CubaBrief: Kleptocracy, Not Sanctions, Turned Out Cuba’s Lights

by John Suarez | Sep 9, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

Cuba’s Grid Didn’t Collapse. Havana Let It Rot. On September 7, 2026 CFC’s executive director was interviewed by NTD News about worsening public-health situation linked to the deterioration of basic infrastructure in the country. This CubaBrief provides more...

CubaBrief: Cuba’s crisis today. The Christian Liberation Movement’s 38 year ongoing struggle for democracy. 65 Years of Our Lady of Charity with Cuban Exiles.

by John Suarez | Sep 8, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

Today is the Feast Day for Cachita, Our Lady of Charity. In Santiago de Cuba, Cubans carrying sunflowers paid homage to the Virgin of Charity asking for “health and faith.” For the past four hundred and fourteen years, since the Virgin of Charity appeared to the three...

CubaBrief: Remembering some Cubans who went missing due to state action on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

by John Suarez | Aug 30, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

Today, August 30th, marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a day dedicated to remembering those who have vanished under repressive regimes. This day was first observed 15 years ago by the United Nations (UN) in 2011. The UN defines an...

CubaBrief: Delsy Rodriguez is the new viceroy of Venezuela, a Cuban colony. 32 Cuban soldiers and intelligence officials killed during the rendition of Maduro.

by cfcadmin | Jan 6, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

U.S. military forces arrested and extracted the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and his wife in the early morning of January 3, 2026. The presence of military and intelligence personnel from the Cuban dictatorship was long denied by officials, but confirmed during...

CubaBrief: A human rights in Cuba update. Havana’s vote at the UN against Moscow returning kidnapped Ukrainian children. Petition to Diaz-Canel.

by cfcadmin | Dec 6, 2025 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

December 10, 2025 marks the observance of international human rights day. This past week both domestically and internationally Havana continued to play a negative role on the human rights front. Prisoners Defenders, the Spain based NGO, today lists 1,192 political...

CubaBrief: Nationwide blackout in Cuba, the responsibility of Havana’s kleptocracy, and the lies found in the official narrative.

by cfcadmin | Sep 10, 2025 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives, Uncategorized

Havana’s energy ministry said earlier today that Cuba is experiencing another nation wide blackout, reported numerous news media outlets. It is its fifth national black out in less than a year, reported The Guardian. The cause of this humanitarian disaster...