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NEWS Palm Sunday in Cuba: Dozens of Women Beaten, Arrested for Practicing Christianity The Cuban dissident group Ladies in White reports that at least 36 of their members were arrested violently this weekend while participating in pro-democracy protests and attempting to attend Catholic Mass on Palm Sunday... Read story » Sewer Leaks Flood Cienfuegos Streets and Block Pedestrians Every day dozens of residents at the intersection of 49th Street and 66th Avenue are forced to jump to avoid sewage flooding over their shoes... Read story » Why Is the Regime Being So Harsh on Eduardo Cardet?  The situation of this opposition doctor, a leader of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL), has deteriorated ever since he was violently arrested in front of his home in the town of Velasco, Holguín, on November 30, 2016... .. Read story » SPOTLIGHT Pompeo’s appointment portends an overdue strategy shift toward security threats in Latin America President Trump’s decision to appoint CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson at the State Department should be welcome news for those who care about the fate of Venezuela and believe in the importance of US leadership in Latin America... Read story » If you're black and Cuban, you better stay away from Trinidad  According to Laritza Diversent, Director of the Cubalex Legal Information Center, it is evident that "there are two reasons for discrimination, one based on one's legal place of residence, and another on his skin color".... Read story » Amid historic meat shortage in Cuba, either you steal or you starve  Pork is the only meat available to Cubans citizens, but for days now there has been no pork to purchase, just as it was in the first Special Period. Cubans are now subjected to robbing to ensure access such a scarce, but precious asset... Read story »

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