The ‘North Koreanization’ of Ortega’s Nicaragua
New restrictions are being imposed on travelers with cameras and binoculars as the regime attempts to restrict reporting on the repression
Cuba’s first #MeToo case causes feminist backlash and political embarrassment
The singer-songwriter Fernando Bécquer was sentenced to ‘limitation of freedom’ following a sexual abuse trial involving several women, only to be later jailed after mocking the victims in his lyrics
The multibillion-dollar toll of the climate change crisis in 2022
Study puts insured property losses from this year’s 10 most costly weather disasters at more than $168.1 billion
The Cuban migration crisis: Biggest exodus in history holds key to Havana-Washington relations
A makeshift boat with a US flag on its bow was caught drifting off the Malecón, in a powerful symbol of the problems afflicting the island nation for over a year
Cuba’s president praises Putin, blames US for invasion of Ukraine
In a visit to Moscow, Miguel Díaz-Canel showed his support for Russia’s leader, in exchange for the postponement of debt payments
Pablo Milanés, considered one of Cuba’s greatest musicians, dies at 79
The singer-songwriter, creator of songs like ‘Yolanda,’ died in Spain where he had lived for years to receive medical treatment for cancer
The never-ending Cuban exodus
In just one year, 224,000 citizens –mostly young people – have left the island nation for the United States
US to resume granting 20,000 visas to Cubans each year
Family reunification will be prioritized, while the embassy will ‘expand consular services’ and increase its staff ‘as conditions permit’
The largest mass emigration in Cuba’s history continues
Economic decline has caused 180,000 people to flee the island in the last year
López Obrador to campaign to ‘tear down the Statue of Liberty’ if the US convicts Julian Assange
The president of Mexico says that he will intercede in favor of the founder of WikiLeaks when he visits his American counterpart Joe Biden on July 12
Cuba’s new emigration boom dwarfs those of the past
Deteriorating living conditions on the island are driving crowds to line up for visas outside consulates. Exodus numbers are overtaking the crisis years of 1980 and 1994
Keys to understanding the anti-government protests in Cuba
EL PAÍS looks at the factors that have sparked the demonstrations, from food shortages to the regime’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Cuba sees one of the biggest protests against the government since the crisis of the 1990s
Thousands of people all over the country came out to demonstrate on Sunday, amid a situation of shortages and hardships that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. More than a hundred arrests were made
Spanish royals make first official visit to Cuba
The highly symbolic trip aims to show support for businesses from Spain, and does not constitute official support for the Cuban government
How does Cuba manage to achieve first-world health statistics?
The island’s medical system is envied throughout the region and is a major foreign revenue earner
U.N. must investigate Oswaldo Payá’s death
The man who had orchestrated the largest democratic petition drive in Cuban history, was killed. Carromero’s detailed account of the crash matches that of other witnesses