Courage over fear of repression: A Cuban activist decides to speak out publicly in Brussels and Prague
Niober Garcia Fournier is not a well-known Cuban dissident, nor is he someone used to traveling all the time and giving speeches …
Devastation in Isla del Coco
The Coney Island amusement park in Havana once ranked among the most famous attractions in Latin America. Located close to the city …
Growing Conflict over the Division of the Sea
The war waged over the sea around Havana is not a result of a conflict between nations. It’s a dispute among local …
Two Very Similar Historical Eras
The book entitled Cuban Press and the Machado Era written by Edel Lima Sarmiento, a pro-regime Cuban journalist, was published in 2014 …
Maykel González: “There are not first and second class journalists”
Maykel is a new kind of journalist on the Cuban scene. This is the case, because after studying in the university and …
My Respect and Support for the New Alternative Media
Today one of the most interesting phenomena in Cuban society is the proliferation of alternative, independent media, including those that neither take …
The Crisis of State Journalism
A SYSTEM THAT IS SINKING I n recent months, the role of the official press as a regulatory agency for the Cuban …
Editorial: The Three Types of Cuban Journalism
Despite the fact that journalism in Cuba has changed considerably in recent years, opening up space for the independent press and new …
Genetically Modified Organisms flood Cuba
Tourists and investors are currently flooding Cuba. Since the new wave of trade and economic liberalization hit the island, foreign companies are …
The Cuba of today is not the Czech Republic of 1989
And “Velvet Revolution” may not be coming to Cuba any time soon. 17 November reminds Czechs that freedom is worth fighting for, …