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| 02/06/2012 11:17 PM |
| Wilman Villar Mendoza: The Death of a Dissident / Yoani Sánchez |
| Wilman Villar Mendoza: The Death of a Dissident / Yoani SánchezTranslator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez The punishment cell is narrow, is five feet wide by two long, cold and there is not even a blanket for cover. From the hole in the floor that serves as a toilet, a rat occasionally emerges and looks curiously at [...] |
| 02/05/2012 07:34 PM |
| Cuban authorities ‘responsible’ for activist’s death on hunger strike – Amnesty International |
| Cuban authorities ‘responsible’ for activist’s death on hunger strike 20 January 2012 “The responsibility for Wilman Villar Mendoza’s death in custody lies squarely with the Cuban authorities, who summarily judged and jailed him for exercising his right to freedom of expression.” Javier Zúñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International Fri, 20/01/2012 The death in custody of [...] |
| 01/11/2012 03:46 AM |
| Catching Up / Regina Coyula |
| Catching Up / Regina CoyulaRegina Coyula, Translator: Unstated After the claustrophobic feeling of having no internet for two weeks, catching up with events will not be easy, adding the softness of these days. I will summarize in three stories that remained me with me like feedback after the holidays. Saga North Korea is one of [...] |
| 01/06/2012 05:37 PM |
| Former spanish ambassador to Cuba to head relations with Latin America |
| Posted on Thursday, 01.05.12 CUBA Former spanish ambassador to Cuba to head relations with Latin America Jesus Gracia Aldaz was ambassador in Havana when Cuban government jailed 75 dissidentsBy Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com A Spanish diplomat who served as ambassador in Havana from 2001 to 2004 was appointed Thursday to head the Foreign Ministry section that [...] |
| 01/05/2012 04:05 AM |
| 2011, That Year So Remote / Yoani Sánchez |
| 2011, That Year So Remote / Yoani SánchezTranslator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez In October Laura Pollan left us, in a dark hospital on a drizzly day, in a year, 2011, that had been born already battered. In the early months, the final prisoners of the Black Spring had been released and national and international headlines gave [...] |
| 12/11/2011 12:36 AM |
| Gov’t supporters block Ladies in White march |
| Gov't supporters block Ladies in White marchUpdated Sunday, December 11, 2011 0:09 am TWN, By Jack Kimball ,Reuters HAVANA — Dozens of slogan-chanting Cuban government supporters faced off with dissident women on Friday and prevented them from marching in the street on the eve of international Human Rights Day. About 200 backers of Cuba's communist [...] |
| 11/17/2011 05:17 AM |
| Between the Gun and the Cassock / Miriam Celaya |
| Between the Gun and the Cassock / Miriam CelayaMiriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting A debate encounter sponsored by the Catholic digital publication Espacio Laical took place on Saturday, October 29th, 2011. The agency EFE, the leading Spanish news agency, reported the event in a very laudable manner, as published on October 30th on the digital [...] |
| 11/09/2011 05:20 PM |
| Defiant Cuban dissident Guido Sigler arrives in Miami |
| Posted on Wednesday, 11.09.11Miami Defiant Cuban dissident Guido Sigler arrives in MiamiBy Juan Carlos Chavezjcchavez@ElNuevoHerald.com Guido Sigler Amaya, one of 12 former political prisoners who opted to stay in Cuba after their release from prison earlier this year, arrived Tuesday at Miami International Airport determined to continue his opposition to the island nation's regime and [...] |
| 11/08/2011 09:32 PM |
| Cuba’s Reforms Ring Hollow in Miami |
| Cuba's Reforms Ring Hollow in MiamiEl Nuevo Herald, News Report, Posted: Nov 08, 2011 MIAMI – Cuban dissidents are skeptical about the economic changes taking place in Cuba, arguing that they are no substitute for democratic reforms, reports El Nuevo Herald. That was the message that three Cuban dissidents brought to Capitol Hill recently, where [...] |
| 11/04/2011 11:20 PM |
| Lawmakers meet with freed Cuban prisoners |
| Posted on Thursday, 11.03.11 Lawmakers meet with freed Cuban prisoners Miami lawmakers on Capitol Hill hosted several former Cuban prisoners who had protested against the regime of Fidel Castro.By Erika Bolstadebolstad@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON — Three Cuban dissidents jailed in a 2003 crackdown and imprisoned until their exile last year to Spain, brought their story to Capitol [...] |
| 10/21/2011 01:56 PM |
| The Ladies in White: Cuba’s shame |
| The Ladies in White: Cuba's shameby Achy Obejas | Oct. 20, 2011 I remember a time when the only reaction the Ladies in White would get in their native Havana was discomfort and shame. Back in 2004 or so, those early years, when they were just a fistful of women, a silent handful with their [...] |
| 10/19/2011 05:15 PM |
| Founder of Cuba’s Ladies in White leaves legacy of courage |
| Posted on Tuesday, 10.18.11 In My OpinionFounder of Cuba's Ladies in White leaves legacy of courageBy Fabiola Santiagofsantiago@MiamiHerald.com In Miami, Havana and cities around the world where she touched hearts and changed views on Cuba, Laura Pollán is being remembered as a woman of exceptional courage. She didn't possess a discursive resume or a commanding [...] |
| 10/19/2011 05:14 PM |
| Dissidents: 20 women detained on way to Pollán’s home |
| Posted on Wednesday, 10.19.11 Dissidents: 20 women detained on way to Pollán's home The women were detained to keep them from meeting about the Ladies in White's future following the death of the group's leader.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Cuban police detained 20 members and supporters of the Ladies in White to keep them from participating [...] |
| 10/18/2011 08:21 PM |
| Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton,on the death of Laura POLLÁN |
| P R E S S EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 18 October 2011A 417/11 Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashtonon the death of Laura POLLÁN The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement:"High Representative Catherine [...] |
| 10/17/2011 09:12 PM |
| The legacy of Laura Pollan, Cuba’s Lady in White |
| The legacy of Laura Pollan, Cuba's Lady in WhiteBy Yoani Sanchez, Monday, October 17, 1:58 AM Eight years ago, Laura Pollan was a schoolteacher living with her husband, Hector Maseda, the leader of the outlawed Cuban Liberal Party. Despite the vicissitudes of living in a country where association is penalized, the family tried to live [...] |
| 10/15/2011 11:31 PM |
| Cuba’s Ladies in White mourn leader, vow to go on |
| Cuba's Ladies in White mourn leader, vow to go on The Ladies in White, a group made up of family members of imprisoned dissidents, stand around the coffin of Laura Pollan at a funeral home in Havana October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa By Nelson Acosta HAVANA | Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:24pm EDT [...] |
| 10/06/2011 07:30 PM |
| Hablemos Press journalist to be expelled from Havana yet again in new crackdown |
| Hablemos Press journalist to be expelled from Havana yet again in new crackdownPublished on Thursday 6 October 2011. Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias, a reporter for the independent news centre Hablemos Press arrested on 30 September and held at the Alternative Penal Centre prison in Havana, is awaiting deportation from the capital for the ninth time [...] |
| 10/03/2011 04:10 AM |
| Glass House / Rebeca Monzo |
| Glass House / Rebeca MonzoRebeca Monzo, Translator: Espirituana On Wednesday, September 28th, the newspaper Granma published on its front page an editorial titled: New Injustice of the United States against the Five Heroes. René González, one of the five Cuban spies jailed in the US, will be released this coming October 7th after having served [...] |
| 08/19/2011 02:58 PM |
| HRW’s Credibility Seen from Cuba |
| HRW's Credibility Seen from CubaAugust 19, 2011Erasmo Calzadilla At the end of July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) was news in Cuba again. The non-governmental organization questioned the Obama administration for not legally prosecuting George W. Bush and other high officials associated with him. The crime? War crimes and torture carried out under his command in [...] |
| 08/12/2011 02:52 PM |
| Testimony: The Failed Attempts to Make Me an "Agent" – IV / Angel Santiesteban |
| Testimony: The Failed Attempts to Make Me an "Agent" – IV / Angel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated After the Black Spring, when they arrested the 75 Government opponents, through my younger sister I met one of them who had been released due to illness. And visiting his house, I noticed that his daughter was an [...] |
| 08/07/2011 03:09 PM |
| Translating Cuba and Hemos Oido: How Did it Happen? |
| Translating Cuba and Hemos Oido: How Did it Happen?Translating Cuba, Translator: Unstated This post is from Raul Garcia Jr.'s blog, Pedazos de la Isla. Translating Cuba's Dissident Voices Mary Jo Porter is an American who lives in Seattle. When she wakes up each day, she works as a transportation consultant. In the moments she is [...] |
| 07/18/2011 02:40 PM |
| Condemnation of Cuba’s Continuing Crackdown |
| Condemnation of Cuba's Continuing Crackdown In what seems to be a season of intensifying repression in Cuba, members of the group "Damas de Blanco" (Ladies in White) were assaulted by police and paramilitary forces after attending church services in El Cobre on July 17th. Belkis Cantillo Ramirez was shot in the arm, while others were [...] |
| 07/18/2011 02:24 PM |
| Blogger: Cubans thirsty yet wary |
| Posted on Sunday, 07.17.11 Blogger: Cubans thirsty yet wary As Cuba embarks on economic reforms, blogger and author Yoani Sanchez said islanders are embracing change with a dose of skepticism.By SARAH MORENOsmoreno@ElNuevoHerald.com In one of her rounds through the streets of Havana, Yoani Sánchez once again confirms that "we Cubans are thirsty for change." The [...] |
| 07/13/2011 12:27 PM |
| Mother of late Cuban dissident asks US to "double" the embargo |
| Mother of late Cuban dissident asks US to "double" the embargoJul 13, 2011, 0:55 GMT Washington – Reina Luisa Tamayo, mother of a Cuban dissident who died last year on hunger strike, called Tuesday on the US Congress to strengthen policies against the communist government of Cuban President Raul Castro. 'The embargo can never be [...] |
| 07/08/2011 04:59 PM |
| Cuban dissident praised by Bono ordered to report to police |
| Posted on Friday, 07.08.11 Cuban dissident praised by Bono ordered to report to police Cuban dissident Oscar Elias Biscet, freed in March after eight years in prison, says he won't follow an order to report to police.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@elnuevoherald.com One week after rock icon Bono honored him during a U2 concert in Miami, Cuban [...] |
| 07/06/2011 10:28 PM |
| After the Black Spring, Cuba’s new repression |
| After the Black Spring, Cuba's new repression When the last of 29 journalists jailed in a notorious 2003 crackdown was finally freed this year, it signaled to many the end of a dark era. But Cuban authorities are still persecuting independent journalists through arbitrary arrests, beatings, and intimidation. A CPJ special report by Karen PhillipsPublished [...] |
| 07/02/2011 01:20 PM |
| U2′s Bono urged support for Cuban dissident Biscet |
| Posted on Thursday, 06.30.11Cuba Bono U2's Bono urged support for Cuban dissident Biscet Cuban dissident Oscar Elias Biscet says the praise from Bono at a Miami South Florida concert was for the Cuban people overall.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@elnuevoherald.com Cuba's leading dissident, Oscar Elias Biscet, said he "was shaking with happiness" as he learned Thursday that [...] |
| 07/02/2011 01:13 PM |
| Authorities Step Up Harassment Of Independent News Centre – RSF |
| Cuba: Authorities Step Up Harassment Of Independent News CentreWritten by: Reporters Without BordersJuly 2, 2011Bookmark and Share The Cuban authorities are waging a campaign to intimidate Hablemos Press, a Havana-based independent news centre, presumably because of its criticism of the government. In the past three months, 14 of its correspondents have been threatened and 10 [...] |
| 06/09/2011 02:08 AM |
| 12 Ex-Political Prisoners Submit Their Demands to Castro |
| Yoani Sanchez – Award-Winning Cuban Blogger 12 Ex-Political Prisoners Submit Their Demands to CastroPosted: 06/ 7/11 08:47 PM ET As a child whenever I heard the name of Perico*, a town in Matanzas Province, I ended up with a pain in my stomach from laughing so hard. Until I learned that a part of my [...] |
| 06/03/2011 12:53 AM |
| Cuba sentences four dissidents to prison for government protests |
| Cuba sentences four dissidents to prison for government protests Havana, Cuba, Jun 2, 2011 / 02:02 pm (CNA).- A provincial court in Havana, Cuba has sentenced four dissidents to three to five years in prison for distributing pamphlets containing anti-government information. Family members and supporters gathered outside the courthouse where the trial took place, including Vidiet [...] |
| 05/26/2011 10:27 PM |
| Cuban blogger pays price for her opinions |
| Human Rights | 26.05.2011 Cuban blogger pays price for her opinions Cuban native Yoani Sanchez isn't known for holding her tongue, even in a country without freedom of expression. Her outspokenness has earned her the label of "mercenary of imperialism" and around-the-clock surveillance. There are some lessons we learn without needing a teacher. They're the [...] |
| 05/17/2011 01:26 AM |
| Activists battle attacks on freedom of expression – Amnesty International |
| Activists battle attacks on freedom of expression Pablo Pacheco Ávila, 41, independent journalist and blogger, Cuba. Pablo PachecoIn 2003, I was sentenced to 20 years in prison for my work as an independent journalist in Cuba. Prison conditions were terrible – solitary cells with no sunlight and a toilet in the same cell. I lost [...] |
| 05/10/2011 04:14 AM |
| Old Tricks and Strategies / Laritza Diversent |
| Old Tricks and Strategies / Laritza DiversentLaritza Diversent, Translator: Raul G. Between the 1st and 8th of April we Cubans marked the 8th anniversary of the "Black Spring", this time with much more emphasis because the Cuban government seeks a justification for a new wave of sentences. The alarm went off with the 5 chapters [...] |
| 05/03/2011 07:53 PM |
| Predator of Press Freedom: Raul Castro |
| Raúl Castro , President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers, Cuba Fidel Castro passed the reins of power to his younger brother Raúl, the defence minister, five days after falling ill on 26 July 2006 and undergoing a major operation. Formally confirmed as President of the Council of State on 24 February [...] |
| 05/03/2011 06:42 PM |
| Foggy Forecast for Cuba-US Relations |
| Foggy Forecast for Cuba-US RelationsPosted: 05/ 2/11 06:21 PM ET Winds of change are blowing in both Havana and Washington these days, but in what direction no one really knows. Prevailing headwinds from entrenched interests on both sides are scrambling the signals, and may leave the Cuban and American people in the dust. Let's try [...] |
| 04/22/2011 06:31 PM |
| Reasons for an Injustice / Miriam Celaya |
| Reasons for an Injustice / Miriam CelayaMiriam Celaya, Translator: Unstated As if the proverbial mediocrity of the usual television programming weren't enough, in recent weeks there is a new series, incredibly badly made and edited even worse, that has been presented on the screen. "Cuba's Reasons," is the title of this latest garbage, which clearly [...] |
| 04/16/2011 11:52 PM |
| The Internet is the brainchild of the CIA, the Cuban government tells us / Iván García |
| "The Internet is the brainchild of the CIA," the Cuban government tells us / Iván GarcíaIván García, Translator: Raul G. When I started working at the independent press agency, Cuba Press, in December of 1995, internet sounded like a science fiction concept. Very few of us knew anything about it. In that highway of information [...] |
| 04/11/2011 01:25 PM |
| Oscar Elías Biscet says Cuban dissidents are willing to discuss transitional government |
| Posted on Monday, 04.11.11 Oscar Elías Biscet says Cuban dissidents are willing to discuss transitional governmentBy JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZjcchavez@elNuevoHerald.com Oscar Elías Biscet, the most important member of the opposition in Cuba, said dissidents would be willing to negotiate a transitional government to implement democratic measures that would avoid a civil war. "If the regime were [...] |
| 04/09/2011 11:47 AM |
| Ending dark era, Cuba frees last jailed journalist |
| Ending dark era, Cuba frees last jailed journalist New York, April 8, 2011–The Cuban government on Thursday released the last journalist remaining in its prisons, ending a dark, eight-year-long era in which the island nation was one of the world's worst jailers of the press, at one time imprisoning nearly 30 independent reporters and writers. [...] |
| 04/08/2011 09:56 PM |
| What Jimmy Carter can’t change in Cuba |
| What Jimmy Carter can't change in CubaBy Yoani Sanchez, Thursday, April 7, 7:29 PM Thirty years after he left the White House and nine years since his only previous visit to Cuba, Jimmy Carter arrived in Havana last week, wearing the white guayabera that would serve as his uniform during a three-day visit to our [...] |
| 04/03/2011 02:09 PM |
| Cuba: Twilight of the regime |
| Posted on Sunday, 04.03.11 Cuba: Twilight of the regimeBy CARLOS ALBERTO MONTANERwww.firmaspress.com Jimmy Carter went to visit Raúl Castro. The initiative was Raúl's. He wanted to let President Obama know that everything is negotiable, including the release of Alan Gross, an American sentenced on the island to 15 years' imprisonment for handing out computers and [...] |
| 04/01/2011 11:57 AM |
| Cuba’s dissidents are not alone |
| Posted on Thursday, 03.31.11 The Miami Herald | EDITORIALCuba's dissidents are not alone OUR OPINION: Carter's visit brings hope and recognition When former President Jimmy Carter last visited Cuba, in 2002, he delivered a remarkable speech via the state-run media that criticized the Castro dictatorship and exposed listeners to the truly revolutionary idea that it's [...] |
| 03/31/2011 06:55 PM |
| Canada’s Dilemma With Cuba |
| Canada's Dilemma With CubaBy Nelson Taylor Sol Created: Mar 31, 2011 Last Updated: Mar 31, 2011 This month Dr. Oscar Biscet was released from a Cuban jail, a move that could mark a turning point in the country. Detained during the "Black Spring" of March 2003, Dr. Biscet and 74 other members of the opposition [...] |
| 03/28/2011 04:03 PM |
| Quota for Revolucionaries, or "If you have to do it, you have to do it." |
| Quota for Revolucionaries, or "If you have to do it, you have to do it."Miriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting University of Havana. Photograph from the Internet If someone had told us in the distant 70's that the day would come when attendance at a march or other event in support of the revolution would be [...] |
| 03/26/2011 12:17 AM |
| US hails Cuba releases, but rights still ‘poor’ |
| US hails Cuba releases, but rights still 'poor'(AFP) WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday that human rights conditions under Cuba's communist regime remain "poor" despite Havana's recent release of the last members of a group of dissidents detained eight years ago. "We welcome the release of the last of the 75 peaceful Cuban activists [...] |
| 03/22/2011 08:57 PM |
| Cuba to release last two prisoners of its "Black Spring" |
| Cuba to release last two prisoners of its "Black Spring"Mar 22, 2011, 17:40 GMT Havana – Cuban authorities are to release the last two dissidents who remained in prison out a group of 75 arrested in the so-called 'Black Spring' of March 2003, the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba said Tuesday. Felix Navarro and Jose [...] |
| 03/21/2011 02:19 PM |
| Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers |
| Monday, March 21st 2011 – 07:34 UTC Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers Cuban government supporters harassed a group of dissidents who met at a home in Havana to commemorate the eighth anniversary of a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Hundreds of mostly young counter-demonstrators gathered Friday outside the home of Laura Pollan, leader [...] |
| 03/19/2011 10:06 PM |
| Castro supporters jeer Cuban dissidents |
| Castro supporters jeer Cuban dissidentsReuters March 19, 2011 Supporters of Cuba's communist government harassed Cuban dissidents on Friday as they tried to mark the anniversary of a 2003 crackdown that sent 75 government opponents to prison for long sentences. About 100 people surrounded the home of Laura Pollan, head of the Ladies in White dissident [...] |
| 03/18/2011 08:21 PM |
| Cuba releases another "Group of 75" dissident |
| Cuba releases another "Group of 75" dissidentPublished March 18, 2011EFE Havana – Cuban authorities have released the dissident Librado Linares, one of 75 government opponents sentenced to lengthy prison terms in a 2003 crackdown, according to the opposition member himself, who said he intends to continue working for human rights and democracy in Cuba. "Human [...] |
| 03/14/2011 07:45 PM |
| HRF demands amnesty for Oscar Elías Biscet and all paroled prisoners of conscience |
| Cuba's Black Spring:HRF demands amnesty for Oscar Elías Biscet and all paroled prisoners of conscience; After his release, Biscet tells HRF he's in a bigger prison now NEW YORK (March 14, 2011) – Following the release of prisoner of conscience Oscar Elías Biscet from prison, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) demands amnesty for him and [...] |