Cuban dissident Librado Linares says new Havana plan would worsen everyday living standards
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Summary
Librado Linares, an ex‑political prisoner, told Martin Noticias from Cuba that a new contingency plan by Havana would sharply cut living standards and impose tighter limits on fuel, transport and basic services; Linares said some on the island hope the Trump administration could prompt change.
Librado Linares, an ex‑political prisoner, told Martin Noticias from inside Cuba that a new version of the Havana regime’s contingency plan will “reduce even more dramatically the already battered standard of living of ordinary Cubans.”
Linares, who the transcript identifies as one of the political prisoners from the 2003 ‘‘primavera negra,’’ said the plan would mean “more limitations of fuel, more limitations of transport, more limitations of basic services,” warning that the measures would deepen hardships for people on the island.
"Veo la esperanza de que la administración Trump pueda impulsar el fin del régimen," Linares said in the interview, saying many people connected to him now look to an external actor for change (quote in Spanish in the transcript).
The remarks were carried by Martin Noticias and signed on by reporter Rolando Nápoles. The broadcast did not include a date or an official response from Cuban authorities. No formal proposals, motions or governmental actions were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
The comments place Linares’ assessment in a broader context of long-running economic hardship in Cuba; he referenced past austerity during the 1990s "special period" and linked current talk of contingency measures to renewed strains on everyday living conditions. Linares’ statement that parts of the population view an external government as a potential ‘‘savior’’ was presented as his observation; the transcript does not include supporting polling or independent verification of that sentiment.
The broadcast did not cite specific documents from the Cuban government or name the contingency plan formally, and it provided no timetable or numeric estimates for the proposed limits on fuel, transport or services. The recording also did not include comment from Cuban officials or from U.S. government sources about Linares’ assertions.
The interview captures a firsthand claim by a known dissident about the domestic impact of proposed measures; next steps — whether further reporting will produce documentary evidence of the plan or official confirmation — were not part of the transcript.
