The testimony of a former specialist in Cuba’s electoral system describes alleged manipulation of statistics, political screening of candidates, and the absence of independent oversight.
Breaking The Catholic priest said Cuban authorities barred him from boarding a flight to the United States without explanation, the latest measure in an escalating campaign of repression that has included State Security interrogations, surveillance, and restrictions on visiting political prisoners
The message is clear: the ruling elite is willing to adapt economically, but only on terms that preserve its political control
The cases of Carlos Alberto McDonald Ennis, Alexander Díaz Rodríguez, and Yasmany González Valdés—who was returned to a closed prison regime after a temporary furlough—highlight the severe physical deterioration suffered by many dissidents after years in the custody of the Cuban regime.
Cuban opposition activist Roilán Álvarez Rensoler is in serious condition after 36 days on hunger strike demanding his release from detention in Holguín, according to relatives and UNPACU leader José Daniel Ferrer.
Cuban opposition activist Roilán Álvarez Rensoler is in serious condition after 36 days on hunger strike demanding his release from detention in Holguín, according to relatives and UNPACU leader José Daniel Ferrer.
Protesters stormed the Communist Party’s municipal headquarters in Morón, setting objects ablaze in the street, as reports of gunshots and police deployments in other Cuban cities circulate on social media.
The organization has been able to confirm at least 14 individuals detained in connection with these events. Additionally, an undetermined number of arrests have been reported in the municipality of Guisa, in the province of Granma, following the fire at a state facility known as El Mirador restaurant.
The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) documented at least 231 cases of repression in Cuba in February, including arbitrary detentions, threats, harassment, and abuses against political prisoners.
Cuban opposition activist Roilán Álvarez Rensoler is in serious condition after 36 days on hunger strike demanding his release from detention in Holguín, according to relatives and UNPACU leader José Daniel Ferrer.
Cuba’s regime is selling solar panel systems costing up to 5 million pesos through a state company, even as most Cubans earn about 2,100 pesos a month and the island faces chronic blackouts.
Poor nutrition, lack of medication, inadequate hygiene, indifference: the dire conditions of Cuban prisons fail to meet even minimal standards for addressing the needs of these inmates.
We are talking about 4% of the Cuban population, a figure that the UN categorizes as failing state," explained Emilio Morales, president of The Havana Consulting Group.
La reciente muerte de Hansel Ernesto Hernández a manos de un policía ha puesto en evidencia, una vez más, las limitaciones, carencias y defectos del sistema de prensa cubano. En la mayoría de los países un acto así moviliza inmediatamente a los medios de comunicación
