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Dissident artist, rapper sentenced to prison in Cuba

Two members of a loose-knit group of dissident artists have been sentenced to prison in Cuba

The Independent UK

Cuba dissident leaders receive jail sentences following heavily-critiqued trial

A Cuban court sentenced a leading artist-dissident to nine years in jail on Friday and another to five years in a high profile case that human rights groups branded a "farce" but that Cuban state media said was a fair trial over "common crimes."

Reuters

Bigger than Mariel: 140,000 Cubans have arrived at US borders since October

MIAMI — The number of Cubans fleeing poverty and oppression on the island surpassed the Mariel exodus of 1980, as U.S. government data reveals that more than 140,000 Cubans have been detained at U.S. borders between October last year and May.

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Storm's damages put focus on Cuba's dire housing crisis

The first storm of the new hurricane season hit Cuba in mid-June and collapsed or damaged dozens of homes in the capital — tearing off pieces of roof, balconies and facades

The Independent UK

Cubans sweat in the dark as government scrambles to end blackouts

When the lights go out, Cuban mother of two Nilde Viera, 39, of the small interior city of Guanajay, sees her life turned upside down.

Reuters

Why Cubans arriving at Eagle Pass in new wave of immigration face few obstacles

EAGLE PASS, Texas — A smile spread over the face of Yoima Paisan-Viltre, a Cuban migrant, after passage over the emerald waters of the Rio Grande and through release by U.S. border guards. A bandana with the red-white-and-blue of the U.S. flag held her curly black hair.

Tribune News Service

US Coast Guard returns 45 migrants to Cuba after they were stopped off the Florida Keys

The U.S. Coast Guard sent 45 people back to Cuba on Sunday after stopping them off the Florida Keys last week.

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No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport

There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital.

Bangkok Post

Biden administration bans 5 Cuban judges involved in 'unfair' trials from entering US

The Biden administration banned five Cuban judges from entering the United States over their involvement in “unfair trials” of anti-government protesters who took to the streets on July 11 last year, the State Department said Friday.

Miami Herald

Doors are closing fast for Cubans seeking to travel

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

Watergate's Cuban American history

Three Cuban exiles on an anti-communist crusade helped Nixon's team carry out the infamous break-in

Axios

A toddler on a Cuban migrant boat has been released from a Keys hospital. What’s next?

MIAMI — A toddler from Cuba who was aboard a migrant boat that the U.S. Coast Guard stopped off the Florida Keys has been released from the hospital after treatment for dehydration, according to the Border Patrol — and the boy and his family can stay in the country for…

Miami Herald

Cuba sugar harvest only half of expected; sector in 'crisis'

Cuba has produced only about half the sugar it had projected this season and authorities acknowledge that while they will cover internal demand they will not be able to meet their international commitments

The Independent UK

Fraud suspect caught allegedly trying to flee to Cuba on jet ski

Water craft had been upgraded with fuel cell and extra water and food, say officials

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Miami Herald

Medicare fraud suspect caught trying to flee for Cuba on ‘jet ski,’ feds say

MIAMI — Last week, U.S. Coast Guard crews and agents with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations found two men on a disabled personal watercraft floating in the ocean south of Key West.

The Independent UK

Cubans adapt a month after devastating hotel explosion

Hundreds of Baptists have been meeting at an open-air amphitheater in Havana on recent Sundays

The Conversation

Summit of the Americas: Biden's attempt to unite the region on migration gets off to a shaky start

The ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the Joe Biden in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, was overshadowed by US president’s decision not to invite the presidents of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. The reason given for this was antidemocratic leadership and disrespect for human rights in those…

Reuters

Cuban mother of three raises ire of government with angry online tirade

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Biden's Summit of the Americas Was Over Before It Started

Biden's decision to exclude nondemocratic countries led to a boycott by allies.

Reuters

Cuba sanctions 381 protesters, including jail for 297

Cuba said on Monday it has sanctioned 381 people, including 16 young people between the ages of 16 and 18, who participated in last summer's protests, the Communist-run island's largest since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.

The Guardian - US

Stars align for Cuban migrants as record numbers seek better life in US

The journey to America, often via Nicaragua, has become more viable – and many are taking their chances at the border

Miami Herald

Baby on migrant boat stopped off Florida Keys suffering from dehydration, taken to hospital

MIAMI — A baby from Cuba aboard a migrant boat stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard off the Florida Keys Friday night was taken to a Monroe County hospital to be treated for dehydration.

Miami Herald

The Biden administration to step up family reunification for Cubans and Haitians

MIAMI — Hoping to cut down on the unprecedented number of Haitians and Cubans trying to reach the United States by boat and at its southern land border, the Biden administration announced Friday that it will be making it easier for individuals from those countries to reunite with families in…

Los Angeles Times

Blinken defends exclusion of Cuba from Summit of the Americas, despite triggering boycotts

LOS ANGELES — Despite the absence of presidents from some of the region’s key countries, the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, taking place in Los Angeles this week, can serve as a venue of delicate dialogue and incremental problem-solving, America’s top diplomat said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

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