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| 01/06/2012 05:28 PM |
| Cuban blogger appeals to Brazil’s president for help to leave Cuba |
| Cuban blogger appeals to Brazil's president for help to leave Cuba Dissident blogger Yoani Sánchez has issued a video plea after being denied permission to leave the country since 2004 The dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez – famed for her outspoken online critiques of the country's communist regime – has issued an appeal to Brazil's [...] |
| 11/24/2011 02:42 PM |
| Cuba: Blogger and Scholar Ted Henken on New Media in Cuba |
| Cuba: Blogger and Scholar Ted Henken on New Media in Cuba Posted By Ellery Roberts Biddle On 23 November 2011 @ 2:19 am In Citizen Media,Cuba,Digital Activism,English,Freedom of Speech,Human Rights,Latin America,Photos,Spanish,Technology & Internet,Weblog | 2 Comments The first post [1] in this two-post series featured highlights from a discussion between bloggers in Cuba, the United [...] |
| 07/02/2011 11:11 PM |
| International prize for Dutch diplomat |
| International prize for Dutch diplomat Dutch diplomat Caecilia Wijgers has been honoured for her commitment to promoting democracy in Cuba. The Dutch foreign ministry announced on Saturday that Ms Wijgers received the first Palmer Prize for Diplomats during a ministerial conference on democracy in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The Palmer Prize was created to honour [...] |
| 06/21/2011 01:27 PM |
| Otto Reich, Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba Change Coming |
| Otto Reich, Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba Change ComingSunday, 19 Jun 2011 07:28 PMBy Otto Reich and Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat Winds of change are opening doors that have been closed in oppressed countries for half a century, not only in the near East but also in the Caribbean. In central Cuba, one recent day seemed like any other until [...] |
| 05/07/2011 10:15 PM |
| Cuba Sacrifices the Future Generation / Laritza Diversent,Laritza Diversent, Translator: Unstated |
| Cuba Sacrifices the Future Generation / Laritza DiversentLaritza Diversent, Translator: Unstated Roberto supports the legislative reforms that the government announced, but considers more important the adaptation of the Republic of Cuba Constitution, the new conditions of the development of humanity. Roberto Esquivel slowly rocks in a chair, while he reads the news in the Daily [...] |
| 05/02/2011 05:26 PM |
| Cuba: Freedom on the Net 2011 – Freedom House |
| FREEDOM HOUSE Freedom on the Net 2011 CUBA 2009 2011INTERNET FREEDOM STATUS Not Free Not FreeObstacles to Access 25 24Limits on Content 30 30Violations of User Rights 33 33Total 88 87 POPULATION: 11.3 millionINTERNET PENETRATION: 1 percentWEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS BLOCKED: YesSUBSTANTIAL POLITICAL CENSORSHIP: YesBLOGGERS/ONLINE USERS ARRESTED: YesPRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Not Free INTRODUCTION Despite a slight [...] |
| 04/14/2011 02:56 PM |
| Roots of Hope: the roots of indiscretion |
| Roots of Hope: the roots of indiscretionBy Alberto de la Cruz, on April 13, 2011, at 11:45 am Over the past few years, we have met many Cuban American college and university students who are part of the Roots of Hope (Raíces de Esperanza) organization. The vast majority of them have been kids with an [...] |
| 03/27/2011 01:56 PM |
| Carter coming back to Cuba, raising expectations |
| Carter coming back to Cuba, raising expectationsBy Shasta Darlington, CNNMarch 27, 2011 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Trip is officially to strengthen bilateral ties However, ex-president may try to lobby for American prisoner U.S. contractor recently sentenced to 15 years Havana, Cuba (CNN) — When Jimmy Carter arrived on his last visit to Cuba in 2002, Fidel Castro [...] |
| 03/14/2011 04:00 PM |
| Internet Enemies: Cuba |
| Internet Enemies: Cuba Domain name: .cuPopulation: 11,451,652Internet users: about 1,604,000Average cost of a one-hour cybercafé connection: about 1.5 U.S. dollars for the national network – 5 to 7 U.S. dollars for the international network.Average monthly salary: 20 U.S. dollarsNumber of imprisoned netizens: 0 Fibre optic cable in Cuba: Unprecedented potential for growth? According to the [...] |
| 03/03/2011 03:52 PM |
| DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO |
| DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO03-03-2011.Concilio Cubano(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- The Cuban people live in very difficult times. However, this is not news. For more than fifty years we have witnessed increasing poverty and the ongoing violation of our hum... |
| 02/10/2011 09:07 PM |
| Generation Y ‘sighted from inside Cuba’ |
| Generation Y 'sighted from inside Cuba' p2pnet view P2P | Freedom:- A little while back, "What if Generation Y is a government sponsored initiative (that will really have no impact to change things) just so that the government [of Cuba] can give the illusion of freedom of speech to the smarter part of the population [...] |
| 02/04/2011 07:11 PM |
| Digital Rations |
| Digital Rations Internet Policy in Castro's CubaBy Ellery Roberts BiddleFebruary 3, 2011 Fidel Castro has an acute understanding of the power of communication. It fueled his force as a ruler for over half a century, and was freshly evident last summer when the 82-year-old leader of the Cuban revolution reappeared in public for the first [...] |
| 11/15/2010 10:17 PM |
| Pitts: Cuba needs to learn how freedom of expression works |
| Pitts: Cuba needs to learn how freedom of expression worksLeonard Pitts Jr., THE MIAMI HERALDLETTERS TO THE EDITOR »Published: 7:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 Dear Cuba: Maybe you've got a point. I refer to your outrage over a new video game, the object of which is to assassinate Fidel Castro. In "Call of Duty: [...] |
| 09/18/2010 06:37 PM |
| This is open-minded detente? |
| Posted on Saturday, 09.18.10This is open-minded detente?BY JOE CARDONAjccigar@aol.com The Obama administration has embarked on a path of cultural exchanges and lax immigration policies toward Cuba reminiscent of Jimmy Carter's administration and the brief detente that existed with the island's regime. This year alone, we have seen the likes of artists such as Silvio Rodriguez, [...] |
| 09/06/2010 01:28 PM |
| Cuban blogger joints the list of World Press Freedom Heroes |
| Monday, September 6th 2010 – 04:33 UTCCuban blogger joints the list of World Press Freedom Heroes Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said this weekend that she feels "very responsible" following the International Press Institute's decision to choose her as one of its 60 World Press Freedom Heroes. "The word that sums up how I feel now [...] |
| 09/04/2010 07:20 PM |
| Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez is Named IPI’s 60th and Final World Press Freedom Hero |
| Thursday, 02 September 2010Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez is Named IPI's 60th and Final World Press Freedom HeroBlogger "provides a glimpse into what is otherwise a closed world": IPI Interim Director Nayana Jayarajan, Press Freedom Adviser The International Press Institute today declared Cuban blogger Yoani Maria Sanchez Cordero its 60th World Press Freedom Hero. Sanchez's blog, [...] |
| 08/11/2010 11:41 AM |
| CUBAN GOVERNMENT DENIES WORKERS THEIR TRADE UNIONS RIGHTS |
| CUBAN GOVERNMENT DENIES WORKERS THEIR TRADE UNIONS RIGHTS Despite Increased Repression Independent Unions Continue to Emerge Inside CubaBy Jack Otero During the Clinton Administration Mr. Otero served as Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Labor-Designate and was the U.S. Government Representative on the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO) [...] |
| 07/16/2010 09:10 PM |
| Cuba’s freed dissidents vow to fight on |
| 16 July 2010 Last updated at 12:19 GMTCuba's freed dissidents vow to fight onBy Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Madrid They began by making the "L" sign for liberty and the "V" sign for victory with their fingers. The six independent journalists from Cuba gathered at a news conference in Madrid were among the first to [...] |
| 07/16/2010 07:45 PM |
| Cuban dissident: “Raul Castro can become the man who changes Cuba” |
| Cuban dissident: "Raul Castro can become the man who changes Cuba"15/07 07:17 CET Among the first to have arrived in Spain with their families is the Cuban dissident journalist Pablo Pacheco. He was one of those jailed for 20 years in the 2003 crackdown. Always maintaining his right to freedom of speech, the Castro regime [...] |
| 07/13/2010 06:42 PM |
| Brief biographies on 7 Cubans released to Spain |
| Posted on Tuesday, 07.13.10Brief biographies on 7 Cubans released to SpainThe Associated Press A brief biography on the seven Cuban political prisoners released and then sent to Spain: — LESTER GONZALEZ – Independent journalist from Santa Clara, youngest of the 75 opposition members arrested in Cuba in March 2003. Member of Reason, Truth and Freedom [...] |
| 06/30/2010 09:23 PM |
| Climate of fear in Cuba criticised |
| 'Climate of fear' in Cuba criticised Human rights group Amnesty International urged Cuba to release political prisoners and take other measures to end what it called a "climate of fear" for government opponents, in a report issued today. The London-based organization said Cuban leaders used the longstanding US trade embargo against the communist-led island as [...] |
| 06/30/2010 09:20 PM |
| Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear" |
| Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear"HAVANAWed Jun 30, 2010 6:00am EDT HAVANA (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International urged Cuba to release political prisoners and take other measures to end what it called a "climate of fear" for government opponents, in a report issued on Wednesday. World | Cuba The London-based organization [...] |
| 04/23/2010 08:44 PM |
| A prisoner no more |
| A prisoner no moreBy ANDREA SLIVKASTAFF WRITER When Cuban native Lisset Diez was 13, her father came to the United States after years of imprisonment and torture as a political prisoner of Fidel Castro. "I didn't see him for 23 years, and I actually never thought we would see each other again before he passed [...] |
| 02/07/2010 01:24 PM |
| No ‘common policy,’ as Europe grapples over its future ties with Cuba |
| Commentary:No 'common policy,' as Europe grapples over its future ties with CubaPublished on Saturday, February 6, 2010By Evgenij Haperskij, COHA Research Associate In January, Spain took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Despite being deeply affected by the global financial crisis, Spain confidently proclaimed ambitious objectives for its term at the [...] |
| 02/04/2010 10:26 PM |
| Labour is right on Cuba |
| Labour is right on Cuba Our policy of prioritising human rights and freedom of speech – unlike the Tories – in relations with Cuba is the right one Stephen Wilkinson is profoundly wrong to argue that the UK government should not insist on meeting a range of political voices within Cuba. The Labour government has [...] |
| 12/10/2009 05:50 PM |
| Pro-government crowd pursues Cuban rights marchers |
| Posted on Wednesday, 12.09.09Pro-government crowd pursues Cuban rights marchersBy ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press Writer HAVANA — Hundreds of government supporters shouted insults and pro-Castro slogans at about 50 wives, mothers and other female relatives of Cuban political prisoners as they marched Wednesday through a crowded Havana neighborhood in the name of human rights. There were no [...] |
| 12/01/2009 03:35 PM |
| More Cubans Urge for Change in Politics, Economy |
| More Cubans Urge for Change in Politics, EconomyDecember 01, 2009 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The number of Cubans calling for an overhaul of the country's political system has increased, according to a poll by the International Republican Institute. If given the chance, 75.2 per cent of respondents would vote to change the current system [...] |
| 11/20/2009 11:14 AM |
| Cuba needs change, not U.S. tourists |
| Cuba needs change, not U.S. touristsWed, 11/18/2009 – 12:53pmBy José R. Cárdenas The debate over U.S. policy towards Cuba heats up this week as the HouseForeign Affairs Committee (HFAC) holds a hearing Thursday on whether tolift the U.S. travel ban against Fidel Castro's island-prison. SenatorRichard Lugar (R-IN) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), Ranking Member ofthe [...] |
| 11/17/2009 05:11 AM |
| Court won’t get involved in book banning case |
| Posted on Monday, 11.16.09Court won't get involved in book banning caseBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press Writers MIAMI — The Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute in Miami between school officials and civil libertarians over a book about Cuba that depicts smiling children in communist uniforms but avoids mention of problems [...] |
| 11/11/2009 12:45 AM |
| US State Dept ‘deplores assault’ on Cuban bloggers |
| Posted on Tuesday, 11.10.09US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers HAVANA — The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island. "The U.S. government strongly deplores the assault on bloggers Yoani [...] |
| 11/09/2009 03:25 PM |
| Cuban crackdown part of worldwide attack on internet dissidents |
| Cuban crackdown part of worldwide attack on internet dissidentsBobbie Johnson, San Franciscoguardian.co.uk, Monday 9 November 2009 08.29 GMT Freedom of speech campaigners are railing against the repression ofbloggers around the world, following claims by a prominent Cubandissident that she was beaten up for her online activities. Yoani Sánchez, an author and blogger who has forged [...] |
| 11/09/2009 01:54 PM |
| Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained |
| Posted on Friday, 11.06.09Cuban blogger says she is briefly detainedBy ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press Writer HAVANA — A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for hersearing commentary about life on the communist island said she wasbriefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about heropposition activity. Yoani Sanchez, who runs a blog called "Generation [...] |
| 10/27/2009 02:08 AM |
| Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro’s daughter talks of life in Cuba |
| Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's daughter talks of life in CubaBy: Sam KemererPosted: 10/26/09 "I think that freedom is very important and that it has a price," explained Alina Fernandez. Fernandez, Fidel Castro's daughter, spoke to a very large crowed in the Barben rooms on Tuesday, October 20. Her speech touched upon many subjects but revolved [...] |
| 10/26/2009 04:51 PM |
| The New Orleans Nagin Castro |
| The New Orleans Nagin CastroWritten by: Jeff Crouere Today, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his huge entourage returned from their six day trip to communist Cuba. The supposed purpose of the trip was for the Mayor to investigate Cuba's hurricane preparedness programs and to bolster trade ties with the poor country. Unfortunately, Nagin did [...] |
| 09/29/2009 02:48 PM |
| Where could one find hope? |
| Posted on Monday, 09.28.09Where could one find hope?By VANESSA LOPEZlvlopez@miami.edu After nearly a week of euphoria, I think it's time the overly optimisticCuban-American community put their feet back on the ground. For the pastweek, I've heard all sorts of claims about the value of the Juanesconcert, how it will build hope among Cuban youth, how [...] |
| 09/19/2009 03:51 PM |
| Ex-leaders say media under threat in Latin America |
| Posted on Friday, 09.18.09Ex-leaders say media under threat in Latin AmericaBy IAN JAMESAssociated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela — Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joinednewspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning whatthey call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, andsome of his allies, to clamp down on the news [...] |
| 07/28/2009 09:30 PM |
| State senator to visit Cuba |
| State senator to visit Cubaby michael wilkey A state senator from Wynne said he is leaving today for a trip to Cuba, a trip he says could help Arkansans in the future. Sen. Jim Luker, D-Wynne, said the 3-day trade mission he is going on with Gov. Mike Beebe; Arkansas Department of Economic Development official [...] |
| 06/26/2009 01:28 PM |
| Obama Says Cuba Must ‘Unconditionally’ Free Political Prisoners |
| Obama Says Cuba Must 'Unconditionally' Free Political PrisonersBy Julianna Goldman June 25 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama called on Cuba's government to "unconditionally" release all of its political prisoners and allow them to "fully participate in a democratic future in Cuba." Obama, 47, cited three political prisoners who are the recipients of an award from [...] |
| 06/25/2009 11:08 AM |
| Competing Cohibas eye end of Cuban trade embargo |
| Competing Cohibas eye end of Cuban trade embargoby Mark Drajem/Bloomberg NewsWednesday June 24, 2009, 7:00 AM Cohibas, Partagas and Montecristos from Cuba. For U.S. cigar aficionados, the names spark thoughts of civil disobedience. As President Obama moves to ease restrictions on trade with Cuba, cigar lovers are savoring the prospect of legally lighting up a [...] |
| 06/23/2009 03:10 PM |
| Freedom on the Net – Cuba |
| CubaFreedom on the Net Status: Not FreeObstacles to Access: 25 (0–25)Limits on Content: 32 (0–35)Violations of User Rights: 33 (0–40)Total Score: 90 (0–100)Population: 11.2 millionInternet Users/Penetration 2006: 190 thousand / 2 percentInternet Users/Penetration 2008: 1.3 million / 11 percent (Note: includes users with access only to intranet)Mobile Phone Users/Penetration 2006: 152 thousandMobile Phone Users/Penetration 2008: [...] |
| 06/20/2009 10:45 AM |
| CUBA UNDER RAUL: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES: THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION |
| CUBA UNDER RAUL: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES: THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION2009-06-19.Ambassador James Cason (www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- Bucharest, Romania. May 28, 2009.- Cuba continues to be one of the worst violators of human rights in the world, and certainly the worst in Latin America. It systematically violates almost all of the articles of the Universal declaration of Human [...] |
| 06/12/2009 12:52 PM |
| Cuba must change before U.S. ends embargo |
| Published on Friday, June 12, 2009Guest Opinion:Cuba must change before U.S. ends embargoBy RAY WALSER WASHINGTON – No president, as leader of the Free World, wants to embrace the Cuba of the Castros without some tangible proof that the 50-year, anti-American dictatorship is loosening its repression of the Cuban people. President Barack Obama has made [...] |
| 06/04/2009 11:11 AM |
| Cuba is closer to Organization of American States, but not our shared principles |
| Posted on Thursday, 06.04.09THE OPPENHEIMER REPORTCuba is closer to Organization of American States, but not our shared principlesBy Andres Oppenheimeraoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.com T he 34-country Organization of American States' historic decision to lift its 1962 suspension of Cuba was the easy part. Now comes the real challenge: getting the OAS to demand that Cuba's dictatorship abide by [...] |
| 05/29/2009 11:32 PM |
| Cuba must fully restore political and economic freedoms |
| May 27, 2009Cuba must fully restore political and economic freedomsby Ray Walser, Ph.D. Even before his inauguration, President Barack Obama promised to improverelations with Cuba. He has since taken steps to let Cuban-Americanstravel freely to the island and send more remittances. And Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton has authorized talks with Cuban officials andopened the door [...] |
| 05/29/2009 11:32 PM |
| For jailing journalists, Cuba is the little island that can |
| For jailing journalists, Cuba is the little island that canFriday, May 29, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDTBY Tom Warhover Dear Reader, Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández has been convicted on charges ofdisrespect. Twice. The first time, in 2005, he served a one-year sentence. On May 12 thedirector of the independent news agency Habana Press received [...] |
| 05/20/2009 09:08 PM |
| Anyone can browse the Internet… unless they are Cuban |
| 20 May 2009 Anyone can browse the Internet… unless they are Cuban On the anniversary of the Republic of Cuba's creation on 20 May 1902, Reporters Without Borders calls for continued diplomatic efforts that could help improve access to news and information on the island. When Raúl Castro was installed as president on 24 February [...] |
| 05/20/2009 10:57 AM |
| An independence day with nothing to cheer |
| Posted on Wednesday, 05.20.09An independence day with nothing to cheerOUR OPINION: As long as Cuba is not free, OAS should not invite its membership In South Florida, there will be proclamations and receptions Wednesday marking the 107th anniversary of Cuba's independence from Spain. But in Cuba, now in its 50th year of totalitarian rule under [...] |
| 05/01/2009 10:07 PM |
| Raúl Castro’s prisoner-swap offer met with scorn, skepticism, intrigue |
| Posted on Saturday, 04.18.09Raúl Castro's prisoner-swap offer met with scorn, skepticism, intrigueSouth Floridians responded to Raúl Castro's prisoner swap idea withscorn, skepticism and intrigue.BY TRENTON DANIEL AND ELAINE DE VALLEtdaniel@MiamiHerald.com Swapping five Cuban spies convicted in Miami for the communist regime'sjailed dissidents and political prisoners would be ''a travesty,'' aprominent exile activist declared Friday. Jose [...] |
| 05/01/2009 09:54 PM |
| Jimmy Carter doubts Cuban opening |
| Posted on Wednesday, 04.29.09Jimmy Carter doubts Cuban openingBy FRANK BAJAKAssociated Press Writer BOGOTA — Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that the UnitedStates and Syria are close to restoring full diplomatic ties, but hedoubted Cuba's new openness means its leaders are ready to grant freespeech or change their political system. "I don't have much doubt [...] |
| 01/31/2009 02:26 PM |
| Cuba renews demands that the U.S. hand over Guantanamo |
| Cuba renews demands that the U.S. hand over GuantanamoRay Sanchez/Direct from Havana | South Florida Sun-Sentinel1:11 AM EST, January 29, 2009 Havana – For more than a century, the United States has controlled the Guantanamo naval base in eastern Cuba for a measly $4,085 in lease fees per year. Cuba has long refused to cash [...] |