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For Those Who Support the Castro Way

Yep, it’s true, while dictators have many detractors, but you can’t refute the reality that they have quite a significant social base.

Every economic crisis in Cuba over the past century has had a main protagonist: Cuban women. Let me tell you how that happens.

The creation of stores where products are only sold in dollars has resulted in people no longer wanting to be paid for any service in pesos.

The statement that Cuba is a medical superpower has been called into question by the Revolution’s enemies and people on their payroll.

For as long as I can remember, life in Cuba has all been about survival, but one thing I’m not yet sure about is: survive for what?

I’m a few days away from my meeting with Norway’s Immigration Board, to appeal the negative decision made in my asylum case.

The whole country is a disaster, but life outside out of Caracas is beyond the third world in terms of faltering basic essential services.

I thought I was going to spend several hours waiting endlessly for transport under this bridge on the highway. It’s normal.

The insensitivity and incompetence of most Cuban state institutions make ordinary Cubans’ lives more miserable, painful and unbearable.

The US has repeatedly voiced its concerns about human rights violations in Cuba. They’re right, human rights are being violated in Cuba.