Cuba
Cuban Journalist Ends Hunger Strike
UN body asked to look at continued arbitrary detention of Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias.
Foreign Money for Cuban Sugar Industry
Plans to revive processing and use waste to make biomass fuel.
Cuban Journalist Accused of Spreading "False News"
Yaremis Flores Marín’s arrest sparks two days of protests.
Cuban Journalist Pressured to End Hunger Strike
Authorities order water withheld from Calixto Martínez Arias.
Colombia: Mending the Fabric of Society
Reconciliation, remembrance and the admission of crimes are all essential to making peace work, even if a settlement is reached.
No Fast Exit for Educated Cubans
Easier emigration rules don’t apply to graduates, who will have to wait five years in a move designed to slow brain drain.
Disease Spreads in Post-Hurricane Cuba
Government says nothing about reported cases of dengue-fever and cholera.
Cuba's Floating Emigrants
On home-made craft, Cubans head for Florida or Central America despite risk of interception or drowning.
Political Detentions in Cuba Top 5,000
Some await trial, while many are detained for shorter periods to disrupt their work as journalists or rights activists.