Threats and assault on activists
Document – Cuba: Threats and assault on activists
UA: 343/12 Index: AMR 25/029/2012 Cuba Date: 30 November 2012
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THREATS AND ASSAULT ON ACTIVISTS
The Cuban authorities have threatened one of the country's leading human rights defenders because of his human rights work, and a prominent government critic has been assaulted on the street, apparently by state security personnel.… Continue reading
The Solitude of the Desert
The Solitude of the Desert / Angel Santiesteban Angel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated
Translator's note: This blog post does NOT relate to Angel's most recent arrest this week. It relates to a series of criminal charges the regime fabricated against him in order to be able to imprison him as a "criminal" rather than as a "political prisoner/prisoner of… Continue reading
Ex-Cuban prison official, now in Miami, says allegations of abuse are lies
Posted on Friday, 11.02.12
Ex-Cuban prison official, now in Miami, says allegations of abuse are lies
A former top prison official in Cuba, now living in Miami, said he treated everyone fairly and allegations of prison abuse are lies. By Juan Carlos Chavez And Juan Tamayo [email protected]
After two years of living anonymously in Miami, the former chief of the… Continue reading
Cuban man still imprisoned, parents harassed – Amnesty International
Document – Cuban man still imprisoned, parents harassed
Further information on UA: 92/12 Index: AMR 25/025/2012 Cuba Date: 26 October 2012
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cuban man still imprisoned, parents harassed
Prisoner of conscience Antonio Michel Lima Cruz was released from prison in Cuba on 24 October. His brother Marcos Máiquel Lima Cruz, also a prisoner of conscience, still has a minimum… Continue reading
Cuban Dissidents Have Demands Met, End Hunger Strike
Cuban Dissidents Have Demands Met, End Hunger Strike Published September 19, 2012 Fox News Latino
A longtime Cuban dissident and her followers have abandoned a hunger strike on its eighth day after receiving word the government will meet their main demand.
Martha Beatriz Roque called off the strike when told the government would free little known dissident Jorge Vasquez, who… Continue reading
Cuban dissident passes 1 week on hunger strike
Posted on Monday, 09.17.12
Cuban dissident passes 1 week on hunger strike By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press
HAVANA — A prominent Cuban dissident completed her first week on a hunger strike with supporters saying her condition is worsening each day and they fear she might die. Pro-government bloggers, meanwhile, denounced the strike as a sham.
Martha Beatriz Roque, a… Continue reading
Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Say Why They are Holding Jorge Vázquez Chaviano or Release Him
September 14, 2012
Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Say Why They are Holding Jorge Vázquez Chaviano or Release Him
Dissident Held Without Explanation Provokes Hunger Strike
Contact: Sharon Singh, , 202-675-8579, @spksingh
(Washington, D.C.)– The Cuban authorities must either explain why they failed to release detainee Jorge Vázquez Chaviano as scheduled on September 9 or let him go… Continue reading
Cuba must stop ‘cat-and-mouse game’ with political activists
2 August 2012
Cuba must stop 'cat-and-mouse game' with political activists
"The latest arrest and short-term detention of José Daniel Ferrer García continues the Cuban authorities' cat-and-mouse game with political dissidents and human rights activists" James Burke, Campaigner on the Caribbean at Amnesty International Thu, 02/08/2012
The Cuban authorities must end their ongoing harassment of political and human rights activists,… Continue reading
Political activist arrested: José Daniel Ferrer García
Document – Cuba: Political activist arrested: José Daniel Ferrer García
UA: 229/12 Index: AMR 25/019/2012 Date: 1 August 2012
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POLITICAL ACTIVIST ARRESTED
Former prisoner of conscience José Daniel Ferrer García was arrested on 30 July in Cuba's eastern province of Holguín, and his whereabouts are now unknown.
Political activist José Daniel Ferrer García has suffered a government… Continue reading
Cuban church leaders appeal to US over religious freedom
Cuban church leaders appeal to US over religious freedom by ASSIST News ServicePosted: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 11:53 (BST)
A delegation of Cuban church leaders has called on the US government to add Cuba to its Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list as one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom.
The delegation, hosted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW),… Continue reading
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez refuses to back down
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez refuses to back down Published On Sat May 19 2012 By Catherine Porter Columnist
HAVANA, CUBA—I have called Yoani Sanchez 76 times since I arrived in Cuba eight days ago. Once, I managed to get through for 38 seconds before the line was cut.
So, finally, I board a sleek, blue 1953 boat of a Plymouth… Continue reading
Prisoner freed, if gives up political activism: José Daniel Ferrer García
Document – Cuba: Prisoner freed, if gives up political activism: José Daniel Ferrer García
Further information on UA: 99/12 Index: AMR 25/016/2012 Cuba Date: 1 May 2012 URGENT ACTION PRISONER FREED, IF GIVES UP POLITICAL ACTIVISM
Prisoner of conscience José Daniel Ferrer García has been released, on condition that he gives up his political activism: he has been told that… Continue reading
Cuba: Further information: Cuban prisoner of conscience still held: José Daniel Ferrer García
Document – Cuba: Further information: Cuban prisoner of conscience still held: José Daniel Ferrer García
Further information on UA: 99/12 Index: AMR 25/015/2012 Cuba Date: 13 April 2012
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CUBAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE STILL HELD
Cuban government critic José Daniel Ferrer García has been detained without charge for more than 10 days. Amnesty International considers hi m to be… Continue reading
Human rights activists say 1,158 Cubans detained to keep them away from papal events
Posted on Tuesday, 04.17.12
Human rights activists say 1,158 Cubans detained to keep them awayfrom papal eventsBy Juan O. [email protected]
Cuban police carried out 1,158 political detentions in March — mostlyto keep dissidents away from Pope Benedict XVI — the most since themass roundups during the Bay of Pigs invasion five decades ago, ahuman rights group reported Tuesday.
The report… Continue reading
Cuban prisoner of conscience still held: José Daniel Ferrer García
Document – Cuba: Further information: Cuban prisoner of conscience still held: José Daniel Ferrer García
Further information on UA: 99/12 Index: AMR 25/015/2012 Cuba Date: 13 April 2012
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CUBAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE STILL HELD
Cuban government critic José Daniel Ferrer García has been detained without charge for more than 10 days. Amnesty International considers hi m to be… Continue reading
Cuban dissident’s wife says police may file charges against him
Posted on Monday, 04.16.12
Cuban dissident's wife says police may file charges against him
The wife of a dissident who was freed last year fears police will try to force him to serve the rest of his 25-year sentence.In this March 26, 2012 file photo, a man is taken away by security as he shouts "Down with the Revolution!… Continue reading
Updates on Repression Relating to Pope Benedict’s Visit from Pieces of the Island / Translating Cuba
Updates on Repression Relating to Pope Benedict's Visit from Pieces of the Island / Translating CubaTranslating Cuba, Translator: Raul G.
Keep on eye on the blog Pieces of the Island, for up-to-minute reports of repression associated with Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Cuba.
Here are some "highlights" since the last report re-posted here.
Benedict XVI Will Arrive to "a Nation… Continue reading
Ex prisoner of conscience believed detained: José Daniel Ferrer García
Prisoner of conscience believed detained: José Daniel Ferrer García
UA: 60/12 Index: AMR 25/005/2012 Cuba Date: 23 February 2012
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ex prisoner of conscience BELIEVED DETAINED
Former prisoner of conscience Jos é Daniel Ferrer Garc í a 's where a bouts are unknown following his alleged arrest in central Havana , Cuba, on 21 February .
Former prisoner of… Continue reading
Cuban authorities prevent activists from commemorating death of dissident
23 February 2012
Cuban authorities prevent activists from commemorating death of dissident
"It is unacceptable that the Cuban authorities would not allow human rights activists to remember one of their colleagues in peace."Javier Zúñiga, Special Advisor at Amnesty International.Thu, 23/02/2012
Authorities in Cuba are preventing members of the women's organization "Ladies in White" from entering a building in downtown Havana… Continue reading
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 a Cuban prisoner of… Continue reading
Amnesty: Cuba Releases 3 Prisoners of Conscience
Amnesty: Cuba Releases 3 Prisoners of ConscienceBy PETER ORSI Associated PressHAVANA January 23, 2012 (AP)
Amnesty International said Monday that three Cubans held without charge for 52 days following their arrest at a protest were released last week, hours after the human rights group named them as prisoners of conscience.
The release of the three also came a day after… Continue reading
Prominent Cuban dissident detained
Prominent Cuban dissident detainedPublished November 02, 2011EFE
Havana – Cuban government opponent Guillermo Fariñas was detained in the central city of Santa Clara while trying to visit a hunger-striking dissident at a hospital, his family and pro-democracy activists said.
"Guillermo went to pay a visit to Alcides (Rivera) at the hospital and they don't want anyone there. The (hospital… Continue reading
Being a Dissident / Luis Felipe Rojas
Being a Dissident / Luis Felipe RojasLuis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G.
Policemen and dissidents in the pilgrimage for the Virgin of Charity, Central Havana, September 8, 2011
Let's suppose that there exists a country where the people could affiliate themselves to the political party which reflects their own ideals, where the government — of an opposing party — does… Continue reading
Dissidents arrested in Cuba – Urgent Appeal
Document – Cuba: Dissidents arrested in Cuba
UA: 265/11 Index: AMR 25/005/2011 Cuba Date: 1 September 2011
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DISSIDENTS ARRESTED IN CUBA
Eleven members of a dissident organization and three of their relatives have been detained , without be ing told of any charge s against them , since their arrest on 28 August in Cuba. They have not… Continue reading
Cuba: Further information: Women denied right to protest – Amnesty International
"Document – Cuba: Further information: Women denied right to protest
Further information on UA: 256/11 Index: AMR 25/004/2011 Cuba Date: 1 September 2011
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WOMEN DENIED RIGHT TO PROTEST
A group of female relatives of prisoners of conscience in Cuba and their supporters were again prevented from organizing a peaceful protest on 28 August . They have been harassed… Continue reading
Ladies in White are brutally attacked once more
Threatened with German shepherd dogs during their detention
Ladies in White are brutally attacked once more – News on the Net Monday, August 15, 2011
This is the fourth Sunday in Eastern Cuba since July 24, 2011, that numerous "Ladies in White" accompanied by female supporters in white attire are arrested after suffering violent physical and verbal assaults by forces… Continue reading
The awakening of Cuba’s resistance movement
Posted on Saturday, 07.30.11CUBA
The awakening of Cuba's resistance movementBY OTTO J. REICH AND
In Guantánamo, Cuba, an important eastern city near the eponymous Naval Base, the streets recently reverberated with shouts of "Down with Fidel! Down with Raúl!" and "The streets belong to the people!" as dozens marched in open defiance of the iron-fisted rule of the Castro… Continue reading
Mother of late Cuban dissident talks to lawmakers
Posted on Tuesday, 07.12.11
Mother of late Cuban dissident talks to lawmakers
Reina Luisa Tamayo met with members of Congress who heard her tell the story of her son — a Cuban dissident who died earlier this year following a long hunger strike against the communist regime.By James RosenMcClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — The mother of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo,… Continue reading
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