US Indicts Raúl Castro for Murder of Pilot...

US DOJ indicts former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others for the murder of Brothers to the Rescue pilots! Swipe to see →

US INDICTS RAÚL CASTRO FOR MURDER OF ...

On May 20, 2026 — coinciding with Cuban Independence Day — the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formal indictment of former C...

WHAT HAPPENED

On that fateful day in February, the Cuban government ordered the interception of two Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft that were part of a h...

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND

The 1996 incident was one of the tensest moments in US-Cuba relations since the 1962 Missile Crisis. Following the shootdown, the United ...

IMPACT ON PEOPLE

The indictment of Raúl Castro comes after more than three decades of silence and inaction regarding the deaths of the four pilots. For th...

WHAT THOSE INVOLVED ARE SAYING

The reactions to the indictment have varied significantly, reflecting the polarized views on US-Cuba relations. José Basulto's statement ...

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