Freedom

“Chamamé a Cuba” revisits its history and now envisions an island without castroism or political prisoners

Priest Alberto Reyes: the Church in Cuba is the "uncomfortable neighbor" that the regime has not been able to silence

Lithuania, Costa Rica, and the U.S. are spearheading an international front for democracy in Cuba

Díaz-Canel: "Cuba's freedom came on January 1, 1959, and we are not going to lose it."

Cuba remains at the bottom: Freedom House once again designates the country as the least free in Latin America

Costa Rica speaks out on the possibility of receiving Cubans deported from the U.S.

Ulises Toirac: "Freedom begins in the mind."

Bryan Ávila urges the Cuban people not to lose faith and promises a strong hand against the regime

Quintín Banderas: three wars, one general, and a life that racism could not erase

President of the Communist Youth of Chile denies that Cuba is a dictatorship: "The great sin is not having economic prosperity."

From Protest to Transition: What Carolina Barrero's New Platform Means for the Political Future of Cuba

Cuban pianist Andy García Palacios breaks the silence after being released by ICE in the U.S.

Freedom House appoints Cuban Carolina Barrero as ambassador for its new global initiative for freedom

Vicente García: the patriot who also harmed the revolution

Bishop of Palm Beach delivers a strong message about Cuba: "No people were created by God to live on their knees."

Laritza Camacho on Cuba: "We are a country free from everything that would make us a...free country."

What gesture did Mia Dio make with her fingers when receiving the Miss Universe Cuba crown? She reveals its strong meaning

Cuban priest Alberto Reyes: "Those who govern us do not know how to escape the trap they created."

A Cuban keeps a bottle of cider for when the dictatorship falls: "Will I be able to toast in a free Cuba?"

Ulises Toirac: "The first freedom is that of thought. And the most difficult."

Lisandra Silva calls for freedom for Cuba on Chilean reality show: "My dad didn't get to see it"

Cacerolazo breaks the silence in Plaza de la Revolución

The wars for Cuba's independence

"I don't want to die": Guillermo del Sol has been on a hunger strike for 49 days and makes a dramatic plea

Cuban actress shares her mother's greatest wish: "At 95 years old, her desire is to see a Cuba free of dictators."

Luis Alberto García: repressing demonstrators "is unconstitutional and very, very undemocratic"

Poster in Guanabacoa: "Repression is increasing, but they have not managed to stop the disobedience."

When nations forget what makes them great

The Destruction of Civil Society: When the State Turns Everyone Into Dependents

"We are in debt to you": the heartfelt message from Manolín the Salsa Doctor to Luis Manuel Otero

Cuban in Brazil: "In Cuba, I was a doctor and owned my house; here I am nobody in someone else's land, but we have health and freedom."

When justice ceases to be independent: Courts at the service of power

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara warns about what the only solution is to free all political prisoners in Cuba

"The people are dying while you talk": Cubans overflow with frustration at Rubio's speeches about Cuba

Sociologist Cecilia Bobes analyzes the legacy of 11J: "The street has ceased to be merely a space managed by the State."

Abel Prieto calls the 11J a "farce" and triggers a wave of criticism on the fifth anniversary of the massive protests in Cuba

Hermitage of Charity: "Our prayer for those who continue to suffer imprisonment, persecution, and exile."

Police patrol monitors the home of the father of a political prisoner from the 11J on the fifth anniversary of the protests

Alina Bárbara López denounces on July 11 that the Cuban regime is a "terrorist state against its own people."

Sissi Abascal raises her voice from exile on the anniversary of 11J

Testimony reports three nights of protests and increasing tension with the police in Santa Fe, Havana

"We want freedom, not power": the lights return during a massive pot-banging protest in Central Havana

Cacerolazo in Alamar: residents burn trash in the street in protest against the regime's blackouts

They demand the unconditional release of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Cubans send messages about freedom for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.

"Communism will have to answer for its victims": Cuban artist Selene Perdomo dismantles Díaz-Canel's discourse

Selene Perdomo: "The Cuban regime has had 67 years without opposition and has plunged the country into despair."

María Corina Machado congratulates the U.S. on its 250th anniversary and draws a parallel with the Venezuelan struggle for freedom

"Freedom!": Cubans protest after more than 24 hours without electricity and days without water

Cubans protest in front of the PCC in La Lisa after 50 hours without power

Gerardo Hernández threatens to sue Anna Bensi, and she responds fearlessly

Trump claims that communism is the greatest threat to the U.S.

Alberto Reyes dismantles the regime's reforms: "The solution is not in freeing the economy, but in freeing the citizen."

Arturo Sandoval loses hope of returning to Cuba: "It's a wound that never heals."

Cuban feels cheated by the government: "They are stealing my youth."

"The Cuban should not have to ask for permission to enter his homeland."

"What would you say about freedom?": U.S. Embassy calls for input from Cubans

The day the people of Santiago de Cuba shouted "murderer" in Ramiro Valdés' face

Activist Mireya Jiménez after protests in Cuba: "I want to make a small clarification."

Rita Donte delivers a powerful message for Cuba: "Light the candle."