"State violence has been aimed at discouraging participation in demonstrations and quelling this expression of political dissent," the IACHR concluded, calling on Nicaragua's government to "reach a constitutional, democratic and peaceful solution to this human rights crisis."...
MasTec just won a $500 million contract to help rebuild Puerto Rico's hurricane-damaged electrical grid. Jose and his brother Jorge are part of the group bidding alongside David Beckham to bring an MLS team to South Florida....
"Under his leadership, we are convinced that this vital agency will finally fulfill the role that President Reagan envisioned for it ...
In January of 2018, Ramírez Álvarez complained of a "defamation campaign" against him. Mayarí officials accused him of stirring up discontent among agricultural laborers there. Since his previous arrest he has been "regulated" by State Security and he cannot leave Cuba....
"Some are suffering more than others ,.. One has symptoms so severe that the client is considering taking early retirement," attorney Mark Zaid (discussing sonic attack victims in Havana)....
The Kenyan government say they resorted to importing Cuban physicians due to the doctors' protest in 2017 that lasted for over three months, which caused a massive shortage of working doctors during that period....
“We must never forget that the true responsible party for the Cuban people’s suffering is the Castro-Díaz-Canel regime, not U.S. policy...
“You watch your children leave and you can’t stop them. In this country, they don’t have a future.” -- Ovidio Martínez said, fighting back tears. ...
A detonated canister of tear gas created a panic that led to the stampede. 17 people died from suffocation or multiple trauma. At least 5 people were hurt in the incident and taken to the hospital for treatment....
The children shout the slogan that they will repeat in the coming years: “Pioneers for Communism! We will be like Che!” Then they leave the ranks and return to the unruly games of any child. The political “renewal of vows” is over....