During their journey, strong winds on January 27, 2018, swept the Canadian boat and its crew towards the Cuban coast. On January 28th, Didier and Vicent woke up and didn’t know where they were, but they guessed that their boat had run aground in front of the Maria la Gorda coastline, in Pinar del Rio. The authorities had already been alerted.
Read MoreThe struggle of Nicaragua’s political prisoners hasn’t died in jail, since they’ve found a number of ways to protest and demand their freedom from within. For doing so, they’ve been beaten up and isolated in maximum security cells. The latest case occurred last weekend, when in an act of rebellion,
Read MoreInternational press reports have shed light on the silent emigration of Cubans abroad (the magnitude of which is still unknown), amidst a tough economic landscape in the country and an increase in political tensions with the US government.
Read MoreThe former magistrate and political operator of the FSLN on the Supreme Court, Rafael Solis, believes that the agenda revealed by the government of Daniel Ortega for the national dialogue with the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, demonstrates that “the government does not want a serious and responsible dialogue, but a tailor-made dialogue.”
Read MoreIn less than a month, the 99% Cubano Design Store alongside the Afro-Cuban Alliance, Acepto and El 68 va campaigns, as well as other projects and Facebook pages, have come together to hold another “Dame tu Pulover” (Give me your T-shirt) event in support of same-sex marriage.(8 photos)
Read MoreEleven years of repressed indignation exploded in April 2018, leaving behind at least 325 killed, over 700 political prisoners, and thousands who’ve been persecuted, tortured and exiled. The civic rebellion that arose in Nicaragua has had a woman’s face as well.
Read MoreThe international community must extend protections for Venezuelans in light of a growing humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. Human Rights Watch has urged governments in the Americas to provide temporary protection to the millions of Venezuelans fleeing a severe humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreWhy are mobile data services so poor in Cuba? Because Cuba’s state telecommunications company (ETECSA) is working at 160% of its technological capacity today. Authorities from this telecommunications monopoly admitted this earlier in March on Cuban TV.
Read MoreLocated on Havana’s centrally-located San Rafael Boulevard, Collage Habana gallery is kicking off March with the solo exhibition “Zona sagrada” (Sacred Zone) by the young visual artist Luis Enrique Milan Boza. Luis Enrique has chosen to put his viewers in front of what is sacred and religious in different universal cultures. He has taken sculpture and drawing as the mediums for his thesis, showing sacred and religious environments through a gaze that goes beyond conceptual art. (11 photos)
Read MoreOur 2019 Cuba Photo Contest is now officially open for sending in your entries. The 2018 contest brought together entries from 109 amateur and professional photographers. Now, we are happy to announce the 11th edition of the event.
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