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‘Nos Vemos En La Habana’ Obama Says In Weekly Address
‘Nos Vemos En La Habana’ Obama Says In Weekly Address / 14ymedio
Posted on February 20, 2016
14ymedio 20 February 2016 — The first trip by a US president to Cuba in
almost ninety years was the central focus of Barack Obama’s weekly
message to the American people, broadcast this Saturday. The president
concluded his speech with the Spanish phrase,… Continue reading
CUBA’S ‘BLACK SPRING’ STILL HAUNTS JOURNALISTS
CUBA’S ‘BLACK SPRING’ STILL HAUNTS JOURNALISTS
David Soler 8 February 2016
Years after their release, two Cuban journalists look back at lost years.
In March 2003 the world’s attention was transfixed on Iraq as the United
States prepared to launch a divisive military assault on Saddam
Hussein’s government. Meanwhile just 90 miles from U.S. shores, Cuban
President Fidel Castro seized… Continue reading
My view – The U.S. should keep the Cuba embargo in place
My view: The U.S. should keep the Cuba embargo in place
By Daisy Penaloza
For the Deseret News
Published: Friday, Jan. 29 2016 12:10 a.m. MST
Summary
A year has elapsed since normalization talks were divulged between the
United States and Cuba, and the prophetic words of Cuba’s dissidents
reverberate within the current, grim reality of a nation in shackles.… Continue reading
A Decade Of Work On Press Freedom For Cuba
A Decade Of Work On Press Freedom For Cuba / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
Posted on January 28, 2016
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 28 January 2016 — Journalism is a
high-risk profession. Death threats and imprisonment are just around the
corner for thousands of journalists throughout the world. In Cuba, as an
illustrious writer said, in the last five decades “they… Continue reading
All sides of Cuba debate ask – What would Martí do?
All sides of Cuba debate ask: What would Martí do?
By Paul Guzzo | Tribune Staff Published: January 24, 2016
TAMPA — There is no question about who stands as the symbol of freedom
in Cuba.
Throughout the country, buildings, streets and parks carry the name José
Martí, and busts, statues and paintings honor the man who inspired and
helped… Continue reading
Local veterans protest Cuban refugees
Local veterans protest Cuban refugees
Updated: Tue 11:00 PM, Jan 19, 2016
By: Yocelin Gallardo
LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) – It’s been almost a week since Cuban refugees
started crossing into the U.S. here in Laredo, but on Tuesday, a local
group is voicing their concerns over the issue.
Veterans came together Tuesday morning to protest the refugees at the
Laredo… Continue reading
Cuba may not want American business
Cuba may not want American business
Tribune Staff Published: December 22, 2015
TAMPA — Whether people in the Tampa area should do business with Cuba
has been hotly debated since relations between the U.S. and the island
nation began to thaw a year ago.
Willing businessmen believe it is the best way to build Tampa’s economy
while enabling the impoverished… Continue reading
U.S.-Cuba relations – A year of change
U.S.-Cuba relations: A year of change
First anniversary of new relationship is Dec. 17
Symbolic and tangible changes mark the year
Much work remains before there is a normal relationship
BY MIMI WHITEFIELD
In the year since the U.S.-Cuba rapprochement began, some things have
seemed to move at warp speed, but others have smacked into the reality
that the… Continue reading
The Price of Change in the Castros’ Cuba
The Price of Change in the Castros’ Cuba
Anthony DePalma – Reporter, writer-in-residence at Seton Hall University
Posted: 12/01/2015 5:50 pm EST Updated: 12/01/2015 5:59 pm EST
I went to Cuba last month wearing a rubber bracelet like the ones
distributed by the Livestrong Foundation. But mine is white, not yellow,
and instead of spelling out Livestrong, it spells out… Continue reading
No change in Cuba, totalitarianism persists – dissident in Prague
No change in Cuba, totalitarianism persists – dissident in Prague
published: 25.11.2015, 18:13
Prague – The situation of the Cuban opposition has not changed in the
past year of warmed relations between Havana and Washington, and the
totalitarian regime persists in the county, Cuban dissident Maria Paya,
on a visit to Prague, has told CTK.
Paya, who gives a lecture… Continue reading
Cuban Dissidents Face Uphill Fight
Cuban Dissidents Face Uphill Fight
Published October 31, 2015
TRACEY EATON
The graffiti artist jailed for 10 months after he painted the names
“Fidel” and “Raúl” on two pigs said today he isn’t backing down.
“Art is my life and I can’t breathe without a life,” said Danilo
Maldonado, also known as “El Sexto.”
“Of course I’m going to continue… Continue reading
Art A Crime? Cuban Government Fails On Promise To Release Graffiti Artist #ElSexto
Art A Crime? Cuban Government Fails On Promise To Release Graffiti
Artist #ElSexto
Viva Tony Centeno | October 19, 2015 – 12:09 pm
The Cuban Government has failed to live up to their promise to release
from prison Danilo Maldonado Machado, a.k.a. “El Sexto.” Family,
friends, and supporters of the out-spoken artist are outraged that
Machado has not been released… Continue reading
U.S. plans to satirize Cuban leaders in TV show
U.S. plans to satirize Cuban leaders in TV show
William E. GibsonContact Reporter
Washington Bureau
Critics say the Cuba broadcast service is swayed by South Florida exiles.
—The provocative U.S. broadcast service to Cuba is developing a new TV
comedy series that will satirize Cuban leaders at the same time U.S.
diplomats are negotiating with them to establish closer relations.… Continue reading
Inside Marco Rubio’s Cuba — The Way He Sees It
Inside Marco Rubio’s Cuba—The Way He Sees It
By Jade ScipioniPublished October 12, 2015 FOXBusiness
President Obama has made historic steps towards restoring relations with
Cuba after nearly a half-century of diplomatic freeze. But Republican
Presidential hopeful and Cuban-American Marco Rubio says these new
policies will be short-lived once he takes office.
“When I’m President, the U.S. will not diplomatically… Continue reading
Dissident artist Tania Bruguera talks leaving Cuba – ‘I would not let them make me a paranoiac’
Dissident artist Tania Bruguera talks leaving Cuba: ‘I would not let
them make me a paranoiac’
Cuba Caribbean
Carolina A. Miranda
LOS ANGELES TIMES
carolina.miranda@latimes.com
For months, the case of Tania Bruguera has been a protracted drama that
has played itself out on the international stage. The artist — a Cuban
national — was detained in Cuba just prior to… Continue reading
Declaration of San Juan
Declaration of San Juan / Cuban National Conference
Posted on August 22, 2015
Declaration of San Juan
The first Cuban National Conference met in San Juan, Puerto Rico from
August 13 to 15, 2015. Twenty-three organizations from the Cuban
archipelago and 32 from the exile participated, duly represented by more
than 100 of their leaders. The event was organized by… Continue reading
Obama’s New Cuban Partners, My Old Jailers
Obama’s New Cuban Partners, My Old Jailers
The regime was built on the blood of dissidents like those the U.S. now
avoids acknowledging.
By ARMANDO VALLADARES
Aug. 20, 2015 7:23 p.m. ET
All Rosa Maria Payá wants is a copy of her father’s autopsy report. All
her father wanted before he was murdered by Castro’s thugs was free
elections. These… Continue reading
What Flag Was Raised in Cuba Today?
What Flag Was Raised in Cuba Today? / Somos+
Posted on August 17, 2015
Somos+, 14 August 2105 — Today the American flag was raised in Cuba. But
was it a flag of victory or defeat, and for whom? And in the coming
years how will the story ultimately play out?
Was this appropriate for Cuba? Will this set us… Continue reading
The Bare Flagpoles of Havana
The Bare Flagpoles of Havana
Before Obama restored ties to Cuba, he ended an inventive U.S. effort to
promote freedom.
By DAVID FEITH
Aug. 17, 2015 7:05 p.m. ET
There was an odd sight over John Kerry’s shoulder as he stood in the
Havana sun Friday. At a flagpole in front of him, U.S. Marines were
raising the Stars and… Continue reading
Cuban Opposition Gathered In Puerto Rico Support Plebiscite For Free Elections
Cuban Opposition Gathered In Puerto Rico Support Plebiscite For Free
Elections / 14ymedio
Posted on August 16, 2015
14ymedio, Havana, 16 August 2015 – The Cuban National Conference –
involving one hundred activists from 23 organizations from the Island
and 32 from exile meeting for three days in Puerto Rico – concluded this
Saturday with a document setting forth a… Continue reading
Kerry Should Welcome Cuban Dissidents to the Embassy
Kerry Should Welcome Cuban Dissidents to the Embassy
BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS 8/8/15 AT 1:58 PM
Secretary of State Kerry will visit Cuba soon—on August 14.
Since the opening of diplomatic relations and of the Cuban embassy in
Washington, what’s been going on in Cuba?
More repression. There were 630 political arrests in June, according to
the Cuban Observatory for Human… Continue reading
Obama should tell Latin Americans what he told Africans
Obama should tell Latin Americans what he told Africans
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER
During his trip to Africa earlier this week, President Barack Obama gave
a powerful speech asking the region’s long-entrenched leaders to end
corruption, respect freedom of the press and stop changing the
constitution to remain in power indefinitely. I wonder why he doesn’t
make the same speech… Continue reading
