Mistrust between the Cuban exile community and the islandβs internal opposition complicates a postβCastro transition
23 May 2026 at 04:00
The Cuban dissident Oswaldo PayΓ‘ used to say that he lived in the crossfire. In May 2002, he achieved the milestone of delivering more than 11,000 signatures to Cubaβs Parliament. The petition demanded a referendum to democratize the island.

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