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In a recording of a conversation with former political prisoners in 2010, Havana's Archbishop, the late Cardinal Jaime Ortega, revealed his true intentions: protecting himself at the cost of his flock. The recordings captured Ortega telling the Cuban dissidents that he would not support democracy in Cuba and that his job was to protect the

With a softened debt deal and widespread influence of Kremlin-backed media, Cuba follows Russian narrative on Ukraine, say independent journalists

“We are extremely concerned by the brutal assault on journalist Mabel Páez, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding it,” said CPJ. “It is imperative that Cuban authorities thoroughly and transparently investigate this violent attack and bring those responsible to justice.”

Attacks rise in country against members of media, who report being threatened, assaulted over protest coverage

Journalists detained and harassed, internet disrupted amid Cuban protests 4 minute read Riot police patrol the streets after a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Arroyo Naranjo Municipality, Havana, Cuba, 12 July 2021, YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Cuban authorities should immediately and unconditionally release all detained journalists, stop disrupting internet access in the country, and allow the press to cover...

Cuba Detains, Questions Dozens of Journalists Over Protest Coverage July 20, 2021 FILE - Riot police walk the streets after a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Arroyo Naranjo Municipality, Havana, July 12, 2021. Share share Print Cuban journalists covering the most serious protests against the communist government in decades have been arrested, subjected to police surveillance and intimidated by the authorities. At least 47 journalists have been arrested, a...

Staff of Cuban press freedom group ICLEP lose internet service, fear targeted disruption 3 minute read A Cuban blogger checks her channel on a cellphone at Havana’s Malecon, Cuba, 27 February 2018, YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images “It can be no accident that nearly 50 independent Cuban journalists lost internet service on the same day,” said CPJ. “Cuban authorities must ensure that [ICLEP] employees have full access to the internet and can carr...