Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Another Cuban Woman Locked Up for Political Activism

Lazara Karenia Gonzalez, a 28-year-old woman, is still being held in detention after taking part in the July 11th protests in Cardenas.

Today’s featured artist is Ana Olic from Brazil with a performance of the song “Correnteza” (2021).

Alva Fierro from Sweden took our photo of the day: “Havana, Cuba at Christmas”.

For their alleged participation in the civic July 11th protests the prosecution seeks Draconian sentences.

Six months after the events, we are seeing rigged trials in which long sentences are requested for those who protested peacefully.

Since formally aligning with China, the term “Belt and Road” has begun to gain ground in the discourse of Daniel Ortega’s regime.

In this work we show some of these signs and posters that exist today in Havana. Some are commercial others are political. (43 pictures)

Ed Wrobel from Canada took our picture of the day: “Traffic Jam” in Viñales, Cuba.

We wanted to stop talking about Afro-descendants in the abstract & introduce readers to a variety of women & men, young & old, rural & urban.

He has never given in to power and when Ortega regained the government in 2007, he did not accept positions, perks, or privileges.