Connect Cuba | Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba

Local Cubans finding more ways to communicate freely.

According to the recent CubaNet article, “In Cuba something as simple as a landline phone is almost impossible to achieve, as the state is the only one who assigns them, and only a privileged few authorized by the government are eligible for this service. On the...

Cuba: The only Latin American country rated “not free” with regards to internet access.

According to El Nuevo Herald, “Cuba remains the only country in Latin America rated as ‘not free’ with regards to internet access,” based on the Freedom on the Net 2014 index.” The report is the “fifth annual survey of internet...

Cuba still listed among the least connected countries in the world.

According the Spanish language digital newspaper Diario de Cuba and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “Cuba worsened by two seats on the Development Index of Information Technology and Communication 2014 (IDT) and is installed on the list of the...

FEC’s “Conga for a Cause” at UM benefits Connect Cuba!

On November 18th, 2014, the University of Miami’s Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) hosted Conga for a Cause, a carnival style event to benefit the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC) and the Connect Cuba campaign…If you would like to learn more or...

On the “packet” and Cuba’s “technological nomads.”

According 14ymedio, the “Forum on Cultural Consumption in Cuba: Art, Culture, Education and Technology”, which was held last weekend in the Mayo Hall of the Cuba Pavilion, featured attendees such as “Abel Prieto, adviser to Raúl Castro on cultural...