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Cuba: Playing with Fire

If this tension continues to build, a spark could ignite another mass protest—one so far been held back by the fear of brutal reprisals.

Alamar, a “model” community on the east side of Havana, was a project launched with great fanfare by the revolution in the 1970s. (35 photos)

The situation in Cuba is critical. On June 15, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Cuba recognized this in a Message for the Jubilee Year.

Wherever I go, whether a cultural institution, business, school, building entrance, or even just along a sidewalk, there he is. (16 photos)

“Here in the area I know, I haven’t seen any progress anywhere. I see the same poverty, the same dignity. Nothing has been done here…”

Some neighborhoods in Matanzas, Cuba barely suffer any outages, while others live among candles and silent refrigerators.

The music goes out at the Cuban Art Factory and the Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor closes because the ice cream is melted.

At least the president admitted to missteps in managing the economy—but according to him, those happened due to external pressures.

So far 11 photographers have sent in their entries. We also look forward to receiving your best photos. You have until September 15th.

In Cuba, some of us laugh at how naïve these attempts are to trap people so easily in a country mostly closed to financial flows.