Promoting Religious Freedom: A Timeless Commitment...
In today’s world, where the pursuit of human rights often finds itself in the crosshairs of political strife and societal…
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Religious Persecution in Cuba is Getting Worse, an...
“Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel traveled to Brussels for the July 17-18 EU-Latin America Summit, acting the part of world leader…
The Real Faces of Cuban Political Prisoners (Part ...
Today, 1,046 teenagers, young adults, mothers, and fathers alike, who protested on July 11, 2021, shouting “Patria y Vida” are…
The Real Faces of Cuban Political Prisoners...
We often hear about the large amount of people being detained by authoritarian regimes. But who is behind those numbers?…
One Month Later: Protests for Freedom in Cuba...
One month ago today, spontaneous protests erupted across all of Cuba. Citizens stood up against the government’s mismanagement of the…
A New Economic Policy in Cuba is Hurting Private W...
Five months after Cuba implemented a new economic reform called “The Ordering Task,” the financial situation of Cuba’s cuentapropistas, or…
Recordando a Oswaldo Payá: El Legado de un Visiona...
Oswaldo Payá fue padre, activista político y uno de los primeros miembros de la oposición en Cuba. Fundador del Movimiento Cristiano…
Remembering Oswaldo Payá: The Legacy of a Cuban Vi...
Oswaldo Payá was a father, political activist and one of the first outspoken opposition members in Cuba. Founder of the Christian…
Venezuela’s Response to COVID-19 Reveals Sickness ...
Nicolás Maduro, the autocratic leader of Venezuela, has used the COVID-19 pandemic to attack his political opponents, health workers, coronavirus…
Defensores de la democracia: Cuba, Dra. Daily Coro...
El COVID-19 amenaza no sólo las vida de las personas, sino también la de los gobiernos y las instituciones democráticas. El…
Democracy First Responders: Cuba, Dr. Daily Coro...
COVID-19 threatens not only lives and livelihoods, but also governments and democratic institutions. The International Republican Institute (IRI) is profiling…
COVID-19 Reveals Sickness of the Cuban Regime...
Cuba’s communist regime has long trumpeted its health system as a model for other countries – but systemic dysfunction is…