Entities from Cuba
70 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings.
People
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Alejandro Garcia del ToroCuban foreign ministry under-director who received the first US diplomatic aircraft since 2016
Cuban foreign ministry under-director who received the first US diplomatic aircraft since 2016Anamara Barona RiveroCuban prisoner who died at El Guatao women's prison in April 2026; ninth documented prison death of 2026.
Cuban prisoner who died at El Guatao women's prison in April 2026; ninth documented prison death of 2026.Ania Guillermina Lastres MoreraCuban official; first individual added to the SDN list under Executive Order 14404 on 7 May 2026.
Cuban official; first individual added to the SDN list under Executive Order 14404 on 7 May 2026.
Bruno Rodríguez ParrillaCuba's Foreign Minister since 2016; official voice of the sanctions complaint; silent on the 10 April back-channel.
Cuba's Foreign Minister since 2016; official voice of the sanctions complaint; silent on the 10 April back-channel.Caridad Diego BelloHead of the Cuban Communist Party's Office for Religious Affairs; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV.
Head of the Cuban Communist Party's Office for Religious Affairs; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV.
Juan Esteban Lazo HernandezPresident of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, designated under EO 14404's second sanctions wave on 18 May 2026.
President of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, designated under EO 14404's second sanctions wave on 18 May 2026.
Luis Manuel Otero AlcántaraCuban dissident artist, San Isidro Movement founder, jailed since 2021 after Patria y Vida protests
Cuban dissident artist, San Isidro Movement founder, jailed since 2021 after Patria y Vida protestsMaykel OsorboImprisoned Cuban dissident rapper; co-author of Patria y Vida; refused State Security's 2026 exile ultimatum
Imprisoned Cuban dissident rapper; co-author of Patria y Vida; refused State Security's 2026 exile ultimatum
Miguel Díaz-CanelCuban President since 2018; offering dialogue 'on equal terms' while ruling out prisoner releases as the compound crisis reaches Havana.
Cuban President since 2018; offering dialogue 'on equal terms' while ruling out prisoner releases as the compound crisis reaches Havana.Pérez CastañedaDirector of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant; confirmed 180 days of capital maintenance are required after the 14 May 2026 failure.
Director of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant; confirmed 180 days of capital maintenance are required after the 14 May 2026 failure.
Raúl CastroFormer Cuban president; retains informal authority over FAR and GAESA; indicted in the US over 1996 civilian shoot-down
Former Cuban president; retains informal authority over FAR and GAESA; indicted in the US over 1996 civilian shoot-down
Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez CastroGrandson of Raúl Castro, age 41; met State Department off-track in April 2026
Grandson of Raúl Castro, age 41; met State Department off-track in April 2026Salvador Valdés MesaVice President of Cuba since 2018; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV at state level.
Vice President of Cuba since 2018; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV at state level.
Vicente de la O LevyCuba's Energy Minister; personally sanctioned under EO 14404; public face of the island's fuel emergency
Cuba's Energy Minister; personally sanctioned under EO 14404; public face of the island's fuel emergencyOrganisations
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14ymedioCuba's leading independent outlet; its Cuba-based network first reported the June 2026 Havana protests and utility collapse.
Cuba's leading independent outlet; its Cuba-based network first reported the June 2026 Havana protests and utility collapse.Alianza de Cristianos de CubaAlliance of Cuban Christian denominations advocating religious freedom; co-signatory of the 13 May 2026 Acuerdo de Liberación to the EU.
Alliance of Cuban Christian denominations advocating religious freedom; co-signatory of the 13 May 2026 Acuerdo de Liberación to the EU.
CADECACuba's state currency exchange network; April 2026 dollar-acceptance reform failed to compress the informal spread
Cuba's state currency exchange network; April 2026 dollar-acceptance reform failed to compress the informal spread
Caritas CubaCuban Catholic Church's humanitarian arm, distributing US aid routed through the Church under the Rubio-Vatican channel.
Cuban Catholic Church's humanitarian arm, distributing US aid routed through the Church under the Rubio-Vatican channel.
Communist Party of CubaPartido Comunista de Cuba; Cuba's sole legal party, constitutionally supreme over the state.
Partido Comunista de Cuba; Cuba's sole legal party, constitutionally supreme over the state.
CubadebateCuba's state-run digital news portal; official platform for Communist Party and government statements.
Cuba's state-run digital news portal; official platform for Communist Party and government statements.Cuba DecideCuban dissident political initiative led by Rosa María Payá; co-signatory of the 13 May 2026 Acuerdo de Liberación to the EU.
Cuban dissident political initiative led by Rosa María Payá; co-signatory of the 13 May 2026 Acuerdo de Liberación to the EU.
Directorate of IntelligenceCuba's foreign intelligence service, responsible for overseas espionage and covert operations.
Cuba's foreign intelligence service, responsible for overseas espionage and covert operations.
elToqueCuban independent digital outlet running the informal USD/CUP exchange-rate tracker used by traders.
Cuban independent digital outlet running the informal USD/CUP exchange-rate tracker used by traders.
El ToqueCuban diaspora outlet whose daily informal USD-CUP rate index is the real-economy benchmark
Cuban diaspora outlet whose daily informal USD-CUP rate index is the real-economy benchmark
FARCuban armed forces and military-commercial empire controlling the island's hard-currency economy
Cuban armed forces and military-commercial empire controlling the island's hard-currency economy
FincimexCuba's tourism and hard-currency payment intermediary; on the US Cuba Restricted List
Cuba's tourism and hard-currency payment intermediary; on the US Cuba Restricted List
GAESACuba's military conglomerate controlling ~60% of hard-currency trade; OFAC wind-down deadline 5 June 2026 triggered a mass foreign-operator exodus.
Cuba's military conglomerate controlling ~60% of hard-currency trade; OFAC wind-down deadline 5 June 2026 triggered a mass foreign-operator exodus.
GranmaCuba's Communist Party daily (weekly since March 2026); published a rare GAESA defence as sanctions pressure bites.
Cuba's Communist Party daily (weekly since March 2026); published a rare GAESA defence as sanctions pressure bites.
Juventud RebeldeCuban Communist Party's national youth newspaper, cut to weekly print in 2026
Cuban Communist Party's national youth newspaper, cut to weekly print in 2026
MININTCuba's Ministry of the Interior, responsible for internal security, state surveillance, and law enforcement.
Cuba's Ministry of the Interior, responsible for internal security, state surveillance, and law enforcement.
MINREXCuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs; state's diplomatic voice on sanctions, indictments, and prisoner talks
Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs; state's diplomatic voice on sanctions, indictments, and prisoner talksMoa Nickel SACuba-Canada nickel and cobalt joint venture in Holguín province; dual-tagged [CUBA] and [CUBA-EO] on the OFAC SDN list.
Cuba-Canada nickel and cobalt joint venture in Holguín province; dual-tagged [CUBA] and [CUBA-EO] on the OFAC SDN list.National Civil Defense StaffCuba's civil-defence command authority; on 16 May 2026 ordered households to prepare three-day food backpacks during Meteor 2026.
Cuba's civil-defence command authority; on 16 May 2026 ordered households to prepare three-day food backpacks during Meteor 2026.
National Revolutionary PoliceCuba's national police force, subordinate to MININT, responsible for public order enforcement.
Cuba's national police force, subordinate to MININT, responsible for public order enforcement.
Observatorio Cubano de ConflictosCuban opposition monitoring body tracking protests and state repressive actions; separate from OCDH.
Cuban opposition monitoring body tracking protests and state repressive actions; separate from OCDH.
Orbit S.A.Cuban state entity placed on US Restricted List, precipitating Western Union withdrawal
Cuban state entity placed on US Restricted List, precipitating Western Union withdrawal
San Isidro MovementCuban dissident artist collective founded 2018 to defend freedom of expression
Cuban dissident artist collective founded 2018 to defend freedom of expressionSENCuba's national electrical grid; fragmented on 14 May 2026 into central and eastern microsystems.
Cuba's national electrical grid; fragmented on 14 May 2026 into central and eastern microsystems.
State SecurityCuba's political intelligence and domestic surveillance arm; known by initials DSE, part of MININT.
Cuba's political intelligence and domestic surveillance arm; known by initials DSE, part of MININT.
UNECuba's state electricity grid operator; managing chronic deficit of over 1,000 MW in 2026
Cuba's state electricity grid operator; managing chronic deficit of over 1,000 MW in 2026
UN Resident CoordinatorSenior UN official in Cuba coordinating humanitarian response to the 2026 crisis
Senior UN official in Cuba coordinating humanitarian response to the 2026 crisisNations & Places
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Antiimperialist José Martí TribuneOutdoor rally stage on Havana's Malecón fronting the US Embassy; Cuba's symbolic confrontation point.
Outdoor rally stage on Havana's Malecón fronting the US Embassy; Cuba's symbolic confrontation point.
Antonio GuiterasCuba's largest thermoelectric plant, Matanzas; shut down seven times in 2026.
Cuba's largest thermoelectric plant, Matanzas; shut down seven times in 2026.CamagüeyCuba's largest province by area; reconnected to the national grid at 09:19 after the 14 May 2026 east-centre split.
Cuba's largest province by area; reconnected to the national grid at 09:19 after the 14 May 2026 east-centre split.Ciego de ÁvilaCentral Cuban province; first to disconnect from the national grid at 06:09 on 14 May 2026 and first to reconnect at 08:16.
Central Cuban province; first to disconnect from the national grid at 06:09 on 14 May 2026 and first to reconnect at 08:16.
CubaCaribbean socialist state under US embargo and financial siege; GAESA wind-down deadline sparks compound utility collapse and Havana protests.
Caribbean socialist state under US embargo and financial siege; GAESA wind-down deadline sparks compound utility collapse and Havana protests.
El GuataoWomen's prison in Havana province; site of Anamara Barona Rivero's death, April 2026.
Women's prison in Havana province; site of Anamara Barona Rivero's death, April 2026.
Florida StraitsThe 90-mile water corridor between Cuba and Florida; site of US naval and Coast Guard operations.
The 90-mile water corridor between Cuba and Florida; site of US naval and Coast Guard operations.
GuanajayCuban prison in Artemisa province holding political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.
Cuban prison in Artemisa province holding political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.GuantánamoEasternmost Cuban province; remained on isolated local microsystems after the 14 May 2026 partial grid disconnection.
Easternmost Cuban province; remained on isolated local microsystems after the 14 May 2026 partial grid disconnection.
HavanaCuba's capital; site of June 2026 gas, water and milk failures and the first cacerolazo protests of the crisis.
Cuba's capital; site of June 2026 gas, water and milk failures and the first cacerolazo protests of the crisis.Havana CathedralCatedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana; venue of the 9 May 2026 thanksgiving mass for Pope Leo XIV's first pontifical anniversary.
Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana; venue of the 9 May 2026 thanksgiving mass for Pope Leo XIV's first pontifical anniversary.
HolguínEastern Cuba province; nickel mining hub bearing the longest blackouts in the 2026 energy crisis
Eastern Cuba province; nickel mining hub bearing the longest blackouts in the 2026 energy crisis
Kilo Cinco y MedioPinar del Río prison holding dissident rapper Maykel Osorbo, on hunger strike May 2026.
Pinar del Río prison holding dissident rapper Maykel Osorbo, on hunger strike May 2026.
La LimaCuban prison where Human Rights Watch documented exclusion of critics from amnesty
Cuban prison where Human Rights Watch documented exclusion of critics from amnestyLas TunasEastern Cuban province; third to reconnect to the national grid at 09:50 after the 14 May 2026 split.
Eastern Cuban province; third to reconnect to the national grid at 09:50 after the 14 May 2026 split.MarianaoWestern Havana municipality; birthplace of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, the first individual designated under EO 14404.
Western Havana municipality; birthplace of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, the first individual designated under EO 14404.
MatanzasWestern Cuban province; primary oil-import terminal and confirmed destination for the Sovcomflot Universal tanker.
Western Cuban province; primary oil-import terminal and confirmed destination for the Sovcomflot Universal tanker.
Santiago de CubaCuba's second city and eastern economic centre, among provinces with acute 2026 needs
Cuba's second city and eastern economic centre, among provinces with acute 2026 needs
US Embassy in HavanaUS diplomatic mission in Havana; reopened 2015; facing the Antiimperialist José Martí Tribune.
US diplomatic mission in Havana; reopened 2015; facing the Antiimperialist José Martí Tribune.Concepts
5Informal USD/CUPCuba's black-market dollar-to-Cuban-peso exchange rate; moved from 540 to 545 between 4 and 15 May 2026.
Cuba's black-market dollar-to-Cuban-peso exchange rate; moved from 540 to 545 between 4 and 15 May 2026.Meteor 2026Cuban national civil-defence preparedness exercise; on 16 May 2026 ordered households to prepare three-day food backpacks.
Cuban national civil-defence preparedness exercise; on 16 May 2026 ordered households to prepare three-day food backpacks.
MLCCuba's digital hard-currency denomination; spiked to 420 CUP on 4 May 2026 as fuel crisis deepened.
Cuba's digital hard-currency denomination; spiked to 420 CUP on 4 May 2026 as fuel crisis deepened.Nota InformativaCuban government official statement format; UNE used it on 14 May 2026 to announce the SEN partial disconnection.
Cuban government official statement format; UNE used it on 14 May 2026 to announce the SEN partial disconnection.
Patria y VidaGrammy-winning Cuban protest anthem; soundtrack of the July 2021 mass uprising against the government
Grammy-winning Cuban protest anthem; soundtrack of the July 2021 mass uprising against the governmentTechnology
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Camilo Cienfuegos refineryCuba's largest oil refinery, in Cienfuegos province; restarted April 2026 on Russian crude
Cuba's largest oil refinery, in Cienfuegos province; restarted April 2026 on Russian crude
CTE Antonio MaceoMajor thermoelectric plant near Santiago de Cuba; Units 3 and 5 offline during the April 2026 peak crisis.
Major thermoelectric plant near Santiago de Cuba; Units 3 and 5 offline during the April 2026 peak crisis.
CTE CienfuegosThermoelectric power station in Cienfuegos province; part of Cuba's aging fuel-oil generation fleet.
Thermoelectric power station in Cienfuegos province; part of Cuba's aging fuel-oil generation fleet.
CTE Ernesto GuevaraCuba's largest thermoelectric station; Unit 1 offline during the April 2026 peak blackout crisis.
Cuba's largest thermoelectric station; Unit 1 offline during the April 2026 peak blackout crisis.
CTE FeltonThermoelectric plant in Holguín, eastern Cuba; Unit 2 offline during the 15 April 2026 peak deficit.
Thermoelectric plant in Holguín, eastern Cuba; Unit 2 offline during the 15 April 2026 peak deficit.