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Cuba And Fidel: When Rights Become A Currency Of Power

As Cuba celebrates Fidel, blackouts and repression revive an uncomfortable question: who owns rights?

Published on August 13, 2026


Cuba And Fidel: When Rights Become A Currency Of Power
Archive/Agência Brasil

On August 13, 2026, Cuba marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth. The official calendar turns the date into a state celebration, with tributes to the leader of the 1959 Revolution. More than 1,500 foreign guests are taking part in ceremonies in Havana, while the island faces one of its most severe economic, energy and political crises in decades.

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