/tags/cuban-artists Cuban artists en-US WLRN Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:59:42 GMT /news/2021-04-19/communist-congress-leaves-cuba-castro-less-at-the-top-little-else-changes Raúl Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss — but the regime's old guard's still making sure the new guard keeps its rigid system intact. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:59:42 GMT /news/2021-04-19/communist-congress-leaves-cuba-castro-less-at-the-top-little-else-changes Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei /news/2020-12-28/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2020-from-covid-19-devastation-to-cuban-artist-defiance As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 22:00:30 GMT /news/2020-12-28/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2020-from-covid-19-devastation-to-cuban-artist-defiance Tim Padgett /news/2020-12-07/cuban-artists-are-captivating-the-world-but-can-they-challenge-the-regime Artists' sudden, stunning push for free speech and expression in Cuba is resonating with ordinary citizens in ways authorities have rarely seen. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 23:11:19 GMT /news/2020-12-07/cuban-artists-are-captivating-the-world-but-can-they-challenge-the-regime Tim Padgett /commentary/2020-12-03/hola-otaola-can-a-racist-demagogue-be-a-serious-defender-of-cuban-rights COMMENTARY Saturday's brief arrest of Cuban exile influencer Alex Otaola in Miami is a reminder of how much he sounds like communist leaders in Havana. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:39:31 GMT /commentary/2020-12-03/hola-otaola-can-a-racist-demagogue-be-a-serious-defender-of-cuban-rights Tim Padgett