Independent journalism

American YouTuber reports being followed in Cuba: "Almost treated like a hostage"

Yoani Sánchez: Being an independent journalist in Cuba "is a form of resistance."

Journalist Ángel Cuza arrested in front of his daughter in Havana, on the eve of May Day

Cuba, the second worst country in the Americas for press freedom according to the RSF 2026 index

The independent medium 'La Hora de Cuba' receives the Civil Rights Defender Award 2026

Independent media outlet La Hora de Cuba receives international human rights award

They report a lack of conditions for pregnant women at the maternity hospital in Camagüey

Cuban academic questions criticism of independent survey and calls on the PCC to disclose the sociopolitical climate study

The messenger from 'El Cangrejo': An agent and "entrepreneur" of MININT who tried to bypass Rubio to reach Trump

Mónica Baró comments on preliminary results of the survey about Cuba conducted by independent media

There is fear: Cuban regime attacks independent poll before results are available

Call for applications to study Journalism in Cuba

Díaz-Canel visits Cubadebate stand: What they do is "manipulate" and "misinform."

Containers as homes in El Cerro: Reports of the regime's plan

Independent journalist criticizes Newsweek magazine for 'non-journalistic' interview with Díaz-Canel

Controversy among Cubans over CNN interview with Sandro Castro: Criticism, outrage, and accusations of "whitewashing."

Sandro Castro: The independent Cuban press has created a monster

The "cognitive war" according to Granma: Propaganda, denial, and fear of the Cuban reality

U.S. mission chief Mike Hammer meets with journalist and opposition figure Boris González Arenas

Exiled journalist responds to Pablo Iglesias on Spanish television and exposes the repression in Cuba

Anna Bensi's mother supports her after harassment by State Security: "No one can accuse you for thinking differently."

State Security summons Anna Sofía Benítez to a police station in Alamar

Cacerolazos shake Santiago de Cuba on another night of protests

Mike Hammer: "I am impressed by the bravery of independent journalists in Cuba."

Mike Hammer discusses the crisis in Cuba with the independent media outlet 14ymedio

Posters against communism appear in Santiago de Cuba: “We want freedom”

Actor Luis Alberto García criticizes the silence of the state media regarding protests in Cuba

Morales Ojeda urges journalists to tell "the stories of our people" while Cubans seek the truth outside of the official press

Internet outage, alleged gunfire, and fire near PCC headquarters in Morón, Ciego de Ávila

Independent journalist detained in Havana after protest over power outages

Arbitrary detention of independent journalist Yania Suárez in Havana reported

"Down with the dictatorship": This is how a primary school in Havana woke up

Cuban official loses control and breaks the cell phone of an independent journalist in Havana

Mike Hammer receives the Humanitarian Award from the Cuban American Bar Association for his work on the island

Cuban regime prevents journalists and activists from leaving their homes on the 30th anniversary of Brothers to the Rescue

The U.S. condemns the Cuban regime for preventing an independent journalist from traveling

Cuban regime prevents independent journalist invited to a program in the U.S. from leaving the country.

Israel Rojas calls for “trust” and speaks of a “polycrisis” while the government sinks into its own demoralization

They spoke to him through the earpiece: Israel Rojas makes a quiet correction following a controversial message about the “venerable elder and his family.”

Henry Constantin speaks after his third arrest in 12 days: "a record that says a lot about the state of this country."

“Enough already! Cuba to the streets!”: Gerardo Hernández promotes anti-dictatorship message on his social media

Gerardito PKM is on alert: The digital fury of the CDR coordinator against CiberCuba

Identity of Minint official accused of repressing Cuban journalists and artists revealed

Sewage water leaks reported at the Juan Bruno Zayas Hospital in Santiago de Cuba

Journalist Henry Constantín recounts how he was arrested "for no reason and for the second time in less than six days."

Cuban regime detains journalist Henry Constantin for the second time in a week

The harrowing account of a Cuban poet witnessing on state television the agent of State Security who repressed him

Journalist Henry Constantín released after 44 hours of police detention in Havana

Independent journalist Henry Constantin disappears following a strong operation in Havana

Chavista regime releases 14 journalists after months and years of detention

More than 300 Cubans and organizations sign an urgent call for the freedom of political prisoners in Cuba

CiberCuba breaks audience records on social media, web, and app during the first week of 2026

Inspector in Camagüey cuts off electricity to the sick mother of an independent journalist over an alleged debt of 25 pesos

Cuban regime attacks the Inter-American Press Society following complaint about the persecution of elTOQUE

"Of real help, nothing": the destruction remains intact after Díaz-Canel's visit to Santiago de Cuba

Inter American Press Association demands an end to the Cuban regime's accusations against elTOQUE journalists

Journalism is Not Betrayal: Unpacking the Criminalization of Free Press in Cuba

Marrero Cruz attacks Cubans who use social media and accuses them of being "subversive."

Cuban regime unleashes a new offensive of defamation and threats against independent media

Rate of the informal market in the regime's crosshairs: El Toque reveals the poverty and inequality of "dollarized Cuba"