Aquí contamos las historias de ciudadanía que protagonizan los cubanos. Conoce con nosotros de activismo, participación política, tendencias y debates sobre la sociedad cubana.
Campaign for Political Prisoners in Cuba-Venezuela-Nicaragua

Campaign for Political Prisoners in Cuba-Venezuela-Nicaragua

A group of human rights organizations from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua presented on April 11, 2024, the regional campaign “It’s happening again,” which highlights the situation of political prisoners in the three Latin American countries in the face of the rise of totalitarianism.

Protests in Cuba: Food Shortages Will Persist

Protests in Cuba: Food Shortages Will Persist

The appearance of a truck carrying sacks of rice and another with powdered milk after the protest that took place in Santiago de Cuba on March 17, 2024, was no coincidence. The authorities in the eastern city attempted to appease the citizens with some food.

The Old Age We Never Expected to Live in Cuba

The Old Age We Never Expected to Live in Cuba

The Cuido60 project seeks to make visible the realities and rights of people over 65 in Cuba. To this end, the contest "Mirar la vejez" (Looking at old age) was created.

The Sad State of Health Care in Cuba for 2024

The Sad State of Health Care in Cuba for 2024

Health Minister acknowledges a shortage of human and material resources

Christmas in Cuba: A Letter from a Son Forced to Leave

Christmas in Cuba: A Letter from a Son Forced to Leave

Leonardo Fernández Otaño, forced into exile, writes a letter to his parents. This will be the second year he will not be able to celebrate Christmas in Cuba.

boleta referendo venezuela esequibo

Cuba’s Curious Silence on the Essequibo Conflict

A non-binding referendum held in Venezuela on the annexation of Essequibo, a region controlled by Guyana for many years and rich in natural resources.

Faces of Cuba’s Political Prisoners: Roberto Perez Fonseca

Faces of Cuba’s Political Prisoners: Roberto Perez Fonseca

Roberto Perez Fonseca was sentenced to ten years in prison for ripping up a portrait of Fidel Castro during the protests in San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque, in July 2021.

Cuban Athletes are Selling their Olympic Medals to Survive

Cuban Athletes are Selling their Olympic Medals to Survive

In the history of Cuban sports glories, many of those who used to dedicate a medal to the "Comandante" are now desperately looking for someone to buy that same medal in dollars.

The Cuban Government Admits Climate Change Impact

The Cuban Government Admits Climate Change Impact

The Cuban government recognizes the impact of climate change in Cuba, with droughts and coastal flooding, but the measures adopted are often contradictory and give priority to tourism.

manos condones

HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Numbers Rise in Cuba

The shortage of condoms has led to an increase in sexually transmitted infections and a reported increase in the number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Events of 27N’s Contribution to Recent Cuban History

Events of 27N’s Contribution to Recent Cuban History

The 27N should be understood as an event of articulation and the beginning of a civic cycle and not as a concrete action that would end with a stroke of a pen more than six decades of totalitarianism.

mano de plátanos mary esther ilustración

The Decline of Cuba’s Education System and Its Teachers

Photos of bananas being handed out as a bonus to high school teachers in Guantanamo went viral on social media this week and became a joke that led to dozens of memes.

Alina Barbara’s Political Trial: Why is it Happening?

Alina Barbara’s Political Trial: Why is it Happening?

On November 28, 2023, my colleague Alina Barbara Lopez Hernandez will be taken to court in Matanzas, in a summary judgement for a crime that not even her accusers believe: contempt.

cartel le diner en blanc cuba

French Elegance vs. Cuba’s Food Crisis: Le Diner en Blanc

Le Dîner en Blanc took place in Havana on November 11, 2023. The large-scale picnic from Paris was born in 1988 and its main objective is for a group of friends dressed in white to meet in a public place to share a dinner.

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Citizen Insecurity, Cuba’s Achilles’ Heel

Analysis of the increase in violence and insecurity in Cuba as reflected in the Global Peace Index 2023. Causes and consequences of the phenomenon.

INFORMAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE
MARKET IN CUBA (REAL TIME)

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1 EUR365.00 CUP
+3.5
1 USD355.00 CUP
1 MLC285.00 CUP
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Aquí contamos las historias de ciudadanía que protagonizan los cubanos. Conoce con nosotros de activismo, participación política, tendencias y debates sobre la sociedad cubana.

Campaign for Political Prisoners in Cuba-Venezuela-Nicaragua
A group of human rights organizations from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua presented on April 11, 2024, the regional campaign “It’s happening again,” which highlights the situation of political prisoners in the three Latin American countries in the face of the rise of totalitarianism.

The appearance of a truck carrying sacks of rice and another with powdered milk after the protest that took place in Santiago de Cuba on March 17, 2024, was no coincidence. The authorities in the eastern city attempted to appease the citizens with some food.

The Cuido60 project seeks to make visible the realities and rights of people over 65 in Cuba. To this end, the contest "Mirar la vejez" (Looking at old age) was created.

Health Minister acknowledges a shortage of human and material resources

Leonardo Fernández Otaño, forced into exile, writes a letter to his parents. This will be the second year he will not be able to celebrate Christmas in Cuba.
Roberto Perez Fonseca was sentenced to ten years in prison for ripping up a portrait of Fidel Castro during the protests in San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque, in July 2021.
The Cuban government recognizes the impact of climate change in Cuba, with droughts and coastal flooding, but the measures adopted are often contradictory and give priority to tourism.
The 27N should be understood as an event of articulation and the beginning of a civic cycle and not as a concrete action that would end with a stroke of a pen more than six decades of totalitarianism.
On November 28, 2023, my colleague Alina Barbara Lopez Hernandez will be taken to court in Matanzas, in a summary judgement for a crime that not even her accusers believe: contempt.
Analysis of the increase in violence and insecurity in Cuba as reflected in the Global Peace Index 2023. Causes and consequences of the phenomenon.
A non-binding referendum held in Venezuela on the annexation of Essequibo, a region controlled by Guyana for many years and rich in natural resources.
In the history of Cuban sports glories, many of those who used to dedicate a medal to the "Comandante" are now desperately looking for someone to buy that same medal in dollars.
The shortage of condoms has led to an increase in sexually transmitted infections and a reported increase in the number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
Photos of bananas being handed out as a bonus to high school teachers in Guantanamo went viral on social media this week and became a joke that led to dozens of memes.
Le Dîner en Blanc took place in Havana on November 11, 2023. The large-scale picnic from Paris was born in 1988 and its main objective is for a group of friends dressed in white to meet in a public place to share a dinner.

INFORMAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE
MARKET IN CUBA (REAL TIME)

toque_logo_white
1 EUR365.00 CUP
+3.5
1 USD355.00 CUP
1 MLC285.00 CUP
Calendar iconCUBA
publicidad_banenr
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