Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

“We Just Want the Basics”: Rare Protests in Cuba

We bring you an interview with Belly of the Beast report Daniel Montero who has been covering the protests and government response in Havana.

The sanctions are “a response to the continuous human rights violations being committed in Nicaragua,” stated a press release.

This fall Nicaraguan autocrat Daniel Ortega will run for his fourth consecutive term alongside his wife, and vice-president, Rosario Murillo.

What took place can hardly be interpreted as an action conceived and led by the opposition, exile groups or the new civic activism.

Kimberley Bradley of Canada took our photo of the day: “The Potter” in Trinidad, Cuba. She used a Samsung 9 camera.

Today’s featured artist is Roberto Cantoral from Mexico with the song “El Triste” (1970). Send in your favorites to share.

A total of 100 functionaries and family members were affected, accused of furthering the “Ortega-Murillo regime’s assault on democracy”.

President Biden said Monday he stands with the Cuban people, in response to thousands taking to the streets of Cuba over the weekend.

The protests that startled all of Cuba on July 11, have led to numerous pronouncements in favor & opposed to the fierce government repression.

Haroldo Dilla comments on the nationwide protests that took place in Cuba on July 11, 2021. He also compares with what happened in the 1990s.