Cuban Boxing Champion Felix Savon, Another Fallen Hero
It went viral within hours. Multiple-time boxing champion Felix Savon, considered one of the ten greatest athletes in Cuba’s history, was walking the streets looking for food.
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Cuba and the Clock That Only Works with No Electricity
On Friday, at 5:30 in the afternoon, an invisible clock started ticking. It had no hands, made no sound, and no one knew when it would stop.
National Mobilization in Venezuela on October 22
Maria Corina Machado’s party provided details on Monday about the march, which seeks to demand the return of its leader.
Masked Israeli Settlers Nearly Kill Washington Post Journalist
Israeli settlers backed by IDF soldiers brutally assaulted Palestinian olive farmers in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.
Nicaraguans Forced to Attend Events Promoting Ortega’s Constitutional Reforms
Public employees, students, and Sandinistas tell how they are forced to attend constitutional reform consultations in Nicaragua.
The Invisible Prison: Anatomy of the Venezuelan Panopticon
Before crossing the threshold of the house, the ritual is not to check if you have your keys or wallet. The ritual is to clean your phone.
International News Briefs for Monday, October 19, 2026
We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, October 19, 2026.
A plantain grove in the middle of a street in Cerro, Havana
There is a kind of melancholy suspended in the streets of Cerro, when the asphalt gives way. It is not the peaceful stillness of repose...