World news about “Cuban politics” published by euronews.
Painting the Cuban paradox The Cuban flag revisited is one of the latest themes in artist Michel Mirabal’s body of work. The Cuban painter is among the best known of his generation… 12/04/2013
Rocking the regime in Cuba “I don’t like politics,” says one of Cuban punk rock band Porno para Ricardo’s most popular songs. The group was formed in 1998 by Gorki Aguila, a former… 25/03/2013
Cuba: change from within They are artists, intellectuals or bloggers, and they want Cuba to open up to the world. Whether they are dissidents or not, a new generation of Cubans is… 15/03/2013
Cuba: slow winds of change In this edition of Reporter, euronews travels to Cuba to talk to the people about the impact of reform on their lives. We meet a mountain guide who… 08/03/2013
Fidel back at the national assembly – nocomment Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance by joining the opening session in the National Assembly amid speculation the gathering could… 27/02/2013
Not spring in Cuba yet Complaints about a growing wealth gap similar to those in many of the world’s struggling economies are building in communist Cuba as well. This is in spite… 06/02/2013
Painted mural by the Union of Young Communists in HavanaA man rides his motorcycle past a freshly painted mural by the Union of Young Communists a day before a military parade to mark the 1961 U.S.-backed Bay of… 16/04/2011
Raul Castro to step down in 2018Cuban President Raul Castro has announced he will step down from power after his second term ends in 2018. He made the announcement at a meeting of the… 25/02/2013
Cuba’s Castro denies media reports that he is dyingFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro denied on Monday that he is dying. The 86-year-old published photos and a strongly-worded article in the Communist Party… 22/10/2012
Unpopular exit permits in Cuba to be abolishedCubans will soon no longer have to obtain exit permits and official invitations before travelling to other countries. Only a passport and visa will be… 16/10/2012
Leading Cuban activist dies in car crashLeader of the Christian Democratic Movement in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya has died in a car crash on Sunday. He was travelling in the eastern Cuban province of Granma… 23/07/2012
Cuban leader Raul Castro visits ChinaCuban President Raul Castro is on his first visit to China since replacing his brother Fidel as leader four years ago. The country is Cuba’s second largest… 04/07/2012
When Benedict met Fidel…They are no ordinary octogenarians. And when Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church, sat down with Cuba’s revolutionary icon Fidel Castro… 28/03/2012
Castro rules out multi-party system in CubaThe Cuban president has re-affirmed the communist island’s commitment to a one-party political system, dashing any faint hopes dissidents may have had of… 30/01/2012
Ahmadinejad goes west as sanctions hit homeMahmoud Ahmadinejad has met Cuba’s President Raul Castro as the Iranian leader continued his drive to rally support amid growing tensions over his… 12/01/2012
Exile flotilla puts on a display for Cuba dissidentsCubans living in exile marked the upcoming International Human Rights Day on Friday by sailing a flotilla of boats about 20 kilometres off the coast of the… 10/12/2011
Cuban house market opens upFor the first time since the revolution in 1959 the Cuban government is allowing people to buy and sell their homes on the island. Up until now Cubans have… 04/11/2011
Cuban leaders urged to bring in fresh bloodThe Cuban government is being urged to promote a new generation of leaders after the death on Saturday of 75-year-old defence minister Julio Casas… 06/09/2011
Cuba celebrates its saint for first time in yearsNew pictures show the Castro regime in Cuba is relaxing its stance on processions by allowing one to take place for the first time in nearly 60 years. … 05/09/2011
Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ ask Church to help stop violenceLeaders of the Cuban dissident group the “Ladies in White” have met Catholic Church officials to seek their help over what they claim is violence and… 31/08/2011
Cuban parliament gives green light to reformsCuba’s parliament has approved plans to overhaul the country’s stagnating, state-dominated economy and lift some restrictions on citizens’ lives. The ruling… 02/08/2011
Cuban emotion as Fidel Castro says ‘no more’Fidel Castro has formally taken a bow out of Cuban politics before an emotional gathering of the country’s Communist Party. The party congress is supposed… 19/04/2011
Warm welcome for Fidel Castro at party congressCuba’s Communist Party has held a congress in Havana that has been as emotional as it was historic. The man who drove the revolution in 1959, and then led… 19/04/2011
Castro announces two term-limit for Cuba’s leadersCubans have been digesting moves made by President Raul Castro to limit the term the country’s rulers can serve to two five year-terms. The president says… 18/04/2011
Raul Castro calls for change at the top in CubaThe Cuban communist party is holding its first congress in 14 years, the first without Fidel Castro, and one that is indicating his brother Raul’s… 17/04/2011
Cuba celebrates ending Bay of Pigs invasionCuba has put its military on show as part of the celebrations to mark 50 years since revolutionaries repelled America’s Bay of Pigs invasion. The spotlight… 16/04/2011
Wind of change set to ruffle Cuban communistsHalf a century after Cuban revolutionaries fought off an American attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro with the Bay of Pigs invasion, the communist party there… 16/04/2011
