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Why Does the Dollar Keep Rising in Cuba?

Why Does the Dollar Keep Rising in Cuba?

October 15, 2025

The Cuban peso is sinking at what seems to be an unstoppable pace. Here are keys to understanding the new wave of foreign currency demand.

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Gabriel Boric: Yesterday it was Pinochet, Today It’s Ortega

Gabriel Boric: Yesterday it was Pinochet, Today It’s Ortega

October 15, 2025
Rays of Early Morning Light, Quebec – Photo of the Day

Rays of Early Morning Light, Quebec – Photo of the Day

October 15, 2025
Havana Weather for October 16-22

Havana Weather for October 16-22

October 15, 2025
International News Briefs for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

International News Briefs for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

October 15, 2025
Gus Rodriguez – Song of the Day

Gus Rodriguez – Song of the Day

October 14, 2025
Nicaragua-China:  Mining Concessions are to Chinese “Intermediaries”

Nicaragua-China:  Mining Concessions are to Chinese “Intermediaries”

October 15, 2025
Young Cubans Willing to Fight and “Bleed” for Money

Young Cubans Willing to Fight and “Bleed” for Money

October 14, 2025
Why Maria Corina Machado Won the Nobel Peace Prize

Why Maria Corina Machado Won the Nobel Peace Prize

October 14, 2025
Jose Daniel Ferrer Didn’t Leave Cuba — He Was Expelled

Jose Daniel Ferrer Didn’t Leave Cuba — He Was Expelled

October 13, 2025

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Diaries

A Story That Shouldn’t Be Silenced

A Story That Shouldn’t Be Silenced

October 15, 2025
The Street Vendor Cries of Havana

The Street Vendor Cries of Havana

October 14, 2025
A Home, a Country, a Life

A Home, a Country, a Life

October 10, 2025
My Freedom Is On the Razor’s Edge

My Freedom Is On the Razor’s Edge

October 8, 2025
Old Folks’ Chatter in the Shadow of a Blackout

Old Folks’ Chatter in the Shadow of a Blackout

October 7, 2025
Vertical Hells in Havana

Vertical Hells in Havana

October 6, 2025

Opinion

How to Trap a Dictator: Lessons for Nicaragua

How to Trap a Dictator: Lessons for Nicaragua

October 13, 2025

To Catch a Dictator. the search for justice in a world of impunity, by Reed Brody. Chronicling how the, former dictator of Chad fell.

Spanish Politician Says Its Better Cuba Remains Communist

Spanish Politician Says Its Better Cuba Remains Communist

October 12, 2025
Zionism and anti-Zionism in Cuba

Zionism and anti-Zionism in Cuba

October 10, 2025
Street Food in Cuba: For Here or To Go?

Street Food in Cuba: For Here or To Go?

October 6, 2025

Features

“Information Blackout” Cloaks Nicaragua in Silence

“Information Blackout” Cloaks Nicaragua in Silence

October 14, 2025

The regime combines multiple strategies to silence journalists: harassment, intimidation, confiscations, imprisonment, forced exile, etc.

Malecon 663, a Boutique Hotel in Havana

Malecon 663, a Boutique Hotel in Havana

October 13, 2025
Amid Dirty Water & Trash New Market Built in Holguin, Cuba

Amid Dirty Water & Trash New Market Built in Holguin, Cuba

October 13, 2025
Living by the Rhythm of Boats in Hanabanilla, Cuba

Living by the Rhythm of Boats in Hanabanilla, Cuba

October 12, 2025

Interview

Maduro’s Dictatorship, and the Threat of War in Venezuela

Maduro’s Dictatorship, and the Threat of War in Venezuela

October 8, 2025

Boris Muñoz: In the fog, what stands out is that the US will launch military actions to weaken the regime, seeking “an internal rupture.”

“It Hurts Me That Cubans Don’t Defend Migrants”

“It Hurts Me That Cubans Don’t Defend Migrants”

October 8, 2025
“Eyes of Gaza”: Chronicles of Life Under Israeli Bombs

“Eyes of Gaza”: Chronicles of Life Under Israeli Bombs

October 7, 2025
Gaza Flotilla Update: “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody

Gaza Flotilla Update: “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody

October 6, 2025

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International News Briefs for Tuesday, October 14, 2025

International News Briefs for Tuesday, October 14, 2025

October 14, 2025

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Reflections, Seattle, USA – Photo of the Day

Reflections, Seattle, USA – Photo of the Day

October 13, 2025
The Young Cuban Man with the Placard, Arrives in Madrid

The Young Cuban Man with the Placard, Arrives in Madrid

October 13, 2025
International News Briefs for Monday, October 13, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, October 13, 2025

October 13, 2025

Galeries

Graffiti and Urban Works of Art Facing the Havana Malecon

Graffiti and Urban Works of Art Facing the Havana Malecon

September 29, 2025

Walking through Centro Habana to Old Havana, along the coastline, I have seen walls covered with graffiti and works of urban art (13 photos).

The Imagined Image

The Imagined Image

September 28, 2025
My Strange Havana

My Strange Havana

September 19, 2025
Cuba: Celebration of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Cuba: Celebration of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

September 9, 2025
Faces of the Multinational Flotilla Heading to Gaza

Faces of the Multinational Flotilla Heading to Gaza

September 3, 2025

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Last Call for the 2025 HT Photo Contest

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August 25, 2025

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Grupo Bacilos – Song of the Day

Grupo Bacilos – Song of the Day

October 11, 2025

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Highgate Cemetery, London, England – Photo of the Day

Highgate Cemetery, London, England – Photo of the Day

October 11, 2025

SOS for Journalists

Deporting Mario Guevara Would Send a  Chilling Message

Deporting Mario Guevara Would Send a Chilling Message

October 2, 2025

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Havana Weather for October 9 to 15

Havana Weather for October 9 to 15

October 8, 2025

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