Poverty in Cuba

They are seeking help for an 11-year-old girl who lives alone with her sick grandparents in Nuevitas

A Cuban compares her country to her old washing machine: tired of going in circles, mistreated, and fed up with dirty water

Jonathan, a Cuban with visual impairments, was assaulted while selling bread on his bicycle to make a living

Cuban retiree: "After having worked for over 65 years... I have the pittance of 3,800 pesos."

Authorities recognize that one in every 10 residents of Holguín is in a vulnerable situation

Official press questions who sets the prices in Cuba

With a whistle and up the hill: bread vendor in Santiago de Cuba

Rosa María Payá presents proposals to address the social collapse in Cuba and prepare for "the day after."

"Pipe La Fe," an iconic character from Isla de la Juventud, has died

Cuban scientist issues an "urgent call" in light of the critical food situation in Cuba

Noly Blak distributes thousands of pesos among those in need in Holguín

Blind and Alone in Holguín: Elderly Man Survives Amid Hunger, Blackouts, and Destitution

Mike Hammer visits needy homes in Villa Clara and listens to families who have received humanitarian aid

The Fidelista ideological campaigns continue: they are promoting an international brigade from Argentina

Garlic soup with leeks and cilantro: reports of poor-quality food for the elderly in the social dining hall of Santiago de Cuba

They are seeking help for a Cuban in a state of poverty in Trinidad who does not have access to his medication

Legal expert and academic on Cuban rulers: "They distance themselves from the people, and the people distance themselves from them."

Raúl's letter to civilian defense workers speaks of unity and strength in a country in ruins

In post-1959 Cuba, "space and time... have been under absolute police control," asserts an essayist

Elderly individuals without families receive food thanks to the assistance of Cubans at the hospital in Puerto Padre

Urgent help is needed for a 75-year-old woman who is caring for her daughter with cerebral palsy alone in Camagüey

The price of eggs outrages Cubans: "I thought the golden egg-laying hen was a fairy tale."

Single mother and her baby with a heart murmur live in extreme poverty in Santiago de Cuba

Director of a humanitarian organization that helps Cuba: "There are photos that I cannot show."

"I spend the whole day trying to find what to feed them": A stark testimony from a Cuban mother

From Cuba to Putin's ranks in weeks: New mercenaries continue to arrive in Russia in 2026

"I never thought it would be like this": Cuban elders speak about their old age

From selling on the street to succeeding on TikTok: Cuban young man shares the 13 years it took him to achieve success

When the body becomes currency

I pray to the Virgin of a Cuban poet: "Save us with your warrior spirit; Cuba needs you."

"The vulnerable in Cuba are no longer segments... they are the majority of the people," warns an academic

Mike Hammer reaches vulnerable homes in Villa Clara during humanitarian aid distribution

Cáritas refutes the Cuban regime: Families in Villa Clara received in perfect condition food sent from the U.S.

Cuban seeks an answer: What does Cuba have that no other country has?

Ulises Toirac: "I don't want to get used to precariousness."

From World Gold to Precarity: The Plight of Former Cuban Champion Bernardo Comas

Heartbreaking video of a 91-year-old Cuban man begging for food: "Sometimes one wishes to be more dead than alive."

Young Cuban with hemophilia, schizophrenia, and meningoencephalitis needs help in Holguín

"Resistance or extermination?": Cuban reveals what life is like amidst blackouts

Aymée Nuviola wonders what else needs to happen in Cuba for enough to be enough

They use a nail repair machine to relieve a toothache during a blackout: "This is the medical power in Cuba."

"Let our young people continue to dream": message from Father Alberto Reyes for the Virgin of Charity

The faithful begin to venerate the Virgin of Charity from the Malecón of the Hermita in Miami

Cuban writer demands public information about the "millionaire compatriots of socialism."

Through tears, Cuban family expresses gratitude for help with their daughter suffering from schizophrenia

Solidarity project donates money to a Cuban grandmother and her granddaughter with cerebral palsy, and will seek more donations

Father Alberto Reyes to the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre: "In the midst of so much repression, help us to have the courage to speak the truth."

They threw 50 peso bills in a Santiago conga... and the music stopped

Two girls sell sweets to help their mom, and a wave of solidarity reaches their home in Camagüey

"To die in Cuba is a simple procedure... a queue we stand in silently," laments the Cuban poet

Cuban filmmaker: "I have more respect for those who ask for food than for those who ask for resistance."

The harsh reality of retired seniors in Cuba: “I didn’t even have enough to buy today’s rice.”

Authorities in Santiago de Cuba acknowledge an increase in cases of child begging

Cuban mother with three sick children reports that they were given mattresses stuffed with "intimate nylon."

Raúl Castro: the death that all Cubans are awaiting

Cuban elder makes a harsh confession: "I didn't eat yesterday, and today I'm going for the same."

Cuban scientist criticizes Trump's and Rubio's policies towards the Island: "Cuba is not freer but immensely more miserable."

Cuban ex-professor survives by cleaning pots: "I have to choose between food and medication."

Russia is resorting to deception to recruit soldiers in Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia

Blackouts in Cuba also steal life time, warns Santiago writer