By Cheryl LaBash on May 14, 2022 from Havana
San Francisco, protest Supreme Court attack on Women’s rights. Photo: Bill Hackwell
When you have touched a woman you have struck a rock, says a South African proverb. It continues, you have dislodged a boulder, you will be crushed. The US Supreme Court justices who penned the recently leaked draft majority opinion abolishing voluntary legal pregnancy termination, should take heed. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on May 12, 2022
photo: Bill Hackwell
First, the explosion. The six-story building vibrated, then some cables jumped, with the force of a whiplash. Then, more than half of the façade collapsed without giving time, without announcing anything, each piece of floor swallowing the one above, (more…)
By Rogelio Mayta on May 13, 2022
Rogelio Mayta
Humanity is at a turning point. Not only war and climate change threaten life on our planet. Ideologies and some people as well (more…)
May 11, 2022
On Wednesday, May 11, senior Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51 years old, was killed by Israeli security forces while she was covering a raid in the Jenin refugee camp in occupied West Bank. She was shot in the face despite wearing a press vest which identified her as a journalist. Another Palestinian journalist and Akleh’s colleague Ali al-Samoudi was also wounded in the shooting. He was shot in the back and was admitted to a hospital where he was reported to be out of danger. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on May 10, 2022
AMLO meets with Raul Castro
This weekend, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) made a historic visit to Cuba, which allowed both countries to strengthen their long-standing friendship. Although it was brief, it helped in showing Cubans and the world that this Caribbean island, blockaded and besieged by the United States, is not alone. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on May 10, 2022 from Havana
The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Cuba has been a truly scientific and humane feat. The Caribbean Island started the immunization of its population after the deadly peak of the Delta variant in late 2021, and so far, has managed to control the pandemic by dramatically reducing contagion rates. Today for example only 66 new cases were reported in Cuba with no deaths. (more…)
By Yaimi Ravelo on May 10, 2022
Photo: Yaimi Ravelo
We are running the field notes of Resumen photojournalist Yaimi Ravelo to give a view of the dedication and commitment of the Cuban rescue workers. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on May 8, 2022 from Havana
Rescue workers continue to comb through the rubble for signs of life.
Photo: Bill Hackwell
It is Mother’s Day in Cuba, but in Havana there is no music or merriment, as usually happens on this date. The city has been in mourning since Friday, when a massive explosion shook the Saratoga Hotel, in Old Havana, collapsing part of its facade and spreading terror among neighbors in the surrounding communities. (more…)