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Could the dissidence become a valid interlocutor for the Cuban regime? / Iván García

In politics, all isn’t what it seems. Considering that there is no way out, a solution always looms. Above all and more than ever, dictators desire power. But when this isn’t possible, they negotiate the future. Not so much for love of their country or her people. Simply to preserve their lives and their perks. … Continue reading “Could the dissidence become a valid interlocutor for the Cuban regime? / Iván García”

Not Twelve, Seventeen / Miguel Iturria Savón

Since the release of latest political prisoners from the repressive crackdown known as the Black Spring of 2003, foreign correspondents in Cuba cling to a mythical number twelve, referring to those who refused exile and stayed on the island, which is a half truth. There were 52 remaining of the 75 convicted under the Gag … Continue reading “Not Twelve, Seventeen / Miguel Iturria Savón”

Proud to Serve Laura Pollan After Her Death / Ricardo Medina

On the rainy afternoon of October 14 Laura Ines Pollan Toledo went to dwell in her Father’s house, without the cause of her death stated. The independent journalist Lucas Garves was visiting my house when he received a call on his cell phone. It was the former prisoner of conscience Adolfo Fernández Saínz, from Radio … Continue reading “Proud to Serve Laura Pollan After Her Death / Ricardo Medina”

11 Titans, 11 Hopes / Antunez

Librado Linares García, Doctor Oscar Elías Biscet, Ángel Moya Acosta, Diosdado González Marrero, Félix Navarro Rodríguez, Iván Hernández Carrillo, Héctor Maceda Gutiérrez, José Daniel Ferrer García, Guido Sigler Amaya and Pedro Argüelles Morán are 11 Cubans who represent much to our country and who are writing—through their dignified stance—one of the most beautiful and courageous … Continue reading “11 Titans, 11 Hopes / Antunez”

Countdown to Freedom / Reinaldo Escobar

Last weekend I conducted an interview with Guillermo Fariñas, which can be read shortly in the journal Coexistence. Among the questions that might become old news by the time the conversation is published, is this one which I am putting here on my blog. I share Fariñas’ optimism and apprehensions on this subject, and consider … Continue reading “Countdown to Freedom / Reinaldo Escobar”

Those Who Don’t Want to Leave Will be the Last to Get Out / Iván García

Perhaps as a punishment for their decision not to leave Cuba, the prisoners of conscience from the Black Spring of 2003 who have chosen to remain in their country will be the last batch to come out of prison. This was announced by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in an exchange with the New … Continue reading “Those Who Don’t Want to Leave Will be the Last to Get Out / Iván García”

“My Mother Hasn’t Received a Centavo Since May,” Says a Cuban Doctor Stationed in Angola

With delays in payments and vacations postponed, the situation of the Cuban personnel has worsened since the protests against Antex 14ymedio, Havana, Natalia López Moya, September 27, 2025 — Discontent continues to grow among Cuban doctors in Angola. To the discomfort caused by the official decision to transfer part of their savings to a Classic … Continue reading ““My Mother Hasn’t Received a Centavo Since May,” Says a Cuban Doctor Stationed in Angola”

Two Buildings Collapse Killing Four in Havana in Just a Few Hours

“This whole block needs to be knocked down and rebuilt again,” a neighbour in calle Monte told ’14ymedio’. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 12 July 2025 — A house in multiple occupation collapsed this Saturday morning in La Habana Vieja, leaving three dead under the rubble. A few hours before that in the Diez de … Continue reading “Two Buildings Collapse Killing Four in Havana in Just a Few Hours”

The Crisis of Medical Oxygen Continues To Suffocate Cuban Patients

With so many chronic patients without an official supply, the demand for oxygen in informal trading networks has also skyrocketed. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 21 February 2025 — Technical problems at Cuba’s main plant for producing medicinal oxygen have been prolonged and are threatening thousands of patients. Until a few weeks ago, the main … Continue reading “The Crisis of Medical Oxygen Continues To Suffocate Cuban Patients”

Etecsa Will Start Charging for Some Services in Dollars Inside Cuba

The state communications monopoly has millions of pesos in cash but needs foreign currency to modernize 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 14 January 2025 — The Cuban Telecommunications Company (Etecsa) is trapped in a paradox. While it lacks foreign currency to invest in its deteriorated infrastructure, the monopoly has been fined for not using its … Continue reading “Etecsa Will Start Charging for Some Services in Dollars Inside Cuba”

A Boy Asking for Money at the Entrance to an Ice Cream Parlor Is the New Face of Havana

“Give me something to buy a cone,” begs the barefoot, shirtless boy 14ymedio, Natalia Lopez Moya, Havana, 15 July 2024 — The boy with his face pressed to the glass appears to be about ten-years-old. Shirtless and barefoot, he looks attentively through the front door of Bueníssimo, a privately owned gourmet ice cream shop that … Continue reading “A Boy Asking for Money at the Entrance to an Ice Cream Parlor Is the New Face of Havana”

Almost Twenty Building Collapses in Havana Cause One Death and Several Injured

In addition to Old Havana and Cerro, the glamorous neighborhoods of El Vedado and Miramar are also affected. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, June 22, 2024 — A group of shocked and curious neighbors crowded this Friday in front of a building, in the shape of a small castle, on 26th Street between 27th and … Continue reading “Almost Twenty Building Collapses in Havana Cause One Death and Several Injured”

A Woman Injured in a Building Collapse on the Lethal Stretch of a Street in Havana

The property seems abandoned, but more than a dozen families live inside. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 19 June 2024 — At noon this Wednesday, a yellow tape blocked the passage to the entry of the building at 425 Monte Street, between Ángeles and Águila, in Old Havana, where last night a partial collapse left … Continue reading “A Woman Injured in a Building Collapse on the Lethal Stretch of a Street in Havana”

Nothing At the New Ten Cent Store in Havana is Available for Ten Cents, Only for Hundreds or Thousands

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, May 20, 2024 — The new store at 704 Carlos III Street in Central Havana has been causing quite a stir. It opened today with an array of merchandise worthy of New York or Los Angeles and with prices to match. Though it is managed by a private company, it … Continue reading “Nothing At the New Ten Cent Store in Havana is Available for Ten Cents, Only for Hundreds or Thousands”