The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Religious freedom watchdog ‘implores’ Biden administration to designate India ‘country of particular concern’

As of November last year, the category has China, Russia, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023

A US ambassador working for Cuba? Charges against former diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha spotlight Havana's importance in the world of spying

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 4, 2023, that Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee, had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban government. Rocha joined the State Department in 1981 and served for over 20…

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2023

US Slams Allegations Of Plotting Violent Attacks Against Cuban Government

"Allegations that the United States is encouraging violent actions against the Cuban government are absurd," An official from the State Department said.

Latin Times · Dec 13, 2023

‘Ego and resentment’: what led former US diplomat to spy for Cuba?

Manuel Rocha, ambassador who became turncoat, may have harboured ill feelings towards establishment elite

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies at 90

Juanita Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago.

WEKU · Dec 7, 2023

Juanita Castro obituary

Sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro who turned against her brothers and their regime, became a CIA informer and sought exile in the US

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Manuel Rocha, Former U.S. Diplomat Accused of Spying for Cuba, Faces 60 Years in Prison

Rocha has been accused of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government and of defrauding the nation

Latin Times · Dec 7, 2023

Fidel Castro's Sister Who Worked For The CIA Dies At 90

Juanita Castro lived in exile in Miami for decades after a family row in the 1960s.

International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2023

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Cuba health and education hollowed out as staff join emigration exodus

US ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions have slashed wages for state workers leading to a brain drain hitting the Revolution’s ‘pillars’

The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2023