In a regime like Cuba’s, the real source of power lies in the synergy that dialogue can create.
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Luz Escobar grew up in Cuba balancing ordinary family life with the constant pressure of the system. From a young age, she witnessed the harassment of her father—also a journalist—by State Security, along with the controls and restrictions imposed by the education system. These experiences shaped her early critical awareness of the regime. Her situation intensified when she began working as a journalist for the independent outlet 14ymedio. She became a direct target of State Security, facing interrogations, constant surveillance, travel bans, and threats against her family, particularly her daughters. Under this sustained pressure, she ultimately decided to leave the country. While exile initially brought relief from persecution, it soon became a painful and complex process, marked by distance, longing, and life far from her family and from Cuba. From abroad, she describes the country’s current situation as chaotic, defined by repression and a deep sense of hopelessness, especially in the aftermath of the July 11 protests. She sees Cuba’s future as uncertain and urges young Cubans to come together and work collectively as the most effective way to resist oppression.