‘The Regime… Has Been Fatally Wounded’: Cuban Artists Refuse To Make Government Propaganda

Cuban artists are refusing to make propaganda for the island’s communist government.

In the wake of worsening economic conditions and suppression of civil liberties in Cuba, citizens took to the streets in protest of the nation’s regime. Many point to a song written by a group of native-born artists entitled “Patria Y Vida” — “Fatherland and Life” — as a spark for the protests.