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At Least One Serious Injury in the Collapse of Buildings on Havana’s Malecon

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 22 April 2021 — At least one man was seriously injured on Thursday when two buildings completely collapsed and part of a third also fell on Havana’s Malecón. The buildings were semi-dilapidated, fenced with metal, uninhabited, and at the time of the collapse they were being demolished by construction workers. The … Continue reading “At Least One Serious Injury in the Collapse of Buildings on Havana’s Malecon”

Cuba’s Private Sector Has Become an Example of Resistance

14ymedio, Madrid, March 12, 2021 — Cuba’s private sector, whose workers are referred to as cuentapropistas, suffered a 25% decline in 2020 compared to the previous year. This was mainly due to impact of the Covid-19 pandemic but also partly because of the crisis caused by the country’s economic system. The island’s calamitous situation is … Continue reading “Cuba’s Private Sector Has Become an Example of Resistance”

The Survivors of the Cuarteles Street Tenements in Old Havana Speak Out

14ymedio, Eustaquio García, Havana, 16 January 2021 — Residents on Cuarteles Street, located in Old Havana, do not know what it means to have a decent home. The so-called ciudadelas [tenements] located on this road, one of the oldest in the capital, suffer continuous collapses, but its inhabitants have never been able to leave some of … Continue reading “The Survivors of the Cuarteles Street Tenements in Old Havana Speak Out”

"They Had Us Packed in Like Sardines," Says the Recently Released Lady in White Martha Sanchez

14ymedio, Havana, 2 January 2020 — The Lady in White Martha Sánchez González was released this week from the El Guatao Provincial Women’s Prison and is on probation. Starting in 2018, the activist was serving a prison sentence of four years and six months of deprivation of liberty for the crimes of disobedience, contempt and resistance. “I … Continue reading “"They Had Us Packed in Like Sardines," Says the Recently Released Lady in White Martha Sanchez”

It Took 23 Years to Deliver Apartments to 11 Havana Families Whose Buildings Had Collapsed

14ymedio Havana, 1 January 2020 – On Thursday, the authorities of the Cuban capital handed over 11 apartments to families in Central Havana, an event picked up in the official press and celebrated “in commemoration” of the 62nd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. The homes, according to a report in the Tribuna de La Habana, … Continue reading “It Took 23 Years to Deliver Apartments to 11 Havana Families Whose Buildings Had Collapsed”

Numbers of People Being Fined 2,000 Pesos for Not Wearing a Mask Soar in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 4 September 2020 — On the first two days of September along, with the implementation of the new measures in Havana to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities imposed 1,100 fines for not wearing a mask, being outside without authorization, or ingesting alcoholic beverages on the public rights-of-way. The official press highlighted that on the 1st, … Continue reading “Numbers of People Being Fined 2,000 Pesos for Not Wearing a Mask Soar in Havana”

Police Operation in Havana Prevents Activists and Journalists from Leaving Their Homes

14ymedio, Havana, 30 July 2020 —  From the early morning hours on Thursday,  several activists and independent journalists began to denounce police operations around their homes. More than a dozen people have reported that members of the State Security are preventing them from going out, although the reason for this prohibition is, so far, unknown. Journalists … Continue reading “Police Operation in Havana Prevents Activists and Journalists from Leaving Their Homes”

The "No" Campaign Gains Momentum Among the Opposition

14ymedio, Havana, January 8, 2019 — Mobilization for the “No” vote in the referendum called for February 24 to approve the constitutional reform continues gaining momentum in the ranks of the opposition. This Monday, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), José Daniel Ferrer, insisted that a “No” vote “is the option championed … Continue reading “The "No" Campaign Gains Momentum Among the Opposition”

Dozens Of Ladies In White Arrested On The 100th Day Of #TodosMarchamos

14ymedio, Havana, 8 May 2017 – At least 38 Ladies in White were arrested this Sunday in Havana, Matanzas, Guantanamo, Ciego de Avila and Santa Clara, during the 100th day of the #TodosMarchamos (We All March) campaign for the release of Cuba’s political prisoners. The leader of the group, Berta Soler, was arrested along with … Continue reading “Dozens Of Ladies In White Arrested On The 100th Day Of #TodosMarchamos”

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”

Cuba in the Face of Growing Poverty

14ymedio, Yaxys Cires, Madrid, 26 October 2023 — Some 28 months after the historic protests of 11 July 2021 in Cuba, with demands regarding political and social rights, the Island’s authorities continue to show no will to carry out the urgent changes that the country needs and that Cubans demand. The immobility of the regime … Continue reading “Cuba in the Face of Growing Poverty”

With Inflation Seven Times Higher Than the Wage Increase, Poverty is Spreading in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 3 March 2023 — Prices increased in Cuba 4.5 times more than salaries according to official data, although if other sources that measure sales in the informal market are consulted, prices multiplied by seven. This is reflected in the increasingly visible poverty in families that do not receive remittances, the only guarantee of … Continue reading “With Inflation Seven Times Higher Than the Wage Increase, Poverty is Spreading in Cuba”

‘No One Can Be Forced to Leave Cuba as a Condition for Release’

EFE (via 14ymedio) Madrid, 21 February 2023 — The release of detainees in Cuba due to protests such as those of the July 2021 protests should not lead to a “forced expatriation” as in Nicaragua, several Cuban human rights organizations warned on Monday. The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights, Justice 11J and Cubalex stated that … Continue reading “‘No One Can Be Forced to Leave Cuba as a Condition for Release’”

Religious Dissidents Form an Alliance in Cuba for ‘Freedom of Worship’

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 22 November 2022 — About thirty community leaders have formed the Alliance of Christians of Cuba with the aim of “working for freedom of association and worship” and “demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners.” According to a statement released on Monday by the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH), … Continue reading “Religious Dissidents Form an Alliance in Cuba for ‘Freedom of Worship’”

Cuba, Breaking the Truce

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 28 August 2022 — El 23 se rompe el corojo [on the 23rd the truce is broken (and we start riding again)], is a Mambisa expression that meant the end of the truce between the insurgents and the Spanish, who refused to leave the “always faithful island of Cuba,” a phrase that, over … Continue reading “Cuba, Breaking the Truce”