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Cuba: Will There Be More Transparency This Time?

Cuba: Will There Be More Transparency This Time?

The serious accusations against Gil, which include espionage, must be proven if the regime wants to show it is a transparent legal process. The post...

09.11.2025 10

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Why the Dollar and the Euro Rise & Fall vs the Cuban Peso

Why the Dollar and the Euro Rise & Fall vs the Cuban Peso

The price of the dollar or euro can soar, stabilize at a new high, and then fall sharply. However, it rarely returns to its starting point. The post...

07.11.2025 10

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Cuba: The Rebellion of the ‘Clarias’: Cracks in the Regime

If the Prosecutor’s Office announcement about charges against Alejandro Gil was a “smokescreen,” it backfired badly. The post Cuba: The...

04.11.2025 9

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The Coup Mentality in Brazil Persists

The Coup Mentality in Brazil Persists

The historic conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and the military for the attempted coup in 2023 has not stopped those who supported it... The post The Coup...

03.11.2025 10

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Ex Economy Minister Alejandro Gil is Cuba’s New Scapegoat

Ex Economy Minister Alejandro Gil is Cuba’s New Scapegoat

It seems they want to repeat the story: that a top government official does whatever he pleases while his superiors know nothing. The post Ex Economy...

02.11.2025 10

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When Ideas Win Hearts but Parties Push People Away

Many people in Chile and Latin America share left-wing ideas but feel an emotional rejection toward the parties that promote them. The post When Ideas...

01.11.2025 8

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Cognitive Dissonance and El Toque’s Currency Exchange Rates

El Toque's Representative Currency Exchange Rate fills a need as the Cuban gov. maintains an “official” exchange rate that defies reality. The...

29.10.2025 10

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Elian, Get Out of the Circus!

Elian, you’re no longer a child, the innocent gleam in your eyes from 25 years ago is gone. The post Elian, Get Out of the Circus! appeared first on...

27.10.2025 20

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Cuba and What’s Happened in Nepal after the GenZ Uprising?

Observing this process with political maturity would be far more useful than celebrating other people’s victories as if they were our own. The post...

24.10.2025 30

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Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of Generation Z

The clash between these young people and those in power is inevitable and is getting closer every day. The post Neither Meek nor Apolitical, Cubans of...

23.10.2025 40

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Torture in El Salvador’s Prisons

These are the barbarities that survivors of Nayib Bukele’s prison system in El Salvador witnessed: torture and death. The post Torture in El...

21.10.2025 30

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The Cuban Regime Survives Thanks to Our Paranoia

It is paradoxical that activists who proclaim “freedom for political prisoners” quickly join defamatory campaigns. The post The Cuban Regime...

20.10.2025 20

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Peru’s Paper Presidencies

The real power of Peru’s political system lies in Congress, where various groups divide it up in more or less equal portions. The post Peru’s...

20.10.2025 9

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Cuban Americans Stance on No Kings Day Protests

In Miami, the epicenter of much of the Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan community, the day of protest has a special meaning. The post Cuban...

18.10.2025 100

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Why Maria Corina Machado Won the Nobel Peace Prize

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Corina Machado recognizes her peaceful struggle for Venezuelan democracy.. The post Why Maria Corina...

15.10.2025 10

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Jose Daniel Ferrer Didn’t Leave Cuba — He Was Expelled

On October 13, 2025, Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer García flew from Cuba to the United States, accompanied by part of his family The post Jose...

14.10.2025 10

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How to Trap a Dictator: Lessons for Nicaragua

To Catch a Dictator. the search for justice in a world of impunity, by Reed Brody. Chronicling how the, former dictator of Chad fell. The post How to...

14.10.2025 10

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Spanish Politician Says Its Better Cuba Remains Communist

Life is a subtle dance between hope and disillusionment, and Pablo Iglesias wants to lead us down the worst path. The post Spanish Politician Says Its...

12.10.2025 8

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Zionism and anti-Zionism in Cuba

It’s time, and it’s urgent that the arms fall silent in the Holy Land, and the blood-stained trail of terror and genocides disappear forever. The...

11.10.2025 10

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Street Food in Cuba: For Here or To Go?

Eating on the street is now a luxury. No more cajitas de comida or cups of natural juice. At most, fluorescent-colored instant drinks. The post Street...

06.10.2025 9

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Jose Daniel Ferrer and His Possible Departure from Cuba

In the dimness of the soul, where whispers of pain intertwine with echoes of hope, stands the figure of the human being, fragile but strong. The post...

05.10.2025 40

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Interreligious Conflicts in Cuba?

At the end of last August, the well-known Havana priest Father Lester Zayas protested a Yoruba ritual performed in front of his church. The post...

03.10.2025 8

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A Fugitive’s Freedom: Assata Shakur’s Exile in Cuba

Fidel Castro called her a “true political prisoner” who was “a victim of the fierce repression against the Black movement.” The post A...

03.10.2025 10

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Cuba: If Nothing Happens, Something Will Have to Happen

In the long agony after the collapse of the socialist bloc in Eastern Europe, those still in power in Cuba were forced to shed some weight. The post...

01.10.2025 9

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A Dictator Is a Dictator Is a Dictator

Let’s hope prior to any debate, Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans & Salvadorans can agree that we’re all suffering under dictatorships. The post A...

30.09.2025 8

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Cuba: The Melody Case, Rule or Exception?

Melody arrived in Cuba on September 25, on the ninth deportation flight that US immigration authorities have sent to the island this year. The post...

28.09.2025 10

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The Death of a Cuban Doctor

On September 24, 2025, Dr. Nestor Manuel Perez Lache, 85-year-old Cuban doctor took his own life by jumping off an elevated Havana bridge. The post...

27.09.2025 10

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Nicaragua: “I Carry on My Back the Weight of My Freedom”

The panorama is desolate. Reports confirm that the current prisoners are facing even worse conditions than those of previous years. The post...

26.09.2025 20

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The Battle

Every day, the narrative disseminated by the powers that be in Cuba, as in many other countries, clashes with the nation's highest ideals. The post...

25.09.2025 10

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The Plague of Cellphone Theft in Today’s Cuba

Cellphone theft is ever more common in today's Cuba and contributes to the normalization of other crimes. The post The Plague of Cellphone Theft in...

24.09.2025 9

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Diaz-Canel, Conductor of an Orchestra Without Instruments

Not all is lost: at least we have the comfort that, when the lights finally go out, no one will see our desperate faces. The post Diaz-Canel,...

22.09.2025 10

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Cuba: Criminalizing Protests Won’t Stop Citizen Discontent

Although the Constitution recognizes the right to assembly and demonstration, to this day no regulation exists to guarantee its exercise. The post...

18.09.2025 10

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Another National Power Outage in Cuba Was Barely News

It’s clear that the Union Electrica state power co. is looking more like a team of firefighters trying to put out blazes with water pistols. The...

16.09.2025 10

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Nepal: Lessons for Cuba from a Rebellion in Progress

The machinery of power, if not dismantled, will continue reproducing its authoritarian dynamics. The post Nepal: Lessons for Cuba from a Rebellion in...

11.09.2025 10

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Male Suicide: Machos Even in How We Kill Ourselves

Change begins with every honest conversation, every extended hand, and every conscious rejection of the violent mandates of the past. The post Male...

11.09.2025 10

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Venezuela and the United States: The Caribbean is on Fire

Trump’s threats and his naval deployment are a perfect gift to Maduro, who uses them to stoke the anti-imperialist sentiments of his followers The...

08.09.2025 10

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My Depression in Cuba Comes from Distractions

Mine has to do with thinking about those who replace him at the head of the country. One would like all of them traveling at the same time. The post...

08.09.2025 10

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Cuba: Electricity Is a Prize, Life Reduced to Waiting for It

The Cuban people are grateful for the lightbulb that turns on again, even if it goes out tomorrow. The post Cuba: Electricity Is a Prize, Life Reduced...

08.09.2025 20

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The Day I Became a Refugee

I read the ruling from the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar) and felt my legs give out, so I collapsed into a black chair. The post...

05.09.2025 10

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Nationalism as the Last Refuge of Poor Governance

In times of unfavorable polls, questioning a neighbor’s territorial sovereignty is the perfect fuel to shore up internal stability. The post...

04.09.2025 20

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Maps in Extinction: What Is Being Taught in Cuba’s Schools

With GPS, no one seems to need paper maps anymore. Instead of books and other long reads, there are TikTok reels and social media threads. The post...

02.09.2025 8

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister of Blindness

The “tantrums” of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez are routine whenever the US government does something that displeases him. The post...

01.09.2025 10

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Cuba’s Fictitious Egalitarianism that Led to Mediocrity

In Cuba, equality didn’t just sweep away the privileges of money; it also erased the nuances of human interaction. The post Cuba’s Fictitious...

01.09.2025 10

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Cuba: Hotel Outsourcing to Stay Afloat

The Cuban government disguises government and military owned hotels by outsourcing their management to foreign entities. The post Cuba: Hotel...

31.08.2025 10

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Migrants in Chile: Between Fear and Friendship

History teaches that societies able to integrate their diversity become more humane, more creative, and more resilient. The post Migrants in Chile:...

28.08.2025 8

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Defending Panama’s Neutrality

Panama must remember that its greatest strength is not in aligning with one bloc or the other, but in remaining faithful to its neutrality. The post...

28.08.2025 9

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Israeli Human Rights Leader Speaks on Genocide in Gaza

"My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us." The...

25.08.2025 10

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A Babalawo Doctor and Currency Trader in Havana

My European colleague and I were walking through Centro Habana when he remembered he needed to exchange foreign currency for Cuban pesos. The post A...

25.08.2025 10

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Cuba Four Years After the July 11, 2021 Protests

Four years after the July 11, 2021, demonstrations most of those arrested remain in prison, while most Cubans seem oblivious to this reality. The post...

25.08.2025 20

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Blackouts Continue to Test Cubans

Daily power outages continue to define the chaotic situation in Cuba, with almost inhuman impacts, especially outside the capital. The post Blackouts...

25.08.2025 10

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