Poverty in Cuba

Cuba regulates the socioeconomic assessment of families applying for funding to repair their homes

Trump's message to the Cubans on Independence Day: "The U.S. will not rest until Cuba is free again."

The average salary in Cuba loses more than 20% of its value in a year despite official increases

"His smile says it all": boy in Sancti Spíritus touches hearts by donating clothes to vulnerable children

Daniel Noboa on Cuba: "We cannot stand idly by while people are dying of hunger."

Marco Rubio: "Cuba should not be a poor country."

"That tears my heart apart": The helplessness of a Cuban grandmother for families that don't have food to eat

"We are starving": Cuban mother of two girls denounces state neglect

The harsh confession of a Cuban: "I pick things from the trash to be able to eat something."

The streets of Trinidad look empty: "Before, all of this was filled with tourists."

How much is a pound of mango in Cuba?

The heartwarming reaction of a Cuban elderly woman upon receiving a food donation and a perfume

Cubans raise help for a single father with two children in Trinidad who are living in a critical situation

"More people like this are needed": Private entrepreneur from Sancti Spíritus donates 20 meals to people on the streets

Amid tears, a young Cuban envisions the day when everyone returns to a free Cuba

Cuban woman excited to not be in Cuba on Mother's Day: "Not even to be able to go to the cemetery to bring flowers to your mom."

The ideal mother of the regime: Propaganda, sentimentality, and total disconnection from real Cuba

"May our mothers never again die in loneliness and sadness," demands Cuban professor and jurist

Mother's Day in real Cuba: a 77-year-old grandmother from Santiago wakes up early to sell okra and survive

Cuban women prepare a delicious lunch for vulnerable individuals in Santiago de Cuba

Official media speaks of "poor workers" in the U.S. and triggers mockery from Cubans trapped in socialist misery

Cayo La Rosa: The Cuban town that once had a factory, airport, and hospital, and today lives in oblivion

How many days does retirement money last for a Cuban?: "That money is gone in five, six, or seven days."

Abandoned and in ruins: this is how the Lidia Doce Senior Center in Bayamo looks

The crisis of the Cuban economy is worsening

Beggars at the Matanzas terminal: "They are suffering a lot from hunger."

The Vampires of the Cuban Crisis: Philanthropy, Dollars, and Privileges Surrounding Sandro Castro

U.S. activist says American youth is becoming radicalized and interest in the Cuban model is growing

"We are not vulgar": Cuban offers a strong reflection on Cuban women in social media

U.S. activist: "There are more people living on the streets in Los Angeles than during all my visits to Cuba."

Unusual: Cuban mother abandons donated house in Holguín

Cubana raises donations for two girls living in extreme poverty in Cuba

Díaz-Canel invokes "hope" as discontent and tension grow in Cuba

Cuban woman reveals everything: "I'm going to stand up for the jineteras of Cuba."

Cuban artist surprised with solidarity support: "You have broken my soul."

"They are dying of hunger": the humanitarian crisis devouring the elderly in Cuba

Gustavo Petro: "Unlock Cuba and you will see political changes."

Díaz-Canel: "We will eat what we are able to produce."

Cubans gift a house to a homeless elderly couple in Holguín

Díaz-Canel and Marrero deliver the first two "modular homes" made from recycled containers in Havana

Bruno Rodríguez says that Cuba "is not an inefficient state," while daily reality contradicts the official narrative

Cubans raise more than one million pesos for brothers in extreme poverty in Holguín

The "revolution" and the cult of Fidel: "The most refined scam produced by 20th-century Latin America," analyzes Cuban academic

Does one walk better in Adidas? Díaz-Canel marches in luxury footwear at the May Day event

"It is not about the people who march, but about those who cannot express themselves," says a Cuban professor and jurist

"Before studying, I have to gather firewood": the life of a minor in Cuba

Havana speaks openly with Cuban influencer: "We are going hungry."

Cubans make caldosa for their most needy neighbors

Sandro Castro says he will continue to help "for the Cuba of everyone."

They raise one million pesos for a Cuban family in Júcaro thanks to a campaign of popular solidarity

Cuban artist moves audiences while speaking about poverty, art, and survival in Cuba

Villa Clara in full "celebration" for May Day, while workers struggle to make ends meet

Cubans come together to help Melanio: donations and a special photo with his dog Jana bring him joy again

Left-wing Spaniards rectify after controversy in Cuba: "There is indeed repression and misery"

A man is caught eating from the trash on a street in Santiago de Cuba

Neighbors seek help for vulnerable elderly woman found repeatedly disoriented on the streets of Havana

Cuban: "When are they going to say that the people can shop in the stores with dollars?"

Cuban woman thanks for the donated stove to avoid getting wet while cooking for her sick granddaughter

The signature as scenography: Power, pressure, and simulation in Cuba

Cubans raise over 215,000 pesos in 24 hours to help a vulnerable family in Ciego de Ávila