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Mounting protests in Cuba—and summer is just beginning
Mayo 22 - 28, 2025
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Ana Hebra Flaster
Totalitarianism’s quietest victim—history.
Cubans had been celebrating the country's Independence Day since May 20, 1902. But the 1959 revolution banned the holiday and declared a new national…
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Cuban political asylum seekers are being re-victimized in our democracy
Cuban American businessman asks Cuban American congressional reps to remember their refugee roots, show compassion, protect the vulnerable, stand for…
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Cuban agents arrest Vatican-deal releasees—just days after Pope's burial.
A Cuban human rights group says the arrests betray the regime's promise to the Pope. Havana says it's just "enforcing the law." Int'l press coverage is…
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Cuba's economy is running on empty, but repression is at full throttle.
Political police detained and interrogated leading dissidents Berta Soler and Ángel Moya for more over 24 hours last week. The couple is under…
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My memoir—Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town—launches tomorrow!
Our beloved father is no longer here, but I brought Papi into the room the only way I could. Esto es para todos ustedes, Papi. Gracias.
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Cuban regime charges journalist investigating drug trafficking with "propaganda against the constitutional order."
14ymedio editors decide to go public about Yadiel Hernández's disappearance, interrogation, and unjust imprisonment. But will going public help—or…
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CubaCurious
CubaCurious
CubaCurious is a weekly news mashup from the Cuban underground—stuff state-controlled media doesn't cover. I translate and compile stories from respected Spanish-language sources that reveal the hidden Cuba, the one average Cubans live.
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