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Cuba’s New Penal Code

These lawmakers (if we can call them this) only play the sad role of raising their hand & approving anything adopted by Cuba’s ruling elite.

Cuba is becoming more like a big airport. Maybe that’s not a bad thing. Maybe it’s a special land to teach us that everything is fleeting.

Yep, it’s indeed difficult, but it’s not impossible. At the end of the day, happiness is just a journey, we never really reach it.

The tobacco company, TABACUBA, is a state-led company and is the only one that has control over contracts with producers nationwide…

It became so popular that you had to get there two hours in advance in order to get in on the weekend, because it opened its doors at 9 PM.

I woke up on May 1st just like on any other day. Then, I remembered that it was the day of the traditional May 1st parade..

When I say I feel lost, I’m not talking in the geographical sense, it’s because I can’t see a clear path ahead in a dark tunnel.

May 1st is the day that trade unions worldwide march for their main demands with greater visibility. However, it doesn’t work that way in Cuba

The first time I heard about the “Special Period”, I was 7. I was at school & the teachers were very concerned when talking about the subject.

One morning towards the end of 2021, I woke up surprised by a prickling in my legs. By that afternoon, a rash had erupted on my thighs…