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Camila Cabello Speaks Out for Cuba

Unlike other artists of Cuban origin who have avoided explicit political positions, the singer chose a direct tone against the dictatorship.

Jose Maria Balcazar, an 83-year-old congressman sadly known for his support of child marriage, has become Peru’s new interim president.

Outside a Panama Metro station, a woman holds a small box of mints. She doesn’t block the flow of people. She doesn’t insist.

Ariel Manuel Martín was held “incommunicado for five or six months” after his detention in February 2025, his cousin told El Toque.

Exiles, who are retirees, denounce the theft of their pensions for three consecutive years and many depend on their children to survive.

The elevator in the El Polinesio building has not worked for months, and in Las Panaderías it took more than two years to repair.

Piero Trepiccione warns that if obstacles to the Amnesty Law persist, progress in restoring trust will stall.

The first night he spent in Cuba after being deported, Michel had to sleep on an old mattress, with borrowed sheets…

Study points to limited local capacities, high dependence on international cooperation, and lack of commitment from national authorities.

The event underscores the fracture between the exportable image and the Island population’s ruined daily life.