Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

La Muchacha & La Otra – Song of the Day

Today’s featured artists are the Colombians La Muchacha and La Otra with the song “No Me Toques Mal” (2020).

European deputies call on the European Union to broaden sanctions against the presidential couple and their inner circle.

The government of Vladimir Putin is closing ranks with its Nicaraguan ally, Daniel Ortega, to denounce what they consider US “interference.”

El Salvador’s government has expelled prominent Mexican journalist Daniel Lizárraga after he led investigations into corruption for El Faro.

In Matanzas and Cardenas, the two main cities near the famous Varadero resort, hospitals are reportedly overflowing with sick patients.

Nicaragua has been ruled by dictatorships for 40% of its years as an independent republic. Now it’s once more struggling to be free of Ortega.

Paul Harrigan from Ireland took our photo of the day: “Shipwreck on Bunbeg Beach in Ulster, Ireland”. He used a Nikon D5300 camera.

Rosario Murillo, Nicaragua’s all-powerful vice president and first lady issued a warning to the independent press on July 7th.

Jorge Canahuati pointed out that pressure against the independent media goes way back, but became “a lot more dictatorial in 2018.”

The commission found that on repeated instances, the state’s response to protests was an excessive and disproportionate use of force.