Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Movie Theater in Rafael Freyre, Holguin, Cuba. Photo of the Day

Movie Theater in Rafael Freyre, Holguin, Cuba. By Marek Byra, Canada. Camera: Samung Sm

Nicaraguan Rural Leader Medardo Mairena Speaks after Prison

Rural leader Medardo Mairena, released on June 11, along with 55 other political prisoners, denounced the torture he lived in custody in the first press conference he gave after being released. He also said he will continue in the struggle until there is democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua.

New and Old Digital Communities Made in Cuba

While greater Internet access has encouraged the creation of solidarity groups which share information about how to deal with food shortages, SNET, Havana’s street network, is fighting to survive in the face of Cuba’s new internet regulations.

We Replace Belts and Brake Pads, Camaguey, Cuba – Photo of the Day

We replace belts and brake pads, Camaguey, Cuba. By Alfredo Angueira, Cuba. Camera: Blackberry cel

Radio Sans Fin host Pétion Rospide Killed in Haiti

Haitian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of journalist Pétion Rospide and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

General Strike in Brazil Over Pension Reform

Tens of thousands of workers around Brazil on Friday joined a general strike against President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial pension reform plans, with protesters erecting burning barricades while public transport was affected in the main cities.

Nicaragua: Merchant Leader Irlanda Jerez says “You Can’t Silence People with Bullets”

Merchant Irlanda Jerez spent 329 days as a prisoner of the Ortega-Murillo regime. During that time, she was interrogated nude, beaten and tortured. She was released on June 11, but she was unable to return to her home in Managua….

UN Rights Chief to Visit Venezuela Next Week

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as well as opposition leader Juan Guaido in a visit to the country next week, her office announced Friday.

When I Arrived to a Cuban Rural Boarding School in 1986

I still remember that morning of the first day of the school year, in September 1986. I felt good, waiting for the bus that would take me to the junior high boarding school (7th-9th grade) in the Sandino municipality, over 80 kms from my home, in Pinar del Rio province as well.

Nicaraguan Journalists Freed after a 172-Day Commercial

If it weren’t for the weight they’ve both lost it would be difficult to believe that Miguel Mora and Lucia Pineda Ubau have spent 172 days of solitary confinement in the maximum security cells of the Ortega-Murillo regime. The journalists are physically marked, but their spirits remain intact.