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Western Cuba faces blackout as government seeks to update energy grid

Electrical failures due to ageing infrastructure, hurricanes and a struggling economy have prompted widespread protests.
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Cuba Faces Unprecedented Crisis, Independent Organization Warns

The economic, social, and food crisis in Cuba has reached a critical point, according to a report by the Food Monitor Program ...
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Cuba is the country with the most convictions for arbitrary detention in the world, according to the UN

The United Nations declared the imprisonment of dozens of political prisoners ‘illegal’ at its last session The United ...
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Cuba lifts customs restrictions on food, medicine following protests

Cuba is temporarily lifting its customs restrictions on food, medicine and hygiene products. The new measure will stay in place for the rest of the year. The Cuban government’s announcement Wednesday ...
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United Nations Deems July 11 Protesters' Arrests in Cuba as "Arbitrary"

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has officially labeled the detention of 49 individuals who ...
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Persecuted in Cuba, given refuge in Poland

Writers and rights activists Zulema Gutiérrez and Javier L. Mora faced harassment and organised state persecution in Cuba.
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Cuba condemns ‘aggressive’ US stance towards Venezuela as tensions rise

Cuba has accused the US of preparing a violent intervention in Venezuela as Washington expands its military presence.