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Cuban Spy Case Still a Mystery
Cuban Spy Case Still a Mystery
September 3, 2014
By Miguel Fernández Díaz (Café Fuerte)
HAVANA TIMES — A yet unidentified Cuban spy convicted to 13 years in
prison in the United States has come into the limelight following the
bestowal of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Bronze Medal on
Master Sergeant Tessa M. Fontaine.
The case was processed by… Continue reading
Angel Santiesteban, Being Held in Military Unit to the West of Havana
Angel Santiesteban, Being Held in Military Unit to the West of Havana /
14ymedio
Posted on August 30, 2014
14ymedio, Havana, 2 August 2014 — Writer Ángel Santiesteban has been
relocated to a prison under the control of Border Guard Troops in the
Flores neighborhood near the town of Jaimanita, west of Havana. After
weeks of uncertainty and conflicting information,… Continue reading
University (for the Tenacious)
University (for the Tenacious) / 14ymedio, Henry Constantin, Reinaldo Escobar
Posted on August 30, 2014
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 28 August 2014 – Henry Constantin is a native of Camagüey province, born in Las Tunas on Valentine’s Day, 30 years ago. He has been expelled from university three times for his ideas, but still believes he will obtain his journalism… Continue reading
Angel Santiesteban Transferred to La Lima Prison
Angel Santiesteban Transferred to La Lima Prison / 14ymedio
Posted on August 24, 2014
14YMEDIO, Havana, August 22, 2014 – The writer Angel Santiesteban might
have been transferred to La Lima prison, located in the Havana
municipality of Guanabacoa. The information was provided to 14ymedio by
Lilianne Ruíz, a freelance journalist who visited the police station at
Acosta and Diez… Continue reading
Guilty plea entered in Cuban ballplayer smuggling
Posted on Friday, 08.22.14
Guilty plea entered in Cuban ballplayer smuggling
BY CURT ANDERSON
AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
MIAMI — A man accused of masterminding a human trafficking ring pleaded
guilty Friday to U.S. extortion charges involving the smuggling of more
than 1,000 Cubans, including baseball players such as Texas Rangers
outfielder Leonys Martin.
Eliezer Lazo, 41, entered the plea… Continue reading
Cuba to add security measures to pesos
Posted on Tuesday, 08.19.14
Cuba to add security measures to pesos
The change appears to be in preparation for the unification of the
country’s two currencies.
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
The Central Bank of Cuba will add new anti-counterfeiting measures to
the 20, 50 and 100-peso bills in apparent preparation to upgrade the
value of the Cuban peso, now… Continue reading
Amidst Rumors and Disinformation, Angel Santiesteban Continues Missing
Amidst Rumors and Disinformation, Angel Santiesteban Continues Missing
Posted on August 18, 2014
{*Translator’s Note: Angel disappeared from prison on July 21, 2014. As
of today he has not been heard from for 29 days.}
Five days* have passed now since the disappearance of the writer Angel
Santiesteban in Havana, barely hours after he wrote a post from Lawton
prison,… Continue reading
If Alan Gross Dies in Cuba… Who Is Responsible?
If Alan Gross Dies in Cuba… Who Is Responsible?
Posted: 08/15/2014 3:27 pm EDT Updated: 08/15/2014 3:59 pm
Raul Castro, Barack Obama, Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Mario Diaz-Balart or Joe Garcia?
All of the above!!!! But especially the last six.
The government of the United States and the government of Cuba should
feel deeply ashamed by… Continue reading
Cuban defector says he has information about Payá’s death
Posted on Friday, 08.15.14
Cuban defector says he has information about Payá’s death
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
An officer in Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior who claims to be related
to former MININT chief Jose Abrantes and to have valuable information
has defected and is being held in a migrant detention center in the Bahamas.
Ortelio Abrahantes Bacallao, 42,… Continue reading
RWB Exhorts Cuban Authorities to Clarify Angel Santiesteban-Prats’ Situation
RWB Exhorts Cuban Authorities to Clarify Angel Santiesteban-Prats’ Situation
Posted on August 12, 2014
Published Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Cuban writer and blogger Angel Santiesteban-Prats disappeared from the
jail at San Miguel del Padron on July 21, 2014. Authorities at first
said that he had escaped; nevertheless, ten days later his daughter
managed to speak with him briefly at a… Continue reading
Critics Question Sources for AP Report on Cuba Democracy Program
Critics Question Sources for AP Report on Cuba Democracy Program
Say sources had political agenda to undermine U.S. policy
BY: Daniel Wiser
August 11, 2014 5:00 am
Critics are raising questions about the Associated Press’s recent report
on a U.S. program to foster civil society in Cuba and have accused the
news organization of cooperating with sources who have a… Continue reading
Angel Santiesteban and the Path of the Fugitive
Angel Santiesteban and the Path of the Fugitive
Posted on August 8, 2014
By Armando Añel, July 30, 2014
The confused news that comes from Havana indicates that either Angel
Santiesteban ran away from the prison-settlement where he was unjustly
imprisoned or the political police have launched a fabrication to
condemn him to a longer term of imprisonment and keep… Continue reading
CUBAN AUTHORITIES URGED TO EXPLAIN DETAINED BLOGGER’S DISAPPEARANCE
CUBAN AUTHORITIES URGED TO EXPLAIN DETAINED BLOGGER’S DISAPPEARANCE
PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2014.
When detained Cuban writer and blogger Angel Santiesteban-Prats
disappeared from San Miguel del Padrón prison on 21 July, the
authorities said he had escaped but his daughter managed to talk briefly
with him in a police station ten days later. His present whereabouts are
unknown.
After… Continue reading
US contractor Alan Gross ‘may not survive’ Cuba jail term
US contractor Alan Gross ‘may not survive’ Cuba jail term
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Havana
The lawyer of a US government contractor imprisoned in Cuba says he
doesn’t know how long he will survive in prison.
Alan Gross has served four years of a 15-year term for taking internet
equipment to Cuba illegally.
According to his lawyer, Scott Gilbert,… Continue reading
What This Media Outlet Got Wrong About Efforts to Promote Freedom in Cuba
What This Media Outlet Got Wrong About Efforts to Promote Freedom in Cuba
Ana Quintana / @Ana_R_Quintana / August 06, 2014
Ana Quintana is a research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s
Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. She specializes in U.S.
policy toward Latin America.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press ran an investigative piece on
the U.S. Agency for… Continue reading
Is Alan Gross Near Death in Cuba Prison?
Is Alan Gross Near Death in Cuba Prison?
By JTA
Published August 05, 2014.
Alan Gross’ family says the State Department contractor jailed in Cuba
has made his goodbyes.
“During a recent visit with his wife, Judy, and his daughter, Nina,
Gross said he could not take life in prison much longer and said his
goodbyes,” Emily Black, a spokeswoman… Continue reading
Chatting with One of Havana’s Entrepreneurs
Chatting with One of Havana’s Entrepreneurs / Ivan Garcia
Posted on August 4, 2014
Humberto, a seventy-four-year old man, has the personality of both an
entrepreneur and a smooth talker. At the moment he is relaxed and happy,
willing to chat while having a Heineken and without having to keep track
of the time.
And that is what he is… Continue reading
Rabbis urge Cuba to free US prisoner Alan Gross
Rabbis urge Cuba to free US prisoner Alan Gross
A group of American rabbis have called on President Barack Obama to
negotiate the release of a US Jewish contractor detained in Cuba since 2009.
Some 300 rabbis sent a letter saying they were concerned about the
health of 65-year-old Alan Gross.
Mr Gross has served four years of a 15-year… Continue reading
Cuba Prisoner Gross Feels Abandoned by U.S., Wife Says
Cuba Prisoner Gross Feels Abandoned by U.S., Wife Says
By Nicole Gaouette Aug 5, 2014 6:00 AM GMT+0200
Alan Gross, the U.S. Agency for International Development subcontractor
jailed by Cuba for almost five years, is refusing to see U.S. government
officials, and his wife says he’s lost the will to live.
“He sees no use in them coming anymore,” Judy… Continue reading
Groups – US political effort in Cuba hurts aid work
Posted on Monday, 08.04.14
Groups: US political effort in Cuba hurts aid work
BY DESMOND BUTLER AND JACK GILLUM AND PETER ORSI AND ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — A U.S. program in Cuba that secretly used an
HIV-prevention workshop for political activism was assailed Monday by
international public health officials and members of Congress who
declared that such… Continue reading
American imprisoned in Cuba says goodbye to family
Posted on Monday, 08.04.14
American imprisoned in Cuba says goodbye to family
BY JESSICA GRESKO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for an American who has spent more than four
years imprisoned in Cuba said Monday that his client cannot take life in
prison much longer and has said his goodbyes to his wife and a daughter.
Alan Gross was… Continue reading
New revelations about Cuban spy Ana Montes
Posted on Saturday, 08.02.14
New revelations about Cuban spy Ana Montes
Details about Cuban spy Ana Montes from the Department of Defense
Inspector General’s 2005 report — only now declassified — shed new light
on the case.
BY BRIAN LATELL
SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD
For 16 years, Ana Belen Montes spied for Cuba from increasingly
responsible positions at the… Continue reading
