New audio shows made in Cuba are finding a rapt audience and upending the island’s hyperpartisan media landscape.
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Pentagon Asks Personnel to Report Any Symptoms of Mysterious Ailments
The episodes, known as Havana syndrome, have left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries.
Cuba to Give Covid Vaccines to 2-Year-Olds
The island nation, the first to vaccinate children so young against the coronavirus, is using domestically made vaccines whose trial data have not been peer-reviewed.
How Will the Taliban Govern? A History of Rebel Rule Offers Clues.
Insurgents who seize power tend to be authoritarian but pragmatic, desperate for legitimacy and ruthless toward classes they see as hostile.
Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling
“The funeral homes can’t cope, the hospitals can’t cope, the clinics can’t cope,” said a Cuban doctor who was fired for publicly lamenting the distressed state of medical care.
Biden Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba, Abandoning Obama’s Approach
Many Cubans thought the Biden administration would move to normalize relations with Havana. But the president has been tougher than Donald Trump on the island’s government.
‘Terror’: Crackdown After Protests in Cuba Sends a Chilling Message
In a remarkable act of defiance, thousands of Cubans took to the streets two weeks ago and chanted “We’re not afraid!” Many are now terrified.
U.S. Sanctions Cuba for Crackdowns on Protesters
Among those facing the human rights sanctions are Cuba’s defense minister and special forces troops who swept up protesters in a wave of arrests larger than any other crackdown over the last few years, if not decades.
Cuba Protesters Feel Emboldened Despite Crackdown
Security forces took dozens of protesters into custody following a wave of protests on Sunday. But dissidents expressed hope the demonstrations would lead to lasting change.
‘Patria y Vida’ — Homeland and Life — Watchwords in Cuba’s Protests
A rap turned protest chant is giving hope to demonstrators, and playing off an old Castro revolutionary slogan.