CubaCurious
Ana Hebra FlasterCubaCurious is a weekly news mashup from the Cuban underground—stuff state-controlled media doesn't cover. I translate and compile stories from respected Spanish-language sources that reveal the hidden Cuba, the one average Cubans live.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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“Authorized to destroy.”
“Forbidden to Forget.” Four volunteers flying Brothers to the Rescue missions were shutdown by a Cuban MiG in 1996. The group helped save hundreds of Cubans fleeing the island by sea by radioing their location to U.S. authorities. The Miami...
Cuba out of oil, accepts $100m in US aid it had declined.
“Thanks to the U.S. State Department we are here today,” freed Cuban political prisoner Sissy Abascal, 27, upon arriving in Miami on Wednesday. Photo / CiberCuba
15 mayo 2026
*Cubasplaining: when non-Cubans try to correct Cubans about the...
Cuba 2nd worst in Americas for press freedom, Nicaragua wins 1st.
Independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea was not allowed to visit his dying mother while in prison awaiting charges for protesting during a power outage. Photo of his mother, Zoila Chávez, and the journalist. Photo: CubaNet/Facebook...
Survey says . . . 96% of Cubans want political change. ¡Ahora!
A one-week long, online survey ending 1 May is leaving no doubt about Cubans’ desire for change. Photo /14ymedio.com
1 mayo 2026
Hola y welcome back to CubaCurious. Thanks for being here.
This week’s three stories will show you a Cuba th...
“After a week, no one will even remember you.”
Activist Anna Bensi, her nephew, sister, niece, and mother in Havana earlier this month. Political police agents threatened the family for Anna’s social media posts criticizing the regime. Photo / Facebook
24 abril 2026
Hola y welcome. T...
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Ana's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, on All Things Considered, and in PBS’s Stories from the Stage.
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