The Havana Files

A project by @TheFHRC
Exposing authoritarian influence, repression, and global networks shaping today’s conflicts.
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En el episodio 8 de The Havana Files, @MarioJPenton habla sobre la carta que “El Cangrejo” habría hecho llegar a Donald Trump y lo que ese mensaje revela sobre las luchas internas de poder dentro del régimen cubano.

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En el Ep. 8 de The Havana Files, @MarioJPenton pregunta: ¿quién estuvo detrás de los vuelos chárter entre La Habana y Managua y quién se benefició? ¿Es creíble que 600,000 cubanos salieran de la isla sin que el régimen supiera lo que ocurría?

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En el episodio 8 de The Havana Files, @MarioJPenton explica por qué el futuro de #Cuba no puede quedar en manos de los mismos funcionarios y estructuras que sostienen al régimen.

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Mario J. Pentón llega a The Havana Files para hablar de sus investigaciones sobre las redes del régimen cubano en EE.UU., los casos que ha documentado y las amenazas que asegura haber enfrentado por su trabajo. @MarioJPenton

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Mario J. Pentón llega a The Havana Files para hablar de sus investigaciones sobre las redes del régimen cubano en EE.UU., los casos que ha documentado y las amenazas que asegura haber enfrentado por su trabajo. @MarioJPenton

https://t.co/up2RpH14e9

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Russia is using Cubans as bodies on the front lines, many with little military training or combat experience. Watch Episode 7: Cuba’s Secret Hand: Mercenaries, Moscow, and the war against Ukraine.

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Thousands of Cubans went to Russia to fight in #Ukraine.

Cuban officials claim they didn’t know. But is it really possible that thousands could be recruited and sent to war without the regime’s knowledge?

Watch Episode 7 of Havana Files now on YouTube.
https://t.co/fnS4lFkpsQ

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A Cuban man is promised construction work in Russia. He boards a plane, signs documents he may not fully understand, and is sent to war.

In Episode 7 of The Havana Files, we expose how Cubans are being recruited and sent to fight for #Russia.

https://t.co/OZ1X2Sc1EP

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Che Guevara became a global icon—but that image was carefully cultivated. Cuban intelligence, with support from the KGB and Soviet-bloc allies, helped build the mythology that turned Che into a global brand while his victims were forgotten.

Watch here: https://t.co/66NWbVk6Nv

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Episode 6 of The Havana Files is out now on YouTube.

@GeletMartinez sits down with @MariaWerlau to examine how Cuba built political, intelligence and institutional influence inside Venezuela and why Havana’s reach should not be underestimated.

Watch now: https://t.co/3E4zvHQwAM

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This is the Red-Green Alliance: the convergence of far-left revolutionary movements with Islamist groups united by hostility toward #Israel and the West. In #Cuba, that alliance is not theoretical, it shows up in its messaging, partners, and propaganda.

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What does Cuba have to do with #Israel and the #Ceuta migrant crisis?

Nothing.

Yet Cuban state media pushed a conspiracy tying Israel to it. Havana Files examines the antisemitic narratives embedded in #Cuba’s propaganda.

https://t.co/6bq9jix31F

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Why would #Cuba blame #Israel for a migrant crisis between Morocco and Spain?

In Episode 5 of The Havana Files, I examine how the Cuban regime promoted an #antisemitic conspiracy theory accusing Israel of secretly orchestrating the #Ceuta migrant crisis—and why this is part of a much larger pattern.

Full episode drops tomorrow.

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In Episode 5 of Havana Files, host Gelet Martinez examines #Cuba’s antisemitic conspiracy theory blaming #Israel for orchestrating the #Ceuta migrant crisis, and how the regime uses disinformation to shape its political narrative.

Full episode drops tomorrow.

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In Castro’s Cuba, trying to leave could make you a target. Sebastián Arcos recalls how Cubans were shamed, harassed and branded traitors by neighbors, police and regime groups.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube.

https://t.co/SPptEp4jY5

#Cuba #TheHavanaFiles #Shorts

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From Revolution to Repression: Cuba’s Warning to America

Sebastián Arcos’ family fought Batista for democracy, then became targets of Castro’s regime.

His warning: “It happened to Cubans in 1959. It can happen anywhere.”

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https://t.co/f2NZMoYaD1

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Cuba understood something Washington overlooked for decades: you don’t need tanks to invade a country if you can influence its next generation.

Episode 3 of The Havana Files is out.

https://t.co/kZOXvOekKd

#cuba #Havana

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Cuba understood something Washington overlooked for decades: you don’t need tanks to invade a country if you can influence its next generation.

Episode 3 of The Havana Files is out.

https://t.co/kZOXvOekKd

#cuba #Havana

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#Cuba didn’t need to invade America militarily. It built influence through youth travel, ideology, and recruitment.

Episode 3 of The Havana Files exposes the pipeline and why Washington missed it for decades.

Watch now: https://t.co/sqsO4SKVeK

@GeletMartinez

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#Cuba didn’t need to invade America militarily. It built influence through youth travel, ideology, and recruitment.

Episode 3 of The Havana Files exposes the pipeline and why Washington missed it for decades.

Watch now: https://t.co/sqsO4SKVeK

@GeletMartinez