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

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