Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

IACHR Condemns Attacks against Journalists in Nicaragua

Since May, the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights documented attacks on 12 media outlets and journalists by the Ortega government.

The worldwide association of writers PEN International called for a global response in defense of “free expression & free press in Nicaragua”

Three unidentified men abducted Montaño, a freelance investigative reporter, as she attempted to board a public bus in a suburb of Toluca.

Today’s featured artist is Sara Curruchich from Guatemala with the song “Pueblos”, featuring Lila Downs (2021).

Jodi Newell from the United States took our photo of the day: “Meat Market” in Havana, Cuba, using a Canon 60D camera.

Tropical Storm Grace is currently crossing the Yucatan Peninsula moving west at a speed of 15 mph, presenting sustained winds of 50 mph.

The quake destroyed more than 7,000 homes, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Many hospitals were damaged.

Twenty-three Cuban health workers denounce the lack of medicines, means of protection to work, and oxygen to save the lives of patients.

In Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, people are fleeing and anywhere seems better than where they are now, all risks worthwhile.

When most Cubans must go out daily to find food for the table, the government is debating how to keep the economy afloat amid the pandemic.