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Nicaragua: Two Years after the Occupation of Confidencial

“Our occupied newsroom is in the minds and hearts of the reporters, and in the decision to not accept censorship or self-censorship.”

“I’m not very optimistic. I don’t envision a radical change in the next 2 or 3 years,” warns Luis Vicente Leon, director of Datanalisis.

The government’s logic of keeping breakaway groups under their thumb, will continue. Selective repression targets “critical Chavistas.”

For the first time, the systematic repression and harassment of uncomfortable individuals and groups for the state was widely evident.

The surviving currency is the regular Cuban peso (CUP) and the loser is the CUC, the currency tourists were obliged to use for most needs.

A lot of controversy has been stirred up recently about Day Zero, announced Thursday night as January 1, 2021.

Carlos Pavon has been demanding justice for his son Richard for two years and 8 months. He was the first protester killed in April 2018.

I’ve been hunting around for the first advert, poster, leaflet or any other resource that is used to give the good wishes for the new year.

Our photo of the day: “Kitty in Kotor, Montenegro”, was taken by Havana Times reader Jim Jamieson (Canada). Camera: Canon 2600

Here is our weather forecast for Havana during the 7-day period December 10-16. The days will be relatively cool with low humidity.