Segments Archives - Havana Times

Cuba: Electric Tricycles Between Necessity and Business

Lined up on any given street corner in the city, electric tricycles wait for passengers. Their presence is no longer surprising. (15 photos)

Who from Cuba Is the United States Talking To?

It is a delicate dilemma: exploring paths to political transition without ignoring the historic demand for accountability from exiles.

Cuban Security Forces Exit Venezuela as US Pressure Mounts

Reuters: Severing Venezuela’s relationship with Cuba is part of Washington’s broader strategy of toppling Havana’s communist-run government.

Marti’s Forge, at the former San Lazaro Quarries in Havana

I was struck by a photograph showing Martí at 16, with a chain fastened to his waist and a shackle on his ankle. (15 photos)

Camila Cabello Speaks Out for Cuba

Unlike other artists of Cuban origin who have avoided explicit political positions, the singer chose a direct tone against the dictatorship.

Havana, Cuba in Critical Condition

The contrast couldn’t be sharper: above, a tourist-postcard blue sky; below, we move nervously through filth and despair.

Playing Basketball in a Havana Neighborhood

Basketball is a very popular sport in Cuba. These images are from a court located in the 10 de Octubre municipality. (17 photos)

Cuban Prison Riot Leaves At least Seven Dead, Many Injured

This high-security prison is a facility that for years has faced multiple complaints of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and abuse.

Prelude to a Homecoming in Cuba

The last time I traveled to Cuba, you could already feel that breeze of sadness that would now turn into hurricane-force winds.

Cartographies of the Inner State

The work understands drawing as an intimate space of resistance, where repetition is transformed into support and silence into structure. (9 drawings)

← Previous

Donate