🇨🇺Week of September 28

For the same Monday, the state outlet radiosanctispiritus.cu reported that Sancti Spíritus province was forecast to see high levels of electrical affectation. The provincial forecast was published alongside the national UNE figure of 2,000 MW for the peak hours.1

Later in the week, state outlets reported slightly different peak-hour forecasts: Juventud Rebelde again cited 2,000 MW, while Cubadebate reported 1,945 MW and, separately, a deficit below 2,000 MW for the night peak. The wire tvyumuri.cu also forecast a deficit below 2,000 MW for Sunday's peak. The state outlet 5septiembre.cu had earlier forecast 1,990 MW for Friday's peak.234567

Cuban state outlets marked the 19th anniversary of the Museo Nacional 28 de Septiembre, described as preserving the memory of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. Coverage included a Granma piece titled "Desde cada corazón comprometido," a Radio Rebelde report on the museum, a radioreloj.cu article titled "Nacidos para defender la Revolución," and a radioguantanamo.icrt.cu report on cederista pride in the municipality of Yateras.1234

Attributed claim: Oppositional outlet Periódico Cubano reported that President Díaz-Canel threatened to increase CDR surveillance amid social discontent. The state outlets' anniversary coverage does not address that reported threat.5

Cuban journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro, known for his work with La Hora de Cuba, has been held in pretrial detention for nearly two weeks. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is demanding his release, while the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (ICLEP) condemned the detention as arbitrary.1234

The detention has drawn reactions from Cuban figures, with Alina Bárbara López responding to the pretrial detention order. Opposition outlets Martí Noticias, Diario de Cuba, Diario Las Américas, RSF, and CiberCuba have all covered the case, framing it as a press freedom issue.12345

President Donald Trump has launched a series of attacks against Republican congresswoman María Elvira Salazar after she criticized him on immigration. The dispute marks the end of a political alliance between Trump and Salazar, whom Trump called 'nothing more than a traitor.'123

A Democratic analysis raised the question of whether a rift is opening among Republicans due to the clash between Trump and Salazar. The analysis was published by Univision.4

EL PAÍS published a chronology of the end of the political romance between Trump and Salazar, quoting Trump calling her 'nothing more than a traitor.'2