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Cuban Faces Five Years Jail for Filming a Cooking Gas Line

The government believes that what matters is not what happens or what people endure to survive, but whether that others find out about it.

Before, the retired doctor and researcher sold wine, says his daughter, because “his retirement isn’t enough for anything.”

There were also pot-banging protests in the municipality of La Lisa in response to the continuous blackouts.

For years, the government has acknowledged the hemorrhaging caused by massive emigration, largely of university-trained youth.

For months now, the accumulated garbage on the streets of several Cuban cities has become part of the urban landscape.

Adermis Wilson Gonzales may seek asylum in Mexico, in order to avoid reprisals in his country of origin.

Many workers have chosen to return to their cities of origin, chiefly Cardenas and Matanzas, to seek alternatives outside the tourist sector.

When Cuba’s sports news increasingly resembles a tragicomedy tinged with exile and redemption, Yipsi Moreno’s story is a gem.

Alamar, a “model” community on the east side of Havana, was a project launched with great fanfare by the revolution in the 1970s. (35 photos)

Wherever I go, whether a cultural institution, business, school, building entrance, or even just along a sidewalk, there he is. (16 photos)