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| 05/12/2012 04:41 PM |
| Prominent Cuban dissident released after brief detention |
| Prominent Cuban dissident released after brief detention Published May 11, 2012 EFE Havana – Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been released in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba after being held for 29 hours. Ferrer told Efe Thursday by phone from his home in the town of Palmarito del Cauto that he [...] |
| 05/12/2012 01:35 PM |
| Meñique Went out to Travel / Luis Felipe Rojas |
| Meñique Went out to Travel / Luis Felipe Rojas Translating Cuba "Meñique Went out to Travel" — that's the name of a famous children's song. Those same travels were awarded to me by the combined forces of State Security (G-2) and the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) on April 28th. At 7:39 AM, Lieutenant Yasmani Suarez [...] |
| 05/09/2012 04:26 PM |
| Living Among Lies / Lilianne Ruíz |
| Living Among Lies / Lilianne Ruíz Lilianne Ruíz, Translator: AnonyGY Camilo Cienfuegos seen in an artwork installed in 2009 in the Plaza of the Revolution. The text says: "You're doing fine, Fidel." Cuba looks like an anthill, and each one has contributed — as they say — a grain of sand. Believing that this grain [...] |
| 05/04/2012 01:43 PM |
| Cuba Remains on Press-Freedom Blacklist |
| Cuba Remains on Press-Freedom Blacklist PARIS – Cuban President Raul Castro remains on the global list of predators of freedom of information, Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday in a report coinciding with World Press Freedom Day. "(T)he harassment of independent journalists and bloggers has never stopped" under Raul, who formally succeeded older brother Fidel [...] |
| 05/01/2012 01:15 PM |
| Whatever We Need to Do for the Freedom of Cuba, We Will Continue Doing |
| "Whatever We Need to Do for the Freedom of Cuba, We Will Continue Doing" Translating Cuba, Translator: Raul G. After being confined to a dungeon of the Versalles Police Unit in Santiago de Cuba for 27 days, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, narrates how his recent arrest occurred, [...] |
| 04/30/2012 10:03 PM |
| Human Rights and Democracy -The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report – Quarterly update |
| Quarterly Updates: Cuba Latest Update: 31 March 2012 The Cuban government announced the release of around 2,900 prisoners in the framework of preparations for the Pope's visit in late March. Most of those freed had completed over half of their sentences and only a handful were considered by local human rights organisations to be political [...] |
| 04/30/2012 12:44 PM |
| Cuba frees dissident detained after Pope visit |
| Cuba frees dissident detained after Pope visit (AFP) HAVANA — Police in Cuba released Jose Daniel Ferrer, a political dissident arrested shortly after the visit to the island by Pope Benedict XVI, the activist told AFP. "They released me around 1:00 pm," Ferrer said by telephone from his home in the town of Palmarito de [...] |
| 04/29/2012 01:28 PM |
| When a Friend Leaves / Jeovany Jimenez Vega |
| When a Friend Leaves / Jeovany Jimenez Vega Jeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated It leaves an empty space … my friend Alfredo goes into exile. In March 2003, that Black Spring, chaos erupted in his life. The son of Alfredo Felipe Fuentes, an opponent of the regime, and Loyda Valdes Gonzalez, Lady in White. His [...] |
| 04/27/2012 08:58 PM |
| Opposition members take exception to remarks at Harvard by Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, |
| Posted on Friday, 04.27.12 Opposition members take exception to remarks at Harvard by Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, Opposition members both in and outside Cuba take exception to some remarks made by Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, Archbishop of Havana. BY JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ jcchavez@elnuevoherald.com Members of the opposition both inside and outside Cuba [...] |
| 04/26/2012 02:23 PM |
| We Are Evolving / Jeovany Jimenez Vega |
| We Are Evolving / Jeovany Jimenez Vega Jeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated A few days ago a friend asked me whether, if I had gone on a hunger strike five years ago, our case would have had the same outcome. Without hesitation I said no, and doing so caused me to immediately stop and ponder [...] |
| 04/26/2012 02:22 PM |
| Why José Daniel? / Yoani Sánchez |
| Why José Daniel? / Yoani Sánchez Translator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez I knew they would go after him. When I spoke with José Daniel Ferrer for the first time, by phone, I immediately noticed his exceptionality. Shortly after, we talked around the table in our house and this impression was further confirmed. While outside night was [...] |
| 04/24/2012 01:15 PM |
| Wife of top Cuban dissident says he launched hunger strike to protest his imprisonment |
| Posted on Tuesday, 04.24.12 Wife of top Cuban dissident says he launched hunger strike to protest his imprisonment The wife of José Daniel Ferrer García said he began the hunger strike to protest his detention.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Cuba's most aggressive dissident, José Daniel Ferrer García, freed only last spring after eight years in prison, [...] |
| 04/18/2012 04:22 PM |
| 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. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com 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 [...] |
| 04/18/2012 02:41 PM |
| Imagining Cuba after Chávez |
| Imagining Cuba after Chávez Venezuela provides Cuba with up to $15 billion a year, which helps offset the US embargo. But there is the real possibility Chávez may not win or survive another six-year term as president.By Girish Gupta, Correspondentposted April 17, 2012 at 8:29 am EDTHavana Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez views Cuban revolutionary and [...] |
| 04/17/2012 11:49 AM |
| 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 [...] |
| 04/16/2012 06:22 PM |
| Another Pope, Another Cuba, Another Church / Mario Barroso |
| Another Pope, Another Cuba, Another Church / Mario BarrosoMario Barroso, Translator: Unstated The scenario is different. The visitor also. When the Polish Pope, John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, visited Cuba in 1998 he found Monsignor Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu as archbishop in Santiago de Cuba, and in him, the loudest Cuban voice rose among those [...] |
| 04/09/2012 06:41 PM |
| Dissidents who asked to meet with the Pope are now being arrested. |
| Cuba After BenedictApril 8, 2012, 6:50 p.m. ET Dissidents who asked to meet with the Pope are now being arrested. Pope Benedict XVI's recent trip to Cuba was described by the Vaticanas way to spread the gospel to a nation captured by an atheist state.And surely it was the Pope's purpose to inspire as many [...] |
| 04/06/2012 12:50 PM |
| Little to commemorate, celebrate after pope’s visit |
| Posted on Thursday, 04.05.12The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL Little to commemorate, celebrate after pope's visit OUR OPINION: Repression continues after Pope Benedict XVI's visit to CubaBy The Miami Herald EditorialHeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com As Christians commemorate Good Friday leading up to Easter and Jews prepare to celebrate Passover, the story of the Exodus, when the ancient Israelites were [...] |
| 04/02/2012 09:16 PM |
| Cuba, the Pope, and the Ladies in White |
| Cuba, the Pope, and the Ladies in White Pope Benedict's visit to Cuba revealed the intransigence of theCastroite regime. Even so, the Ladies in White – the wives, mothers,and sisters of political prisoners – continue their demands for humanrights on the Caribbean island.Monday, April 02, 2012By Faisaan Sami The Cuban government, the Roman Catholic Church [...] |
| 03/27/2012 12:29 PM |
| Democracy movements plans flotillas from Key West to near Cuba |
| Posted on Monday, 03.26.12 Protest Democracy movements plans flotillas from Key West to near Cuba Organizers of the flotilla said dissidents on the island plan to get close to the Seawall with candles and torches on a Journey of Light for Freedom.By Enrique Flor and Alfonso Chardyeflor@elnuevoherald.com The first of two flotillas of the Democracy [...] |
| 03/26/2012 12:01 AM |
| Church’s good works, Cuban cardinal’s bad calls |
| Posted on Saturday, 03.24.12 In My Opinion Church’s good works, Cuban cardinal’s bad callsBy Myriam Marquezmmarquez@MiamiHerald.com It will take “patience and decisiveness.” So says the pope about changing Cuba’s 53-year-old Marxist dictatorship. No problem, responds Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez from Havana. Cuba, he maintains, “is a democratic social project . . . which is constantly perfecting [...] |
| 03/26/2012 12:00 AM |
| Pope’s spiritual journey to Cuba a delicate balancing act |
| Posted on Saturday, 03.24.12 Papal Visit Pope’s spiritual journey to Cuba a delicate balancing act The pope pursues a mission of faith, but political realities can’t help but intrudeBy MIMI WHITEFIELDmwhitefield@MiamiHerald.com SANTIAGO, Cuba — Pope Benedict XVI arrives Monday in this eastern Cuban city, where spring flowers have just started to bloom, on a mission [...] |
| 03/24/2012 11:55 PM |
| Of Popes and Potatoes / Yoani Sánchez |
| Of Popes and Potatoes / Yoani SánchezTranslator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez From Foreign Policy MagazineBY YOANI SÁNCHEZ | MARCH 23, 2012 January 1998 was a moment of discovery and creativity, of unprecedented scenes and audible prayers. John Paul II visited us, and in the Plaza of the Revolution — ground zero or, better yet, Ground Red [...] |
| 03/22/2012 10:46 PM |
| To the Outraged / Lilianne Ruíz |
| To the Outraged / Lilianne RuízLilianne Ruíz, Translator: Unstated I understand that Western countries, where the government emerges from a multi-party democracy, must have their problems. Here the scriptwriters of any news report broadcast are very pleased when they comment on (because they almost never let you hear the voices of the international reporters) the [...] |
| 03/20/2012 07:17 PM |
| Cuba’s Ladies in White warned public protests no longer allowed |
| Posted on Monday, 03.19.12 Cuba's Ladies in White warned public protests no longer allowed The women said that state security told them that they can attend mass in Havana, but cannot march outside. The action comes a week before Pope Benedict XVI arrives for three-day visit.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Cuba's Ladies in White say the [...] |
| 03/19/2012 11:36 PM |
| Voices Behind the Bars / Lilianne Ruíz |
| Voices Behind the Bars / Lilianne RuízLilianne Ruíz, Translator: Unstated In 2003, what was I doing? Now I can't remember exactly. None of those tried in summary trials in the Black Spring of 2003, they charged, according to prosecutors' intentions, with 20 years or life imprisonment, had committed any crime. They were made prisoners for [...] |
| 03/12/2012 04:05 PM |
| Cuba’s Shame |
| Cuba's ShameBy Jacob MchangamaMarch 12, 2012 5:00 A.M. 'He who loses his honor loses everything." So states one of the propaganda posters, featuring quotations from Fidel Castro, that are ubiquitous in Cuba. How ironic, then, that Castro's policies are directly responsible for the daily humiliations suffered by the Cuban people, the supposed beneficiaries of Cuban [...] |
| 03/06/2012 05:16 AM |
| Cuba Archive Truth and Memory Project / Alexis Romay |
| Cuba Archive Truth and Memory Project / Alexis RomayTranslating Cuba Translator's note: This interview is from the digital magazine Cubaencuentro, from November 14, 2011. We interviewed Alexis Romay, a graduate of The City University of New York's master's program in Spanish Language and Literature, author of the novel Salidas de emergencia (Emergency Exits) and the [...] |
| 03/06/2012 04:52 AM |
| Dr. Jeovany Jimenez Vega Declares Hunger Strike / Jeovany Jimenez Vega |
| Dr. Jeovany Jimenez Vega Declares Hunger Strike / Jeovany Jimenez VegaJeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated This afternoon at 1:30 PM, I delivered at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health Minister a document addressed to Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, by which I declare a HUNGER STRIKE, which I will maintain until my death if [...] |
| 02/20/2012 07:11 PM |
| Three Catholic dissidents criticize Cuba, communism and the church |
| Posted on Sunday, 02.19.12 Three Catholic dissidents criticize Cuba, communism and the church Three well-known Catholic critics attack both communism on the island, as well as the church and its leaders.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com One is a Cuban priest who wrote letters criticizing Fidel and Raúl Castro. Another is a Catholic layman who collected 25,000 [...] |
| 02/14/2012 11:07 PM |
| The Right to Know / Cuban Law Association – Wilfredo Vallin Almeida |
| The Right to Know / Cuban Law Association – Wilfredo Vallin AlmeidaCuban Law Association, Translator: Unstated by Wilfredo Vallin Almeida The Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba is over. From it, what we have left is a single phrase: "no illusions." This is equivalent to saying — in good Cuban — that things will [...] |
| 02/12/2012 10:06 PM |
| Not Twelve, Seventeen / Miguel Iturria Savón |
| Not Twelve, Seventeen / Miguel Iturria SavónMiguel Iturria Savón, Translator: Unstated Since the release of latest political prisoners from the repressive crackdown known as the Black Spring of 2003, foreign correspondents in Cuba cling to a mythical number twelve, referring to those who refused exile and stayed on the island, which is a half truth. [...] |
| 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 [...] |
| 12/11/2011 12:17 AM |
| Cuba stops dissident Rights Day protest, 200 held |
| Cuba stops dissident Rights Day protest, 200 heldReutersBy Jack Kimball and Nelson Acosta | Reuters HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban dissidents said on Saturday that about 200 people were temporarily detained by the Communist-run island's security services in the days leading up to an international human rights celebration. Government supporters danced salsa and chanted political slogans [...] |
| 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 [...] |