What Cuba Radar is, how it works, what data it uses, and how to cite it.
Cuba Radar is an independent OSINT (open-source intelligence) platform that tracks, in real time, protests, arrests, power outages and internet disruptions in Cuba. Every 30 minutes it ingests nine independent media outlets, the daily report of Unión Eléctrica (UNE) and Cloudflare Radar data, and places each event on an interactive map.
OSINT (open-source intelligence) is intelligence derived from open, publicly available sources. Cuba Radar collects and structures that information so you can explore it by province, event type and time, with sources explicitly cited.
The ingestion pipeline runs every 30 minutes. News is re-read and classified with automated extraction; electricity and internet data refresh in parallel.
Nine independent outlets: 14ymedio, Diario de Cuba, El Toque, El Estornudo, Cubalex, Martí Noticias, CiberCuba, ADN Cuba and CubitaNow. Plus Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (unionelectrica.cu) for electricity and the Cloudflare Radar API for internet.
The deficit varies throughout the day. See /infraestructura/electricidad for the latest report, peak deficit, affected plants, and the 30-day trend.
We use public mapping services to turn the mentioned city/municipality into coordinates and assign it to one of Cuba's 16 provinces. Events without a clear location are marked as unknown.
No. It is an independent, open-source project with no government funding. Sources are explicitly cited on every event.
For now we do not offer an open public API for third parties. If you need access for research or collaboration, contact us via /feedback.
Use the floating Feedback button in the bottom-right corner. We review every message.
ETECSA (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A., ASN 27725) is the state operator that controls most of the island's internet traffic. Cloudflare Radar monitors its network to detect outages and anomalies.
The best way to explore relationships between events and infrastructure is the map. Open /mapa and filter by province, type and time window.