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The Odyssey of a Cuban Mother & Family in Search of Refuge

The Odyssey of a Cuban Mother & Family in Search of Refuge

June 6, 2025

“I never imagined we’d have to cross half the world just to try to live with a bit of dignity,” says Marilin, a 56-year-old Cuban woman.

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Natalia Doco – Song of the Day

Natalia Doco – Song of the Day

June 6, 2025
International News Briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025

International News Briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025
View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day  

View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day  

June 5, 2025
CPJ and Global Media Call for Reporter access to Gaza

CPJ and Global Media Call for Reporter access to Gaza

June 5, 2025
Tension Grows in Cuban Universities: Disobedience Spreads

Tension Grows in Cuban Universities: Disobedience Spreads

June 5, 2025
Mexico Says Trump’s New Tariff “Has No Legal Basis”

Mexico Says Trump’s New Tariff “Has No Legal Basis”

June 5, 2025
Cuba’s Bureaucracy and Its Disconnect to Citizens’ Demands

Cuba’s Bureaucracy and Its Disconnect to Citizens’ Demands

June 6, 2025
How Cuban Charcoal Was Diverted from Export to Local Use

How Cuban Charcoal Was Diverted from Export to Local Use

June 5, 2025
The Persecution of Nicaragua’s ‘De Facto Stateless’

The Persecution of Nicaragua’s ‘De Facto Stateless’

June 5, 2025
Cuba’s Rum Industry Is in Crisis Due to a Lack of Sugar

Cuba’s Rum Industry Is in Crisis Due to a Lack of Sugar

June 4, 2025

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Diaries

Breakfast Is No Small Matter in Cuba

Breakfast Is No Small Matter in Cuba

June 5, 2025
My New Professional Challenge

My New Professional Challenge

June 2, 2025
Cubans Between QR Codes and Disconnected Realities

Cubans Between QR Codes and Disconnected Realities

June 2, 2025
A Spanish Cuba?

A Spanish Cuba?

June 2, 2025
My Self-Driven Liberation to Capitalism Without Leaving Cuba

My Self-Driven Liberation to Capitalism Without Leaving Cuba

June 1, 2025
Repression, Fear and Silence in Cuba

Repression, Fear and Silence in Cuba

May 29, 2025

Opinion

Nostalgia for Pepe Mujica, or the Unsustainable Center

Nostalgia for Pepe Mujica, or the Unsustainable Center

June 6, 2025

Reactions to the recent death of former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica say a lot about current politics, both in the world and within Cuba.

Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise

Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise

June 5, 2025
China & Cuba in the Global Arena: Two Parties One Strategy

China & Cuba in the Global Arena: Two Parties One Strategy

June 4, 2025
Marc H. Ellis, Jewish Theology and Palestine’s Liberation

Marc H. Ellis, Jewish Theology and Palestine’s Liberation

June 3, 2025

Features

Nicaragua: New Investment Law Protects Chinese Interests

Nicaragua: New Investment Law Protects Chinese Interests

June 6, 2025

The new Foreign Investment Law and its regulations, passed by the National Assembly, will make Nicaragua less attractive to foreign investment

Evicted by a Fire, 36 Families Are Living on the Street

Evicted by a Fire, 36 Families Are Living on the Street

June 4, 2025
The Hidden Millions of Cuba’s ETECSA Telecommunications Co.

The Hidden Millions of Cuba’s ETECSA Telecommunications Co.

June 3, 2025
Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex with Trump

Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex with Trump

June 3, 2025

Interview

El Faro’s Oscar Martinez on Surviving Bukele’s Crackdown

El Faro’s Oscar Martinez on Surviving Bukele’s Crackdown

June 5, 2025

International organizations have raised alarms over what they describe as the systematic use of the justice system to silence critics.

Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza

Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza

June 4, 2025
“I’d Like to Ask Rosario Murillo What Happened to You?”

“I’d Like to Ask Rosario Murillo What Happened to You?”

May 26, 2025
“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

May 16, 2025

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International News Briefs for Thursday, June 5, 2025

International News Briefs for Thursday, June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Havana Weather Forecast for June 5-11

Havana Weather Forecast for June 5-11

June 4, 2025
International News Briefs for Wednesday, June 4, 2025

International News Briefs for Wednesday, June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025
Keep Your Distance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Photo of the Day

Keep Your Distance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Photo of the Day

June 4, 2025

Galeries

What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

June 1, 2025

At nine o’clock at night I was in a corner of the rooftop, trying to light some bits of wood to make coffee, accompanied by my dog (10 photos)

Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

May 26, 2025
The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

May 21, 2025
Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

May 18, 2025
Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

May 12, 2025

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Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest Announcement

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February 21, 2025

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Pharoah Sanders – Song of the Day

Pharoah Sanders – Song of the Day

June 4, 2025

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Barber Shop, Parana, Brazil – Photo of the Day

Barber Shop, Parana, Brazil – Photo of the Day

June 2, 2025

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El Salvadora Congress Approves ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

El Salvadora Congress Approves ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

May 31, 2025

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May 29, 2025

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