2007-04-16. CUBA FACTS, Issue 31 - April 2007
Cubans can not:
• Travel abroad without government permission.
• Change jobs without government permission.
• Change residence without government permission.
• Access the Internet without government permission (the Internet is
closely monitored and controlled by the government. Only 1.67% of the
population has access to the Internet).
• Send their children to a private or religious school (all schools are
government run, there are no religious schools in Cuba).
• Watch independent or private radio or TV stations (all TV and radio
stations are owned and run by the government). Cubans illegally
watch/listen to foreign broadcasts.
• Read books, magazines or newspapers, unless approved/published by the
government (all books, magazines and newspapers are published by the
government).
• Receive publications from abroad or from visitors (punishable by jail
terms under Law 88).
• Visit or stay in tourist hotels, restaurants, and resorts (these are
off-limits to Cubans).
• Seek employment with foreign companies on the island, unless approved
by the government.
• Run for public office unless approved by Cuba's Communist Party.
• Own businesses, unless they are very small and approved by the
government and pay onerous taxes.
• Join an independent labor union (there is only one, government
controlled labor union and no individual or collective bargaining is
allowed; neither are strikes or protests).
• Retain a lawyer, unless approved by the government.
• Choose a physician or hospital. Both are assigned by the government.
• Refuse to participate in mass rallies and demonstrations organized by
the Cuban Communist Party.
• Criticize the Castro regime or the Cuban Communist Party, the only
party allowed in Cuba.
Cuba Facts is an ongoing series of succinct fact sheets on various
topics, including, but not limited to, political structure, health,
economy, education, nutrition, labor, business, foreign investment, and
demographics, published and updated on a regular basis by the Cuba
Transition Project staff.
The CTP can be contacted at P.O. Box 248174, Coral Gables, Florida
33124-3010, Tel: 305-284-CUBA (2822), Fax: 305-284-4875, and by email at
ctp.iccas@miami.edu. The CTP Website is accessible at
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