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State Security

Explore key issues in "State Security," including power outages, restricted freedoms, political detentions, and the role of state control in Cuba’s ongoing security dynamics.

Former Cuban Minister's Sister Claims Espionage Accusations and Life Sentence Are Preordained
Former Cuban Minister's Sister Claims Espionage Accusations and Life Sentence Are Preordained

Published on 11/22/2025

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Fernández Era, Lifting Restrictions: "I Achieved It With Sheer Determination"
Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Fernández Era, Lifting Restrictions: "I Achieved It With Sheer Determination"

Published on 11/21/2025

Cuban Political Prisoner Hospitalized After Nearly a Month on Hunger Strike
Cuban Political Prisoner Hospitalized After Nearly a Month on Hunger Strike

Published on 11/21/2025

State Security Prevents Prominent Activist from Leaving Cuba
State Security Prevents Prominent Activist from Leaving Cuba

Published on 11/12/2025

Cuban Freemasonry Appoints New Grand Master Amidst Internal Strife
Cuban Freemasonry Appoints New Grand Master Amidst Internal Strife

Published on 10/26/2025

Love Amid Oppression: The Story of Nelva and José Daniel Ferrer's Bond
Love Amid Oppression: The Story of Nelva and José Daniel Ferrer's Bond

Published on 10/25/2025

Cuban Doctor Exposes How the Regime Exploited, Persecuted, and Left Him Destitute
Cuban Doctor Exposes How the Regime Exploited, Persecuted, and Left Him Destitute

Published on 10/21/2025

José Daniel Ferrer Reveals Circumstances of Leaving Cuba: "They Took My House"
José Daniel Ferrer Reveals Circumstances of Leaving Cuba: "They Took My House"

Published on 10/17/2025

Luis Robles Makes a Bold Escape from Cuba to Spain: Defying the Regime
Luis Robles Makes a Bold Escape from Cuba to Spain: Defying the Regime

Published on 10/16/2025

Humberto López's Cynical Take on José Daniel Ferrer's Exile
Humberto López's Cynical Take on José Daniel Ferrer's Exile

Published on 10/14/2025

Cuban Regime Blocks José Daniel Ferrer's Conjugal Visit After He Announces Exile Decision
Cuban Regime Blocks José Daniel Ferrer's Conjugal Visit After He Announces Exile Decision

Published on 10/7/2025

Ineffective Solutions to Cuba's Water Supply Crisis: "Look at the Tanker They Sent!"
Ineffective Solutions to Cuba's Water Supply Crisis: "Look at the Tanker They Sent!"

Published on 10/6/2025

Dina Stars Returns to Havana from Madrid: Her Challenging Experience at Cuban Customs
Dina Stars Returns to Havana from Madrid: Her Challenging Experience at Cuban Customs

Published on 9/25/2025

Activist Tata Poet Flees Cuba: "I Had to Leave to Protect My Life"
Activist Tata Poet Flees Cuba: "I Had to Leave to Protect My Life"

Published on 9/22/2025

Sentenced to a Decade in Prison: Driver's Repeated Bus Attack in Matanzas
Sentenced to a Decade in Prison: Driver's Repeated Bus Attack in Matanzas

Published on 9/19/2025

Police Officer Found Dead on Villa Clara Highway
Police Officer Found Dead on Villa Clara Highway

Published on 9/19/2025

Mike Hammer Tours Matanzas Under Watchful Eyes of State Security
Mike Hammer Tours Matanzas Under Watchful Eyes of State Security

Published on 8/29/2025

Composer José María Vitier Condemns State Harassment of Writer Jorge Fernández Era
Composer José María Vitier Condemns State Harassment of Writer Jorge Fernández Era

Published on 8/21/2025

Ulises Toirac Speaks Out After Violent Arrest of Writer Jorge Fernández Era
Ulises Toirac Speaks Out After Violent Arrest of Writer Jorge Fernández Era

Published on 8/21/2025

Cuban Official Gazette Issues Judicial Summons Against Exiled Opponents
Cuban Official Gazette Issues Judicial Summons Against Exiled Opponents

Published on 8/20/2025

Heartbreaking Plea from a Cuban Mother for Her Imprisoned Son in Baracoa
Heartbreaking Plea from a Cuban Mother for Her Imprisoned Son in Baracoa

Published on 7/18/2025

Chocolate MC Fires Back at Sandro Castro from Prison: "A Shameless Legacy from His Grandfather"
Chocolate MC Fires Back at Sandro Castro from Prison: "A Shameless Legacy from His Grandfather"

Published on 7/4/2025

Photos Uncover Opulent Castro Family Mansion in Varadero: A Seaside Luxury
Photos Uncover Opulent Castro Family Mansion in Varadero: A Seaside Luxury

Published on 6/23/2025

Pastor and Family Face Harassment from State Security in Matanzas
Pastor and Family Face Harassment from State Security in Matanzas

Published on 6/21/2025

Facultad de Medios Audiovisuales Rejects Participation in National FEU and ETECSA "Multidisciplinary" Group
Facultad de Medios Audiovisuales Rejects Participation in National FEU and ETECSA "Multidisciplinary" Group

Published on 6/15/2025

Cubalex Warns: Cuban Students Face Retaliation for Protesting ETECSA's Price Hike
Cubalex Warns: Cuban Students Face Retaliation for Protesting ETECSA's Price Hike

Published on 6/13/2025

Cuban Government Honors Official for Confronting U.S. Diplomat on Regla Ferry
Cuban Government Honors Official for Confronting U.S. Diplomat on Regla Ferry

Published on 6/12/2025

Bayamo University Retracts Post Downplaying Student Protests
Bayamo University Retracts Post Downplaying Student Protests

Published on 6/11/2025

toDus Confirms It Will Share User Data If Demanded by Cuban Regime: "I Don't See the Problem"
toDus Confirms It Will Share User Data If Demanded by Cuban Regime: "I Don't See the Problem"

Published on 6/10/2025

Cuban Man Assaulted by Police for Protesting ETECSA's Price Hike in Havana Park
Cuban Man Assaulted by Police for Protesting ETECSA's Price Hike in Havana Park

Published on 6/7/2025

Ulises Toirac Addresses State Security Summons Experience
Ulises Toirac Addresses State Security Summons Experience

Published on 6/6/2025

Ulises Toirac Summoned by State Security: "Seems They Don't Like What I'm Saying"
Ulises Toirac Summoned by State Security: "Seems They Don't Like What I'm Saying"

Published on 6/6/2025

Catholic Priest Praises Cuban Students' Stand Against ETECSA: "They Understand the Risks"
Catholic Priest Praises Cuban Students' Stand Against ETECSA: "They Understand the Risks"

Published on 6/7/2025

Luisito Comunica's Cuban Videos: A Product of Regime Sanction?
Luisito Comunica's Cuban Videos: A Product of Regime Sanction?

Published on 5/25/2025

Activist Lara Crofs Faces Escalating Harassment as Cuban Regime Intensifies Pressure
Activist Lara Crofs Faces Escalating Harassment as Cuban Regime Intensifies Pressure

Published on 5/17/2025

Pastor Barred from Seeing Cancer-Stricken Daughter: A Grim Reality of Cuban Regime
Pastor Barred from Seeing Cancer-Stricken Daughter: A Grim Reality of Cuban Regime

Published on 5/13/2025

Amelia Calzadilla Exposes Regime's Harassment and Staged Surveillance as She Leaves Cuba with Her Children: "They Are Despicable Beings"
Amelia Calzadilla Exposes Regime's Harassment and Staged Surveillance as She Leaves Cuba with Her Children: "They Are Despicable Beings"

Published on 5/10/2025

State Security Threatens Patient in Sancti Spíritus Hospital After Activists' Visit
State Security Threatens Patient in Sancti Spíritus Hospital After Activists' Visit

Published on 5/8/2025

European Parliament Condemns Arrests of Cuban Activists José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro
European Parliament Condemns Arrests of Cuban Activists José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro

Published on 5/2/2025

Cuban Dissident Stabbed in Cienfuegos Condemns Release of Attackers and Missing Case File
Cuban Dissident Stabbed in Cienfuegos Condemns Release of Attackers and Missing Case File

Published on 4/25/2025

Otaola Sparks Controversy: Calls Out Mexican YouTuber Luisito Comunica
Otaola Sparks Controversy: Calls Out Mexican YouTuber Luisito Comunica

Published on 4/20/2025

Cuban Police Block Funeral Service for Young Damir Ortiz
Cuban Police Block Funeral Service for Young Damir Ortiz

Published on 4/10/2025

Cuban Opposition Leader Brutally Attacked in Cienfuegos
Cuban Opposition Leader Brutally Attacked in Cienfuegos

Published on 4/8/2025

Cuban Regime Rescinds Parole of Released 11J Protester
Cuban Regime Rescinds Parole of Released 11J Protester

Published on 4/6/2025

Cuban Leader Claims State Security is Globally Revered
Cuban Leader Claims State Security is Globally Revered

Published on 4/2/2025

Díaz-Canel Praises State Security, But Many Cubans Know a Different Reality
Díaz-Canel Praises State Security, But Many Cubans Know a Different Reality

Published on 3/28/2025

Chocolate MC Criticizes Cuban Television: "Don't Use Me for That"
Chocolate MC Criticizes Cuban Television: "Don't Use Me for That"

Published on 3/26/2025

Former State Security Agent Delivers Blistering Rebuke to Díaz-Canel's Press Chief
Former State Security Agent Delivers Blistering Rebuke to Díaz-Canel's Press Chief

Published on 3/20/2025

Flor de Cuba Reveals Evidence Against Otaola in Defamation Lawsuit
Flor de Cuba Reveals Evidence Against Otaola in Defamation Lawsuit

Published on 3/18/2025

Bureaucratic Hurdles Delay Damir's Medical Transfer to the United States
Bureaucratic Hurdles Delay Damir's Medical Transfer to the United States

Published on 3/9/2025

Cuban Regime Intensifies Harassment Against José Daniel Ferrer's Neighbors
Cuban Regime Intensifies Harassment Against José Daniel Ferrer's Neighbors

Published on 2/28/2025

Cuban Activist Amelia Calzadilla Exposes Smear Campaign Against Her
Cuban Activist Amelia Calzadilla Exposes Smear Campaign Against Her

Published on 2/17/2025

A Masterpiece of Satire: Díaz-Canel's Zombie Portrait Reflects Cuba's Leadership
A Masterpiece of Satire: Díaz-Canel's Zombie Portrait Reflects Cuba's Leadership

Published on 2/15/2025

Opposition Crackdown in Cuba: Activists Detained on Way to Pay Respects to Deceased "Lady in White"
Opposition Crackdown in Cuba: Activists Detained on Way to Pay Respects to Deceased "Lady in White"

Published on 2/5/2025

Fatal Shooting in Placetas: Neighbor Kills Young Father After Argument
Fatal Shooting in Placetas: Neighbor Kills Young Father After Argument

Published on 1/31/2025

Professor Pedro Albert Refuses Probation: "I Won't Be Used as a Bargaining Chip"
Professor Pedro Albert Refuses Probation: "I Won't Be Used as a Bargaining Chip"

Published on 1/18/2025

Journalist José Luis Tan Estrada Seeks Refuge in Exile
Journalist José Luis Tan Estrada Seeks Refuge in Exile

Published on 12/31/2024

Another Cuban General Passes Away
Another Cuban General Passes Away

Published on 12/24/2024

Parents of Cuban Political Prisoner Andy García Protest Outside Santa Clara Prison: "I Want My Son Alive"
Parents of Cuban Political Prisoner Andy García Protest Outside Santa Clara Prison: "I Want My Son Alive"

Published on 12/12/2024

Political Prisoner Andy García on Hunger Strike: Family Warns of Deteriorating Health After Nine Days Without Food
Political Prisoner Andy García on Hunger Strike: Family Warns of Deteriorating Health After Nine Days Without Food

Published on 12/7/2024

Mother Accuses Cuban Regime of Torturing and Murdering Her Son in Prison
Mother Accuses Cuban Regime of Torturing and Murdering Her Son in Prison

Published on 12/4/2024

Two Brothers Arrested in Bayamo for Demonstrating Against Power Outages
Two Brothers Arrested in Bayamo for Demonstrating Against Power Outages

Published on 11/13/2024

Organization Offers Power to Neighbors Amidst Blackout in Havana Neighborhood
Organization Offers Power to Neighbors Amidst Blackout in Havana Neighborhood

Published on 11/9/2024

Students at Villa Clara University Face Threats After Protesting Power and Water Shortages
Students at Villa Clara University Face Threats After Protesting Power and Water Shortages

Published on 10/17/2024

Prosecutors Demand Up to 12 Years in Prison for Cubans Who Organized Las Tunas Protest
Prosecutors Demand Up to 12 Years in Prison for Cubans Who Organized Las Tunas Protest

Published on 10/9/2024

Héctor Villar Stirs Controversy with Video on Buying a Mercedes Benz in Cuba
Héctor Villar Stirs Controversy with Video on Buying a Mercedes Benz in Cuba

Published on 10/3/2024

Berta Soler, Leader of Ladies in White, Arrested in Havana on Repressive Sunday
Berta Soler, Leader of Ladies in White, Arrested in Havana on Repressive Sunday

Published on 9/30/2024

Cuban Activist Lara Crofs Reports Death Threats
Cuban Activist Lara Crofs Reports Death Threats

Published on 9/25/2024

Berta Soler Still Missing After Arrest in Havana
Berta Soler Still Missing After Arrest in Havana

Published on 9/24/2024

Cuban Freemasons Officially Appoint New Grand Master to Lead Grand Lodge
Cuban Freemasons Officially Appoint New Grand Master to Lead Grand Lodge

Published on 9/22/2024

Cuban Father Sells Everything to Flee: "I Can't Stand the Thought of My Daughter Growing Up in a Broken Society"
Cuban Father Sells Everything to Flee: "I Can't Stand the Thought of My Daughter Growing Up in a Broken Society"

Published on 9/21/2024

Alina Bárbara López Thanks Luis Alberto García for Support After UNEAC Expulsion
Alina Bárbara López Thanks Luis Alberto García for Support After UNEAC Expulsion

Published on 9/19/2024

Intellectual Jenny Pantoja Detained by Cuban State Security
Intellectual Jenny Pantoja Detained by Cuban State Security

Published on 9/18/2024

Jorge Fernández Era Summoned by State Security for Interrogation at Villa Marista
Jorge Fernández Era Summoned by State Security for Interrogation at Villa Marista

Published on 9/18/2024

Jorge Fernández Era Resigns from UNEAC Following Expulsion of Alina Bárbara López
Jorge Fernández Era Resigns from UNEAC Following Expulsion of Alina Bárbara López

Published on 9/16/2024

Cuban Doctor in the U.S.: "My Life in Cuba Was a Nightmare"
Cuban Doctor in the U.S.: "My Life in Cuba Was a Nightmare"

Published on 9/14/2024

Intellectual Alina Bárbara López Expelled from UNEAC for Criticizing Cuban Government
Intellectual Alina Bárbara López Expelled from UNEAC for Criticizing Cuban Government

Published on 9/13/2024

Cuban Government Exiles Dissident Jorge Cervantes García
Cuban Government Exiles Dissident Jorge Cervantes García

Published on 9/12/2024

Arbitrary Detention of Writer Jorge Fernández Era and Academic Alina Bárbara López Sparks Outrage
Arbitrary Detention of Writer Jorge Fernández Era and Academic Alina Bárbara López Sparks Outrage

Published on 8/18/2024

Cuban Priest Summoned by Immigration Officials After Calling for Public Prayer for Venezuela
Cuban Priest Summoned by Immigration Officials After Calling for Public Prayer for Venezuela

Published on 8/10/2024

Cuban Priest Threatened by State Security for Organizing Public Prayer for Venezuela
Cuban Priest Threatened by State Security for Organizing Public Prayer for Venezuela

Published on 8/3/2024

Cuban Authorities Silence El Ciervo Encantado's Latest Play
Cuban Authorities Silence El Ciervo Encantado's Latest Play

Published on 8/1/2024

Former Judge Melody González Files Complaint Against Cuban Judicial System with UN, Seeks Protection
Former Judge Melody González Files Complaint Against Cuban Judicial System with UN, Seeks Protection

Published on 7/30/2024

Cuban Government Concedes to Masonic Protests, Agrees to Hold Elections
Cuban Government Concedes to Masonic Protests, Agrees to Hold Elections

Published on 7/24/2024

Young Man in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Police Friend in Granma
Young Man in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Police Friend in Granma

Published on 7/23/2024

Pedro López Resumes Machinist Career in Germany After Fleeing Cuba
Pedro López Resumes Machinist Career in Germany After Fleeing Cuba

Published on 7/16/2024

Hundreds of Repressive Actions Recorded on Third Anniversary of July 11 Protests
Hundreds of Repressive Actions Recorded on Third Anniversary of July 11 Protests

Published on 7/11/2024

Censorship Targeting Trans Artist Kiriam Gutiérrez Exposed
Censorship Targeting Trans Artist Kiriam Gutiérrez Exposed

Published on 7/9/2024

State Security Threatens Journalist José Luis Tan with Jail if He Leaves Home on July 11
State Security Threatens Journalist José Luis Tan with Jail if He Leaves Home on July 11

Published on 7/6/2024

Carlos Massola's Remains Cremated After Sudden Death
Carlos Massola's Remains Cremated After Sudden Death

Published on 7/4/2024

Funeral Car Takes Seven Hours to Arrive for Cuban Actor Carlos Mazzola
Funeral Car Takes Seven Hours to Arrive for Cuban Actor Carlos Mazzola

Published on 7/3/2024

Cuban Freemasons Defy Government-Imposed Grand Master
Cuban Freemasons Defy Government-Imposed Grand Master

Published on 6/18/2024

New Migration Bill Outlines Cuba's Entry and Exit Restrictions
New Migration Bill Outlines Cuba's Entry and Exit Restrictions

Published on 6/17/2024

Young Protester Barred from Leaving Cuba by State Security
Young Protester Barred from Leaving Cuba by State Security

Published on 6/8/2024

Cuban Pastor Under House Arrest for Buying Cement in Camagüey
Cuban Pastor Under House Arrest for Buying Cement in Camagüey

Published on 6/3/2024

Welcome Rally Organized for Díaz-Canel in Yateras, Guantánamo
Welcome Rally Organized for Díaz-Canel in Yateras, Guantánamo

Published on 5/23/2024

Parole Denied for Political Prisoner Luis Robles
Parole Denied for Political Prisoner Luis Robles

Published on 5/21/2024

Three Years Since the Arrest of Maykel Osorbo
Three Years Since the Arrest of Maykel Osorbo

Published on 5/19/2024

Cubans Forced to Sleep Outdoors Amidst Severe Power Outages
Cubans Forced to Sleep Outdoors Amidst Severe Power Outages

Published on 5/19/2024