Cuban Dissidents Face Uphill Fight
Pope Francis called for a “revolution of tenderness” while in Cuba in September. Dissidents say arrests of human rights activists have increased in the months since and violence is up.
Pope Francis called for a “revolution of tenderness” while in Cuba in September. Dissidents say arrests of human rights activists have increased in the months since and violence is up.
Human rights activists want to meet with Pope Francis when he visits Cuba in September. Government supporters fear dissidents will try to disrupt the pope's visit.
Photographer Yana Paskova, who grew up in communist Bulgaria, is attuned to the echoes and shadows of her own childhood in today's Cuba.
Yana Paskova witnessed communist Bulgaria's transition to capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now, she chronicles Cuba's recent slow evolution, noting parallels to her own youth.
Government supporters call her a "mercenary," but Arelys Blanco, 22, says she's only fighting for a free Cuba. "I'm a girl who has never agreed with the regime that's running this country."
As the United States and Cuba mend their diplomatic ties, young Cubans harbor hope for improved economic prospects and a better business climate in Cuba.
The community-based Organoponico Vivero Alamar farm appeals to its workers and promotes sustainability—it also attracts visitors and students of organic agriculture.
Most American farming relies on gas and fertilizers and yields low wages. Cuba's Organoponico Vivero Alamar, though, relies on nature and ingenuity. And it pays (relatively) well.
Most Americans have never been to Cuba and may never go, but that’s not because it isn’t feasible.
One for locals and the other for tourists--that's how Cuba's two currencies are often described. But it's more complicated than that.
In Havana, classic antique cars shine brightly in front of decrepit buildings.
In Cuba, people talk fast but they embrace outsiders even faster, both figuratively and literally. After all, they’re not in a hurry to do much else.