Four boats, led by Osdany Veloz, traveled from Miami to just outside of Cuba to express solidarity in the islanders’ fight for freedom. What We […]
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Biden Administration Sanctions Head of Cuban Military for Behavior Against Protesters
General Alvaro Lopez Miera, the head of Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR), alongside a group of “specially designated nationals,” can neither access […]
Cuba Begins Sentencing Protesters
Cuban authorities confirmed trials began on Tuesday for those arrested during the July 11 protests. Demonstrators could face up to 20 years in prison. What […]
Biden and Administration to Review Remittances to Cuba, May Sanction Cuban Officials
A White House official said the United States is determining ways to help Cubans while holding their government accountable. What We Know: President Joe Biden […]
House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Cuba
Although Tuesday’s meeting intended to address Cuba’s pro-democracy protests, officials focused more on contrasting opinions. What We Know: José Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch’s executive […]
Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash after Cuba Statement
A social media post made by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Global Network Foundation spread misinformation on the Cuban crisis and the U.S. embargo. What […]
Cuban Government Holds Mass Rally in Havana, Forces Citizens to Participate
Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel and predecessor Raúl Castro were among the leaders of Saturday’s rally; the event showed citizens voicing support for the communist regime, […]
Cuban-Americans Travel to Washington, D.C. to Protest in Front of White House, Cuban Embassy
Throughout last week, Cuban-Americans across the country stood in solidarity with Cuba through local protests. They took it one step further by traveling to Washington, […]
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Admits to Government Failures
Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated on Wednesday that the government’s handling of food shortages and other problems played an extreme role in the citizens’ unrest. […]
Biden Considers US Technology to Send Internet Services to Cuba, Calls Cuba “A Failed State”
President Joe Biden also declared the United States would consider providing more help to Cuba. Still, they would need absolute certainty that their government would […]