Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

An Incredible Example of Cuban Democracy

“Sunday’s vote in Havana’s fifteen municipalities disproves the claim that our president never hits the mark.”

On the night of December 8 and the early morning of December 9, 2025, Cuba experienced a new wave of protests and pot-banging demonstrations.

He did not stay and risk arrest out of naïveté. He stayed because he believes Venezuelans deserve more than resignation.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

UNRWA provides health, education, and other services to some six million Palestinian refugees in five locations in the Middle East.

A climate of suspense hangs over the Caribbean, watching for a possible attack on Venezuela by the powerful air-naval of the United States.

Alejandro Gil was one of the most trusted figures of Miguel Diaz-Canel and one of the public faces of the regime’s failed economic policies.

The official narrative insists the festival demonstrates “the luminous resistance of Cuban culture.” That’s how first lady Lis Cuesta put it.

These are serious accusations, even if they may be viewed with suspicion given the precarious position of the person making them.

Around 35 Nicaraguans were released from prison over the past week; 17 of them had not been identified as political prisoners.