Dozens of activists and human rights defenders arrested in Cuba dictatorship crackdown
Fidel Castro and Raul Castro articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Castro Brothers ruled Cuba for decades starting in 1959. Fidel Castro was a Cuban communist revolutionary turned dictator who died in 2016. His brother Raul ruled the country briefly after Fidel's death. See our articles on Cuba and Socialism as well.
Leading Democracy Dissident Arrested in Cuba
Human rights groups worried after leading democracy advocate and dissident arrested in Cuba
Family of Cuba Dissident Sues Over Murder
Mysterious death of anti-dictatorship Cuba activist focus of lawsuit by family of Cuba dissident
Cuba and N Korea Dictatorships Increasing Cooperation
North Korea’s genocidal campaign against its own people gets critical support from Castro’s Cuba – On island of Cuba and N Korea dictatorship alliance
Life is Daily Struggle for Black Cubans
Black Cubans face harsh and severely disadvantaged life as true second class citizens in Fidel Castro’s Cuban form of socialism without protections
Chavez Passing May Force Cuba Leaders to Reform
Dictatorship has relied on Chavez oil transfers to fund government spending but death to force Cuba leaders to reform
Cuba Dissidents Launch New United Opposition to Dictatorship
Leaders aging rapidly and opening space for Cuba dissidents launch new generation of leadership
Cuba Democracy Activists Take Advantage of Travel Freedom
Cuba Democracy Activists: Cuba dictatorship shows some signs of opening but Castro’s refuse to budge
US Immigration Reform Could Upend Cuba Relationship
While most US illegal immigrants come from Mexico, Cuba also has large impact: Immigration reform could open frozen controversies and upend Cuba immigration
More Changes at Top of Cuba’s Aging Dictatorship
Cuba continues its dictatorship model with aid of aging leaders at home and abroad