CNN International Correspondent & Havana Bureau Chief

Joined December 2008
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Felt on our sixth floor building in Havana
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.4 - 118 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba ow.ly/Rwh7106ztxC
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Feeling a small earthquake shake Havana at the moment as sometimes happens here very occasionally…
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Cuban TV airs images of a public appearance by Raul Castro on Friday, his first since the US indicted him in May.
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Ran into a large gathering of military officials on my morning walk, apparently to commemorate the anniversary of Cuba’s Interior Ministry tomorrow.
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Raul Castro turns 95 today as the revolution he and his brother Fidel started faces unprecedented pressure and he is under US indictment.
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There’s been one hour of power today in my neighborhood in Havana —others have had no electricity for days. The situation is fast becoming unlivable for many in Cuba.
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Patrick Oppmann CNN retweeted
The Foreign Desk: Cubans are facing a nightmarish humanitarian crisis. Driving the emergency is Washington DC, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long dreamed of regime change on the island. We head to Havana for the picture on the ground. monocle.com/radio/shows/the-…
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Just in: The Cuban government is organizing a demonstration to protest Raul Castro’s indictment on Friday morning in front of the US Embassy in Havana.
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First reaction from Cuban government to extraordinary indictment of Raul Castro today. Battle lines being drawn…
La pretendida acusación contra el General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, que acaba de comunicar el Gobierno estadounidense, solo evidencia la soberbia y la frustración que le provoca a los representantes del imperio, la inquebrantable firmeza de la Revolución Cubana y la unidad y fortaleza moral de su liderazgo. Se trata de una acción política, sin ningún basamento jurídico, que solo busca engrosar el expediente que fabrican para justificar el desatino de una agresión militar a #Cuba. EE.UU miente y manipula los sucesos alrededor del derribo de las avionetas de la organización narco-terrorista Hermanos al Rescate, en 1996. Sabe bien, porque sobran evidencias documentales, que no se actuó de manera imprudente ni se violó el derecho internacional, como sí vienen haciendo fuerzas militares estadounidenses, con sus fríamente calculadas y abiertamente publicitadas ejecuciones extrajudiciales sobre embarcaciones civiles en el Caribe y el Pacífico. El 24 de febrero de 1996, Cuba actuó en legítima defensa, dentro de sus aguas jurisdiccionales, tras sucesivas y peligrosas violaciones de nuestro espacio aéreo por connotados terroristas, de lo cual la administración estadounidense de turno fue alertada en más de una decena de ocasiones, pero hizo caso omiso de las advertencias y permitió las violaciones. La altura ética y el sentido humanista de su obra, derriban cualquier infamia que se pretenda levantar contra el General de Ejército Raúl Castro. Como jefe guerrillero y como estadista, ganó el amor de su pueblo, a lo que se suma el respeto y la admiración de otros líderes de la región y del mundo. Esos valores son su mejor defensa y un escudo moral, frente al ridículo intento de menoscabar su talla de héroe. #RaúlEsRaúl
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Cuba’s 1pm state newscast at this moment announcing activities to celebrate Raul Castro’s 95th birthday in June… No word so far on the island that the US has indicted Castro today.
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Patrick Oppmann CNN retweeted
May 20
DOJ case against Raúl Castro unsealed. Former Cuban president is charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of an aircraft and murder. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4eXR1N5
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No mention so far in Cuba’s state-run press that the Trump administration is expected to indict Raul Castro today… but there is this reminder to Cubans to celebrate Raul Castro’s 95th birthday next month and give him a “collective hug.”
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The extraordinary developments this year that have brought Cuba (and Cubans) to a breaking point, my story.
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Patrick Oppmann CNN retweeted
May 17
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Havana this week aboard a not-very-clandestine airplane emblazoned with the words “United States of America” was deeply shocking for many Cubans, and the clearest sign yet that tensions are reaching critical mass. | Analysis cnn.it/4wpyrDE
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Patrick Oppmann CNN retweeted
May 16
The US Justice Department is working to secure criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro, according to sources familiar with the matter. cnn.it/4nA28hx
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