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Monthly Archives: August 2010

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Castro admits 'injustice' for gays and lesbians during revolutionBy Shasta Darlington, CNNAugust 31, 2010 — Updated 1710 GMT (0110 HKT)

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* Cuba sent openly gay men to labor camps with no charges in the '60s and '70s* Continue reading

The New Challenge to Repressive Cubaby Daniel WilkinsonPublished in:The New York Review of BooksAugust 19, 2010

For decades, the Castro government has been very effective in repressing dissent in Cuba by, among other things, preventing its critics from publishing or… Continue reading

Fariñas acusa a de 'prestarse al juego' de CastroMartes 31 de Agosto de 2010 17:59 Agencias

El periodista Guillermo Fariñas ha acusado al del Gobierno español, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, de "prestarse al juego" del régimen de Raúl… Continue reading

IF IT WERE JUST THE MARABÚ . . .CUBA'S AGRICULTURE 2009-10G.B. Hagelberg

"We face the imperative of making our land produce more . . . the needed structural and conceptual changes will have to be introduced," Raúl Castro famously proclaimed… Continue reading

Posted on Tuesday, 08.31.10A talk with Cardinal Jaime OrtegaBY JACKSON DIEHLwww.washpost.com

Cardinal Jaime Ortega's role as a broker of in Cuba began with the Ladies in White. In April the archbishop of Havana was outraged when, for… Continue reading

Posted on Tuesday, 08.31.10Cuba extends lease limits for foreign investorsCuba has virtually doubled how long foreign investors can lease state lands, with an eye to developing 16 golf resorts for tourists.BY JUAN O. TAMAYOjtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com

Hoping to lure in golf-playing tourists… Continue reading

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