, will be part of the Council from 2024 to 2026. The Cuban … Continue reading “Cuba Re-Elected to the UN Human Rights Council Despite Its History of Repression”

More Than 60 Cubans Have Been Tried for Illegal Gold Mining in Ciego De Avila This Year

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 October 2023 — More than 60 people have been tried in Ciego de Ávila since February of this year for crimes related to the illegal extraction of gold. A much lower number than in 2021, when 300 individuals were forced to pay fines and other penalties, in addition to the confiscation of … Continue reading “More Than 60 Cubans Have Been Tried for Illegal Gold Mining in Ciego De Avila This Year”

Inter-American Press Association Demands the Immediate Release of Cuban Journalist Henry Constantin

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami,18 September 2023 — The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) demanded on Monday the immediate release of Cuban journalist Henry Constantín, victim of arbitrary detention by the Island’s authorities since last Friday. The director of the independent magazine La Hora de Cuba, from Camagüey, was arrested that day by State Security agents in … Continue reading “Inter-American Press Association Demands the Immediate Release of Cuban Journalist Henry Constantin”

Despite the Political Prisoners, Cuba Is Running Again for the UN Human Rights Council

14ymedio, Madrid, 30 August 2023 — Starting Tuesday, the main lobby of the United Nations headquarters in New York is hosting an exhibition with a disturbing title: “Cuba, a sustained commitment to human rights for all.” Paintings by the Cuban visual artist Yosvany Martínez alternate with works by other photographers from the Island in an … Continue reading “Despite the Political Prisoners, Cuba Is Running Again for the UN Human Rights Council”

Two More Minors Were Registered Among Cuban Political Prisoners in April

14ymedio, Havana, 11 May 2023 — Prisoners Defenders (PD) denounced this Thursday that at the end of April in Cuban prisons there were 1,048 political prisoners. Although there were 18 fewer than in March, the organization, based in Madrid, points out in its latest monthly report that “more cases of minors have emerged,” and that … Continue reading “Two More Minors Were Registered Among Cuban Political Prisoners in April”

Press Association Denounces ‘Repression’ Against the Media, Journalists and ‘Influencers’ in Cuba

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, April 25, 2023. (EFE) — The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) denounced on Tuesday an unprecedented “crisis” in Cuba’s unofficial media and the “repression” of the authorities against journalists and influencers. In its new biannual report, the IAPA says that “the crisis of independent journalism is approaching a bottom never seen in … Continue reading “Press Association Denounces ‘Repression’ Against the Media, Journalists and ‘Influencers’ in Cuba”

Will It Be Possible To Act Against the First Usurper of the Cuban Communist State?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist,  3 April 2023 — The illegal occupation of homes and premises is a symptom that things are not going well in an economy. It is also a process that has been growing in Cuba in recent years, which has led communist leaders to get out of the collectivist and egalitarian … Continue reading “Will It Be Possible To Act Against the First Usurper of the Cuban Communist State?”

The Havana Law: The Authentic Face of the Cuban Tourist Paradise

14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 15 March 2023 – In the film The Lives of Others, the writer Georg Dreyman encapsulates his break with the regime in a report about suicides in communist countries. He writes it in red ink on a secret typewriter and under the vigilance of secret agent Wiesler, alias HGW XX/7. When … Continue reading “The Havana Law: The Authentic Face of the Cuban Tourist Paradise”

A Mexican Friend of the Regime Sees a ‘Disconnection’ Between the Official Press and the Common Cuban

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, February 15, 2023 — The director of the emblematic Mexican state publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), Paco Ignacio Taibo II, gave an interview to EFE in which he asked the official journalism of the Island to “increase the critical level that expresses what people say on the street.” The writer, a militant … Continue reading “A Mexican Friend of the Regime Sees a ‘Disconnection’ Between the Official Press and the Common Cuban”

State Security Fines and Blackmails Users of Social Media in Cuba

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 7 January 2023 — Yanara called her best friend and said to her in code: “My son’s unwell, could you bring me a thermometer?” This was just a strategy to get her old university friend to visit her so she could then tell her what was really on her mind. … Continue reading “State Security Fines and Blackmails Users of Social Media in Cuba”

Political Prisoners Take Advantage of ‘Passes’ to Escape Cuba as Rafters

14ymedio, Havana, 9 December 2022 — With 24 new arrests this November, the Cuban government keeps a total of 1,034 political prisoners incarcerated, according to what Prisoners Defenders (PD) denounced this Friday. In its latest monthly report, the Madrid-based organization exposed the “inhuman repression” that “dominates Cuba since 11 July 2021 (11J).” PD clarified that … Continue reading “Political Prisoners Take Advantage of ‘Passes’ to Escape Cuba as Rafters”

The Failure of the Cuban Communist Regime’s Employment Policy

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 23 October 2022– Cuba’s official State newspaper Granma describes the more than 152,000 people who have joined the workforce in the non-state sector of the economy as a success and linked it to the measures to diversify society’s economic actors implemented in the country over the last several years. Neither … Continue reading “The Failure of the Cuban Communist Regime’s Employment Policy”

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Overwhelms the Press with Complaints and Dubious Figures About the ‘Blockade’

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 October 2022 — Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, accused the Biden administration on Wednesday of having reached a record for damage to the Cuban economy with the embargo. The minister met with the international press to make the traditional assessment by the authorities before the resolution condemning the US economic policy … Continue reading “Cuba’s Foreign Minister Overwhelms the Press with Complaints and Dubious Figures About the ‘Blockade’”