Special Period

The PCC runs out of ideas and wants to revive Fidel in his battle against imperialism

Is the Cuban regime on the brink of collapse, or will it endure again as it did during the Special Period?

"My soul aches": Cuban mother describes her children growing up without light

Cuban woman denounces "drama and mafia" for fueling in Havana

"The only thing I had to eat was a little bit of beans": The harsh reality of a sick elderly woman and her son in Cuba

"My soul aches": The heartbreaking story of a Cuban mother in front of children asking for food

She grew up as Fidel's secret daughter, escaped with a stolen passport, and today she cries for Cuba from Miami: the story that the regime wanted to silence

The regime that Fidel built destroyed his own family: his daughter demands his downfall from exile

Fidel Castro's daughter breaks the silence: "The regime change in Cuba is urgent."

Cuban regime presents an update on its "government economic program" as the country sinks

U.S. military base in Guantánamo: A bubble within a crisis-stricken Cuba

Not even in total crisis: The FBI claims that the Cuban regime prioritized espionage during the Special Period

Cubadebate blames the embargo for hunger in Cuba and triggers a flood of mockery

From Venezuela to Cuba: Trump's doctrine of maximum pressure and its bet on the collapse of the last communist regimes in the hemisphere

From gas stoves to firewood: how Cuba is regressing decades in its energy model and what explains this shift

When did the collapse of Cuba really begin?: A Spanish newspaper seeks the breaking point of the island

When talking about Cuba, Trump asserts that he never thought he would have to use his military: "Sometimes you have to do it."

Cuban official journalist presents the reverberation as a symbol of domestic resistance

U.S. Southern Command prepares for a possible massive exodus and humanitarian crisis in Cuba

"Take your diplomats away": Costa Rica calls on the regime to close its embassy

Most Cubans believe that Díaz-Canel will not announce anything new in his appearance

Amidst blackouts and hunger, a father sends a message to Trump: "I hope he takes this to see if it improves Cuba."

Protests in Cuba increase as the crisis worsens

Minister urges municipalities to develop their own energy strategy "using their own resources"

Eighty percent of Cubans view the current crisis as worse than the Special Period, according to a report

Frei Betto urges Cubans to "look at Fidel's example of resilience" amid new tensions with the U.S.

"Cuba is prepared for a total blockade," affirms its representative to the UN

The sinking of Cuba makes the front page of El País: the end of the revolutionary narrative

Woman in Trinidad rescues solar oven from the 90s amid new energy crisis

Cuba cannot afford its energy or oil: the regime is sinking without external subsidies.

What is the “Zero Option” and why does the Cuban regime present it as its lifeline?

How Cuba turned Soviet and Venezuelan oil into its largest source of foreign exchange

"Cuba is a trauma in the lives of Cubans": Testimony brings back the ghost of the Special Period

Cuban chef in Spain recalls the Special Period and the recipes against hunger in Cuba

From the Special Period to the current crisis

Mike Hammer: "This crisis is different from the Special Period; there is no longer a Venezuela for Cuba."

Mike Hammer on the situation in Cuba: “It is time to speed things up.”

Cuba in the dark: blackouts increase due to a deficit close to 2,000 MW

Neighbors report: Authorities order dumping of trash in front of pre-university school in Havana

"Everything comes down to the minimum": Cienfuegos enters survival mode due to the energy crisis

Cuban mother erupts against Díaz-Canel and speaks to Trump: “The president has food, we are the ones suffering.”

Surgeries suspended and services readjusted: Matanzas makes urgent decisions

How much longer can they endure? Measures intensify the strain on Cubans

The margin is running out: Authorities limit fuel purchases

Transport goes into emergency mode: MITRANS announces key cuts

"There will always be solutions to problems": Miguel Díaz-Canel

Ministry of Tourism ensures energy autonomy in hotels on the Island

"Why did you have that?": A conversation between a young man in Miami and his mother in Cuba dismantles the narrative about Trump

The ghost of the Special Period: Economist warns of signs of "zero option"

"Dictatorship without Imagination": The X-Ray of Cuba from El Mundo

Blackouts, shutdowns, and increased control: Government imposes stringent emergency measures in the Isle of Youth

"Don't let them feed you any more lies; there is no plan for the future with that dictatorship": Yotuel's message to the Cuban people

Cuban economist reacts to Díaz-Canel's appearance: austerity, improvisation, and an obsolete economic model

Holguín University is said to have suspended classes until March due to a lack of electricity

The great Cuban master Lázaro Bruzón shares why he decided to leave Cuba

Despair grows in Cuba following Díaz-Canel's appearance: “This can’t be fixed anymore.”

Díaz-Canel admits that Cuba is experiencing the tough years of the Special Period again

"Medieval Configuration and Food Insecurity": The Warning About Cuba's Energy Future

"There are people who don't want to work": Criticism of Cubans on the island who depend on those from abroad

Cuba is currently managing without Venezuelan oil, but experts warn of an imminent collapse