Independent journalism

Cuban Prosecutor's Office explains new Transparency Law as questions about access to information increase

"Far from any glasnost, the Cuban state penalizes all forms of expression," says an analyst

José Jasán Nieves Cárdenas wins the ICFJ Knight Award 2026 for the innovative work of El Toque

Yosmany Mayeta is seeking help from the State Department as he awaits a crucial hearing regarding his immigration future

Journalist Camila Acosta wins the Manuel Márquez Sterling Prize for Non-Fiction Literature

U.S. Embassy offers funding to Cubans with projects for a "free and prosperous" Cuba

Report reveals over a thousand violations of freedom of expression and press in Cuba during 2025

Lawyer reveals details of the immigration case of independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta

Journalist Camila Acosta exposes on social media the repressor who is surveilling her outside her home

For sale: "Hoz y Cruz," a book by journalist Yoe Suárez about the resistance of Evangelicals against the Cuban dictatorship

Mayeta thanks the lawyers defending her case: "For the first time, I feel that I'm not fighting this battle alone."

Mayeta reveals her immigration drama: In legal limbo after seven years in the U.S.

The true story behind the viral 'Súbelo Mayeta' that the regime doesn't want you to know

The problem with Cubadebate is not CiberCuba: it is Marco Rubio

A young creator of Despingovery Channel is detained in Cuba

Yoani Sánchez: Those Who Return to Cuba and the Country That No Longer Exists

Reuters and EFE cite an exclusive from CiberCuba regarding the logistical crisis in Cuba due to U.S. sanctions.

The home of the president of the Municipal Assembly of Santiago de Cuba was robbed

Cubadebate denounces an "algorithmic war" against Cuba, while the regime blocks free internet, critical voices, and independent media

Police and State Security prevent independent journalist Camila Acosta from leaving her home

Colombian journalist was arrested in Cuba: He is banned from entering the island

American YouTuber reports being followed in Cuba: "Almost taken hostage"

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

Journalist Ángel Cuza is 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

Independent media 'La Hora de Cuba' receives the Civil Rights Defender Award 2026

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

Lack of conditions for pregnant women reported at the maternity hospital in Camagüey

Cuban academic questions criticism of independent survey and urges the PCC to release study on sociopolitical climate

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

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

There is fear: Cuban regime attacks independent survey 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 housing in El Cerro: they denounce 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, indignation, 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 from State Security: "No one can accuse you for thinking differently."

The 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 asks 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 the PCC headquarters in Morón, Ciego de Ávila

Independent journalist detained in Havana after protest against blackouts

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. denounces the Cuban regime for preventing an independent journalist from traveling

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

Israel Rojas calls for “trust” and speaks of “polycrisis” while the power sinks in its own demoralization

He was spoken to through the earpiece: Israel Rojas quietly corrects himself after a controversial message about the “venerable elder and his family.”