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Tabacuba and Habanos S.A. Admit Using Cuban Prisoners

Cuba has admitted for the first time that it produces cigars with prison labor, without free, decent, voluntary, & audited working conditions.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, October 3, 2025.

Ken Jamieson from Canada took our photo of the day: “The Peace of the Sea”, in Gibara, Cuba.

Reporters in the US can be silenced and deported for doing their Job is the message from the pending deportation of Mario Guevara.

Amnesty International denounced that El Salvador is using the penal system to punish human rights defenders and silence critical voices.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Sweden’s Greta Thunberg.

For the coming days, these stable conditions are forecast to prevail in the capital. Mostly sunny days are expected, with skies mostly clear.

Today’s featured artists are Esperanza Spalding & Robert Glasper (USA) with Herbie Hancock’s song “Trust Me” live in Stokholm in May 2025.

The energy crisis that afflicts the Island comes to the surrounding areas of the Casino Deportivo, where villas with gardens are plentiful.