Cuba

Article · Jul 20, 2026

Cubans like activist-artist Otero Alcántara shouldn’t have to choose between home and a free life

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to prison for “insulting national symbols,” “public disorder,” and “contempt” for posting on social media, singing songs of protest, and participating in public demonstrations -- suffering significant abuse and deprivation while in prison. He was recently released.

Feb 1, 2023

The Struggle for Freedom: The Cuban rapper whose music shames the regime

Cuban rapper Maykel Castillo Perez's uncompromising work unites Cubans and exposes the myths of the 1959 revolution and its more than six decades of repression.

Nov 1, 2022

Championing Freedom in Cuba

Cuban democracy activist Rosa María Payá and &nbsp;<span style="font-style: normal">Washington Post</span> journalist David E. Hoffman detail the decline of democracy in Latin America and why the cause of freedom in Cuba matters.

Jun 28, 2016

Oscar Biscet Talks with the Bush Institute about Cuba’s Future

The whole world knows that there is a totalitarian dictatorship in Cuba that violates the most elementary human rights. This medal will make people look at these issues. That is its symbolism.