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January 19, 2021 | BBC Future
The New Mosquito Bringing Disease to North America
The discovery of a novel mosquito on Guantanamo Bay reveals how globalization is threatening to unleash the next pandemic.
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Cuba
April 04, 2020 | The New York Times
The Growing Culture of Secrecy at Guantánamo Bay
The war court where the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are on trial operates under classification rules that are inconsistent, complex and sometimes absurd.
March 15, 2020 | The New York Times
Inside the Most Secret Place at Guantánamo Bay
At Camp 7, the military holds prisoners who were previously held and interrogated by the C.I.A. But in recent years, conditions have eased up a bit.
March 09, 2020 | The New York Times
Judge Orders Medical Panel to Evaluate Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner
For the first time, a federal court is requiring the United States military to allow American and foreign doctors to assess a mentally ill prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.
February 27, 2020 | The New York Times
An Interrogation Program Worked Out on the Fly
Testimony at Guantánamo Bay shows that C.I.A. black sites, where some detainees were tortured, amounted to test labs for unproven techniques, with shifting rules shaping operations.
February 20, 2020 | The New York Times
Judge Excuses 9/11 Defense Lawyer and Postpones Torture Testimony
The court will allow the lawyer to withdraw gradually from the case for health reasons while the Pentagon finds another death penalty expert.
January 30, 2020 | The New York Times
Architect of C.I.A. Torture Program Testifies Prisoners Acted Well Adjusted
Dr. James E. Mitchell said in court at Guantánamo Bay that the alleged leader of the Sept. 11 plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was fine after 183 rounds of waterboarding.
January 28, 2020 | The New York Times
Guantánamo Testimony Exposes Role of Doctors in C.I.A. Interrogations
The hearings have showed the role of medical professionals, including keeping count during waterboarding sessions, in the agency black sites where prisoners were tortured.
January 25, 2020 | The New York Times
Argument Erupts in Guantánamo Court Over Use of the Term ‘Torture’
A military judge said he would decide before the trial of five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks whether their treatment in C.I.A. prisons amounted to torture.
January 22, 2020 | The New York Times
Architect of C.I.A. Interrogation Program Testifies at Guantánamo Bay
Appearing for the first time at the military war court, James Mitchell was defiant, saying he was there for the benefit of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families.
January 21, 2020 | CiberCuba
Anguish and Heartache Over 2015 Building Collapse in Havana (Spanish)
This video, in Spanish, features interviews with the relatives of four people who were killed after an apartment collapsed in Havana on July 15, 2015.
November 04, 2019 | The New York Times
Guantánamo Testimony Details Initial Handling of Prisoners Accused of Plotting 9/11
A former commander of the most secretive part of the prison compound told how the accused plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks were guarded by a secret force dressed like U.S. troops.
Death Traps of Havana
Dozens of people have been killed in building collapses in Havana. Time, weather, and neglect are ravaging once-majestic buildings nearly 60 years after Fidel Castro vowed to end "hellish tenements.”
We Are Not Hidden: Race in Cuba
Exploring race and gender in Cuba is as complex as its political and economic situation. A growing population of Afro-Cubans and artist-activists are demanding a change to their narratives.
A New Era in Cuban Migration
The Obama administration’s decision to end the "wet foot, dry foot" policy has created a migration and humanitarian crisis in Central and South America and a new era in Cuban migration.
El Paquete: A Cuban Internet Revolution
About two decades too late, the Internet is cautiously breaking Cuba's spell of isolation. What impacts on culture and identity does the island's defiant re-connection to the outside world bring?
Cuba After Fidel
While many in Cuba mourn the passing of Fidel Castro, others are more than ready for change.
Cuba and America: Honeymoon or Stalemate?
The US and Cuba are poised at the alter, prenuptials in hand. But as headlines forecast the fruits of the union and tourists flood Havana, there are already signs of unease.
Cuba's Headstart on Finding a Cure for AIDS
Cuban sanitariums are the government quarantine facilities for HIV positive people—critics called them prisons; supporters say they controlled the epidemic. Former residents say "it's complicated."
Cuba in Flux
Cuban communism is in flux. Citizens own businesses and property; some are even allowed to protest. Yet reminders of the regime are a constant presence.
Cuban Youth: A New Dawn?
The U.S. and Cuba are emerging from decades of Cold War hostility, raising expectations of sweeping change. Will Cuba’s restless 20-somethings stick around to see how their nation evolves?
Organic Agriculture and Cooperative Farming in Cuba
Farm workers at Organoponico Vivero Alamar, an organic, sustainable farm in Cuba can earn more than government employees. This project explores what other countries can learn from Cuba's model.
Justice at Guantánamo
The tribunal of Noor Uthman Muhammed, the first terrorism suspect to be tried at Guantánamo Bay.
Protecting Gitmo's Environment
After decades of isolation, the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has become a de facto nature refuge. What will this mean for the base’s post-detention future?
April 08, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Katherine Lewin
Old buildings in Havana sometimes collapse without warning, killing or injuring their occupants. Journalist Katherine Lewin discusses the crisis. She traveled to Cuba with journalist Tracey Eaton.
January 12, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin in Cuba
Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin traveled to Cuba after Fidel Castro's death to report on the cruelty and charisma with which he ruled, and why Cubans do not predict his death will lead to major change.
January 13, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Tracey Eaton
Tracey Eaton discusses his project, "Cuban Youth: A New Dawn?" Eaton, the former Havana bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, interviewed 20-somethings about their hopes and dreams for the future.
October 30, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Yana Paskova
A life straddling communism and democracy fine-tuned Yana Pasova to receive and record all the parallels between present day Cuba and her native Bulgaria, pre-1989.
February 22, 2013 | Student Reporting
Global Perception of Che Guevara
The famous image "Guerrillero Heroico," captured in 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda, has become an international symbol of revolution. But has it been taken too far out of context?
March 16, 2020 | General news
Carol Rosenberg Interviewed in Columbia Journalism Review
Carol Rosenberg speaks about the intricacies of reporting in Guantanamo Bay.
March 22, 2018 | Education news
University of Michigan Student Fellow Featured in Multiple News Outlets for Cuba Story
Pulitzer Center Student Fellow Esohe Osabuohien was featured in several news outlets.
October 24, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Cuban Migrants Lose a Foothold in the U.S.
This week: U.S.-bound Cuban immigrants are told to turn around, a Dominican haven for Holocaust refugees is now a sex tourism capital, and our genetic war against mosquitos.
December 06, 2016 | Newsletter
This Week: Farewell, Fidel
Castro's legacy in Cuba, China's Charter 08 civil rights manifesto, and changes in India's cotton farming.
November 22, 2016 | Newsletter
This Week: Bringing Home Hope from Cuba
This week: lung cancer patients travel to Cuba for a promising vaccine, South Africa is challenges the stigma attached to HIV/AIDS, climate change in Greenland is causing drought for farmers.
August 31, 2016 | Project news
Costa Rica, Cuba, and the Future of Central American Migration
Both Costa Rica's president and grantee Jason Motlagh see a Cold War-era law as driving migration through the region.
May 30, 2016 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2016 Student Fellows Announced
2016 fellows report on a range of complex issues from around the world—from global health and perceptions of identity to environmental degradation and innovation.
March 22, 2016 | General news, Project news
President Obama's Cuba Trip and How It Will Change Life in Both Nations
Grantee Sally Jacobs discusses Obama's trip to Cuba with reporters Christopher Muther and Doug Struck.
February 17, 2016 | Education news
News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: Cuban Youth
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
February 02, 2016 | General news, Newsletter
This Week: Echoes of Communism
Fragments of a Soviet-era Bulgaria linger in present-day Cuba.
August 18, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Cuba in Flux
Cuban communism is in flux. Yet reminders of the regime remain.
April 29, 2013 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2013 Student Fellows Announced
Nearly two dozen Campus Consortium student fellows undertake reporting around the globe in 2013.
October 05, 2016 | College
To End AIDS: Addressing Community Needs
Students develop solutions for challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Students will conduct in-depth research on their issues, create proposals, and present them.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
April 10, 2016 | College
Human Rights Reporting
Students will critically examine the legal, professional and moral obligations of journalists as witnesses to all kinds of human rights violations.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
February 16, 2016 | All Grades
Cuban Youth
Students investigate and discuss the impacts of recently restored relations between the United States and Cuba by analyzing reporting from journalist Tracey Eaton’s project “Cuban Youth: A New Dawn?”
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.
September 16, 2015 | All Grades
Cuba in Transition: Is the Country Changing for the Better or Worse?
Objective: Examine current events in Cuba, now that the US and Cuba have restored diplomatic ties. Essential Question: Is Cuba in the midst of positive change, negative change, or stagnation?
July 29, 2015
U.S.-Cuba Relations
This lesson uses reporting by Tracey Eaton and Rachel Southmayd to support student understanding around the state of relations between the US and Cuba.