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Cuba: Criminalizing Protests Won’t Stop Citizen Discontent

Although the Constitution recognizes the right to assembly and demonstration, to this day no regulation exists to guarantee its exercise.

They offer contracts in US dollars and work visas for the island of Grenada to Cuban masons and carpenters.

On September 13, 2025, dozens of people protested in Gibara, a city in the eastern Cuban province of Holguín, against power outages.

The debate about how much longer we Cubans will have a ration book for basic essentials has been around for a long time

It’s clear that the Union Electrica state power co. is looking more like a team of firefighters trying to put out blazes with water pistols.

Basic services do not reach these territories, nor does state interest. No one listens, no one solves anything.

Small, almost secret places where generations of Habaneros have learned to swim, to dream, and sometimes to forget.

Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Walking Alongside the Waves”, in Havana, Cuba.

In its bid to show muscle against rising crime and calm discontent, the regime claims to be treating the matter as a national security issue.

With 12 days left before the opening of the downtown supermarket, the department heads were called in to take part in the final touches.