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‘Europe has fallen’ into Cuban regime’s trap Guillermo Farinas 11:30 PM 21 May 2013 DPA/Miami
Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas said in Miami that migration reforms that have allowed several high-profile dissidents off the communist island in recent weeks is a… Continue reading
Smuggling Satellite Dishes into Cuba May 20, 2013
Revisiting “Operation Surf” Tracey Eaton (alongthemalecon.com)
HAVANA TIMES — An Internet freedom activist linked to the smuggling of satellite dishes to Cuba said he wouldn’t feel safe going back to the island… Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 05.20.13
Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support By Juan Carlos Chavez and Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
Leaders of Cuba’s dissident Ladies in White group rejected Havana’s claims they are mercenaries and said… Continue reading
Cuba: Eliminating All Forms of Discrimination and Restoring Freedoms May 20, 2013 Yusimí Rodriguez
HAVANA TIMES — Reading Granma’s cultural pages recently, I came across two things that would not have caught my attention had they been published separately. Seeing… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 05.18.13 U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. foreign aid chief talks about region’s future BY JIM WYSS jwyss@MiamiHerald
SINCELEJO, Colombia — Rajiv Shah is the head of the U.S. Administration for International Development, one of the world’s largest aid… Continue reading
Publicado el jueves, 05.16.13
Edipo en La Habana José Azel
Cuando Edipo, el héroe trágico de la mitología griega, se dio cuenta en su angustia y vergüenza de la calamidad que había llevado a su ciudad, no soportó ver los… Continue reading
Prison Diary XVIII: Those Who Live Off The Government / Angel Santiesteban Posted on May 18, 2013
A few days ago it was suggested to me in a letter that someday, in another government of course, I could be Minister… Continue reading
Posted on Friday, 05.17.13 CUBA REFORMS
Oedipus in Havana BY JOSE AZEL jazel@miami.edu
When Oedipus, the tragic hero of Greek mythology, realized in agony and shame the calamity he had brought his city, he could not bear to see the… Continue reading
Borges con las Damas de Blanco: “Pronto tendremos una relación Venezuela-Cuba sana y de libertad” Publicado el 17 de may de 2013 1:04 pm |
(Caracas, 17 de mayo. Nota de prensa) – El coordinador nacional de… Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 05.15.13
Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality BY JON B. PERDUE Twitter@jonperdue
OSLO, Norway At the time of Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba in 1959, “separate but equal” was the norm in much of… Continue reading
An Almost an Impossible Chimera / Regina Coyula Posted on May 15, 2013
Freedom of information is an issue that has recently been addressed in the press about Cuba with regards to a statement by Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel at… Continue reading
Neither so Educated nor so Superior / Miriam Celaya Posted on May 14, 2013
HAVANA, Cuba, May, www.cubanet.org- I’ve heard it said that hunger can affect vision permanently. For a while, I thought that this sentence was just a popular… Continue reading
Cuba/Homophobia: It’s Never Too Late May 14, 2013 By Yusimí Rodríguez
HAVANA TIMES — Though chiefly devoted to celebrating joy and freedom, the gathering held at Havana’s Cuba Pavilion (Pabellon Cuba) every year as part of Cuba’s Campaign against… Continue reading
The Sound of Silence / Rosa Maria Rodriguez Posted on May 11, 2013
Miguel Diaz-Canel criticized the information silence imposed on us by the authorities and called it an “impossible dream” to maintain it due to the circulation of news… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 05.11.13
Myriam Marquez: Hope for Cuba one prayer at a time By Myriam Marquez mmarquez@MiamiHerald.com
In her mind’s eye, Elsa Morejón looks from Miami at her beloved island and worries that what ails Cuba will not be… Continue reading
Cuban Five Leader Criticizes Agents who Cooperated with US Gov. May 13, 2013 By Café Fuerte
HAVANA TIMES — Cuban agent Gerardo Hernandez, currently serving two life sentences on charges of conducting espionage in the United States, has leveled strong… Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 05.13.13
Gloria Estefan speaks at Cuba’s Independence Day The Associated Press
MIAMI — Singer Gloria Estefan is expected to speak at a Miami event to commemorate Cuba’s Independence Day.
The Cuban-born singer will appear Monday at Miami… Continue reading
Posted on Friday, 05.10.13
Mariela Castro, Cuba and human rights BY JOE CARDONA jccigar@aol.com
In the wake of several Cuban dissidents’ enlightening visits to the United States — among them Yoani Sánchez, Rosa María Payá and Berta Soler — came… Continue reading