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The Indomitable Opposition
The Indomitable Opposition / Angel Santiesteban
Posted on June 22, 2015
I am startled at the idea that the Cuban spies captured in the United
States were at one time kept isolated, and that odes are written about
this, as if it were an unheard of injustice.
I don’t want to make comparisons, but the five spies were sentenced with… Continue reading
“I feel like a war reporter”
“I feel like a war reporter” / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar
Posted on June 20, 2015
14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 20 June 2015 — A couple of weeks ago, the
neighbors crowded onto the ground floor of a twelve-story building near
Tulipan Street. “He committed suicide … They say he hanged himself with
his own belt,” ran the rumor among them,… Continue reading
Both opposition candidates concede defeat in Cuban vote
Both opposition candidates concede defeat in Cuban vote
BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN AND ANNE-MARIE GARCIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
04/19/2015 9:57 PM 04/19/2015 9:57 PM
HAVANA
Two dissident candidates conceded defeat Sunday in Cuban local elections
that offered them a chance to become the first officials elected from
outside the Communist Party in 40 years.
Hildebrando Chaviano and Yuniel Lopez had been chosen… Continue reading
2 Cuban dissidents up for election in unprecedented vote
2 Cuban dissidents up for election in unprecedented vote
BY ANNE-MARIE GARCIA AND MICHAEL WEISSSENSTEIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
04/18/2015 12:21 PM 04/18/2015 12:22 PM
HAVANA
At least two dissidents made it past a first round of voting and are
standing as candidates in municipal elections that will be watched on
and off the island Sunday as an unprecedented test of Cuba’s… Continue reading
The Ordeal of the Independent Journalist
The Ordeal of the Independent Journalist / Cubanet, Jorge Olivera Castillo
Posted on April 15, 2015
Cubanet, Jorge Olivera Castillo, Havana – The sensation that the Cuban
regime is counting on a kind of blank check to carry out its abuses is
increasingly apparent.
The monthly reports of the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and
National Reconciliation (CCDHRN), which expose… Continue reading
Handshake sets stage for historic Obama-Castro meeting
Handshake sets stage for historic Obama-Castro meeting
BY JIM KUHNHENN AND JOSH LEDERMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
04/11/2015 1:35 AM 04/11/2015 1:35 AM
PANAMA CITY
With a cordial evening handshake, President Barack Obama and Cuban
President Raul Castro moved Friday toward a groundbreaking meeting on
the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in what would be a
remarkable display of reconciliation… Continue reading
The Lying Cuban Press
The Lying Cuban Press / Cubanet, Victor Manuel Dominguez
Posted on April 3, 2015
Montonous, grey, controlled, censored, demagogic, jingoistic, for more
than half a century as spokesperson for phantom successes
Cubanet.org, Victor Manuel Dominguez, Havana, 31 March 2015 (Cuba
Sindical) – The “Revolutionary” Cuban press, characterized as demagogic,
monotonous, manipulative, with a grey design, poor quality paper,
without stylistic… Continue reading
Cuban dissidents will head to Summit of the Americas
Cuban dissidents will head to Summit of the Americas
BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
03/26/2015 4:10 PM 03/26/2015 6:05 PM
HAVANA
Cuban opposition leaders and activists Manuel Cuesta Morúa, Guillermo Fariñas, and Berta Soler will take part in civil-society events at the Summit of the Americas in Panama, according to the Miami-based Cuban Soul Foundation.
The foundation — which… Continue reading
An Academy for Civil Society
An Academy for Civil Society / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez
Posted on March 18, 2015
14ymedio, Víctor Ariel González, Mantilla (Havana), March 12 2015 –
Fifteen minutes until class begins and the students that have been
arriving converse under the shade of a tree. Once a week, Carlos
Millares’ humble patio hosts a very peculiar meeting. It’s the
headquarters of… Continue reading
Maria Castro’s Eloquent Silence
Maria Castro’s Eloquent Silence / Cubanet, Tania Diaz Castro
Posted on February 22, 2015
Cubanet, Tania Díaz Castro, Havana, February 19, 2015 — Homosexuality
has been around longer than humans have been walking upright. But Fidel
Casto — working through State Security, an organization he founded and
of which he has always been in charge — has done everything possible… Continue reading
Cuban dissidents, divided on U.S. outreach, call for more consultation
Cuban dissidents, divided on U.S. outreach, call for more consultation
By Karen DeYoung February 3 2015
Visiting Cuban dissidents told Congress on Tuesday that while they might disagree on the wisdom of President Obama’s new policy toward Cuba, they were united in believing that further U.S. engagement with Havana should be based on consultation with political activists on the island.… Continue reading
Cuban Dissidents – Some in the Trenches, Others Applauding
Cuban Dissidents: Some in the Trenches, Others Applauding / Ivan Garcia
Posted on February 3, 2015
Iván García, 27 January 2015 — The shifting political landscape of the
Middle East is probably more complicated. No doubt it is. But given the
spectacular diplomatic about-face on December 17 between Cuba and the
United States — two sparring nations huddled in their… Continue reading
U.S. outreach to Cuba opens fissures among dissidents
U.S. outreach to Cuba opens fissures among dissidents
By Karen DeYoung February 2 at 7:56 PM
HAVANA — President Obama’s outreach to Cuba, intended to open doors for
human rights and political activists here, has also opened divisions
within the island’s small, tight-knit dissident community.
While many here see opportunity in restored diplomatic ties and expanded
U.S. trade and travel… Continue reading
State Department negotiator meets with Cuban cardinal, dissidents
State Department negotiator meets with Cuban cardinal, dissidents
BY MIMI WHITEFIELD
01/23/2015 7:00 AM 01/23/2015 9:57 PM
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta
Jacobson hosted a group of seven dissidents for breakfast Friday as part
of an American commitment to keep human rights front and center in its
evolving relationship with Cuba.
Later in the… Continue reading
Cubans Euphoric Over the New Regulations
Cubans Euphoric Over the New Regulations / 14ymedio
Posted on January 16, 2015
14ymedio, Havana, 15 January 2015 — The new regulations on travel,
insurance, the import of goods, remittances and telecommunications that
the United States will put into effect with respect to Cuba as of
Friday, have already provoked the first reactions on the Island.
Although the evening news… Continue reading
Cuban opposition group – 8,900 political arrests in Cuba during 2014
Cuban opposition group: 8,900 political arrests in Cuba during 2014
Published January 05, 2015 EFE
The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation on
Monday said that Cuban authorities made 8,899 arbitrary arrests for
political reasons during 2014, some 2,500 more than during the previous
year.
According to a report released by the dissident group on Monday, in
December… Continue reading
Lacking Internet, Cubans Rely On ‘The Package’ For Entertainment
Lacking Internet, Cubans Rely On ‘The Package’ For Entertainment
JANUARY 05, 2015 3:34 AM ET
Cuba has promised its citizens better Internet access in this New Year.
The few Cubans who now manage to get online find it expensive and slow.
Warming ties with the U.S. have stirred hope for improved
telecommunications. But until then, many residents have devised an… Continue reading
Are You One of Those Human Rights People?
Are You One of Those Human Rights People? / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
Posted on December 15, 2014
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 9 December 2014 — Victims of political illiteracy — as so aptly described by Dagoberto Valdés — many people do not know the difference between being a member of an opposition party, a civil society activist, an independent journalist… Continue reading
Diario de las Americas Interview with Ivan Garcia
Diario de las Americas Interview with Ivan Garcia
Posted on December 14, 2014
After participating in a workshop about investigative journalism in San
Diego, California from November 10 to 14, Ivan Garcia spent four days in
Miami. During his stay in that city a reporter from Diario de las
Americas — a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper for which he has
been… Continue reading
Times writer gets Earful from Cuba dissidents
Times writer gets Earful from Cuba dissidents
Guillermo I. Martinez
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
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Cuban dissidents don’t see lifting embargo as way to help
Once again Ernesto Londoño, the newest member of The New York Times
Editorial Board, writes about Cuba. That makes it four editorials and
now three columns in less than two months.
This time he writes how… Continue reading
Let him go now!
‘Let him go now!’
12/02/2014 7:34 PM 12/02/2014 11:11 PM
Five years after the detention and subsequent imprisonment of U.S.
citizen Alan Gross in Cuba, pleas for his release continue to fall on
deaf ears in Havana. His prolonged detention confirms the capricious and
mean-spirited nature of the Castro regime.
Mr. Gross was on a mission from USAID to deliver… Continue reading
Cuban teen in the military returned to a certain death
Cuban teen in the military returned to a certain death
BY HELEN AGUIRRE FERRÉ
11/29/2014 2:00 PM 11/29/2014 7:00 PM
Like most other 18-year-olds, Dayro Andino Leon was determined to find
his own way in the world. For Dayro, that meant leaving his home and
country. Living in Cuba’s police state was not what he envisioned for
his family,… Continue reading
