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Havana’s Airport Dogs, A Sad Sequel to the Exodus

“He’s been here for a while, ever since he arrived in a car with his family, they went in, traveled and left him,” recall the workers at the airport.

The inability to withdraw money from Cuban banks has become a daily ordeal. People go from place to place, trying their luck at each ATM.

They want to be recognized as workers, obtain visibility for their harsh reality, and escape the unstable economic situation they endure.

“Maduro did not win the Venezuelan presidential elections on Sunday. He lost overwhelmingly,” says Maria Corina Machado, now in hiding.

Norberto Muñoz was fired from his job as an agricultural worker in Artemisa and had to hand over his cell phone to the Police.

The presidential election on July 28th in Venezuela, far from resolving or diminishing the political crisis, has intensified it…

“We do not accept the blackmail that defending the truth is violence. Violence is outraging the truth,” says opposition leader.

“The fact that the electoral authority has not announced results by polling station constitutes a serious violation of electoral principles.”

The popular protest is joined by the demand for clarity and transparency from a wide sector of the international community…

Cuba as one of the safest countries has been one of the mantras exported by the Cuban government and its propaganda for a very long time.