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Economy

Independent Journalism Seeks to Revive Press Freedom

Published May 16, 2017 | By Libertad

Independent Journalism Seeks to Revive Press Freedom / Iván García Iván García, 3 May 2017 — Let’s step back in time. One morning in 1985, Yndamiro Restano Díaz, a thirty-seven-year-old journalist with Radio Rebelde, took out an old Underwood and wrote a clandestine broadsheet entitled “Nueva Cuba.” After distributing the single-page, handmade newspaper up and […] Continue reading →

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The Archbishop Of Santiago de Cuba Says In The Vatican That The Island “Is Waiting For Changes”

Published May 13, 2017 | By Libertad

The Archbishop Of Santiago de Cuba Says In The Vatican That The Island “Is Waiting For Changes” 14ymedio, Havana, 5 May 2017 — “Cuba is waiting for changes,” said Archbishop Dionisio García Ibáñez Friday on Radio Vatican; he has also said that “the Cuban people can live in better spiritual and material conditions.” The statements […] Continue reading →

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Interview with El Sexto (Danilo Maldonado) in San Francisco

Published May 10, 2017 | By Libertad

Interview with El Sexto (Danilo Maldonado) in San Francisco Danilo “El Sexto” Maldonado is in San Francisco, planning for the opening of his art exhibit, “Angels and Demons,” at the Immersive ART LAB, 3255A Third Street, May 11, 6-10pm. His exhibit is sponsored by the Human Rights Foundation as part of its Art in Protest […] Continue reading →

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If Venezuela Goes to Hell, Will Things Look Bad for Cuba?

Published May 5, 2017 | By Libertad

If Venezuela Goes to Hell, Will Things Look Bad for Cuba? / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 28 April 2017 — Soot covers the unpainted facades of buildings on Tenth of October Boulevard. Old American cars from the 1950s, rebuilt with modern diesel engines and now privately operated as taxis, transit across asphalt, leaving behind a […] Continue reading →

Posted in Dissident, Economy, Internet, Repression, Tourism | Tagged Bolivia, Chavez, economy, Fidel Castro, illegal, internet, police, Raul Castro, tourism, university, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Cuba: When “Winning” is Losing

Published May 4, 2017 | By Libertad

Cuba: When “Winning” is Losing By Fernando Ravsberg HAVANA TIMES — The violent reaction to the dissident who ran through Revolution Square carrying a US flag on May Day has been the last of a series of failed responses. The guy was beaten up and arrested in the middle of Revolution Square, during the rally […] Continue reading →

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Primero de Mayo en La Habana con bandera de EEUU

Published May 2, 2017 | By Libertad

Primero de Mayo en La Habana con bandera de EEUU PEDRO CAMPOS | Miami | 2 de Mayo de 2017 – 06:05 CEST. El desfile de este Primero de Mayo en La Habana fue abierto por una bandera de EEUU, portada por un hombre de piel negra, que se adelantó a la carrera ante el […] Continue reading →

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The alliance between Spanish colonialism and the Castroist leadership

Published April 28, 2017 | By Libertad

The alliance between Spanish colonialism and the Castroist leadership PEDRO CAMPOS | La Habana | 28 de Abril de 2017 – 11:54 CEST. An article appearing in the Spanish newspaper El País, entitled “España no puede perder Cuba dos veces” (“Spain cannot lose Cuba twice”), analyzes the machinations of the latest Spanish Governments’ policies towards […] Continue reading →

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The King, The President and The Dictator

Published April 25, 2017 | By Libertad

The King, The President and The Dictator

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 23 April 2017 — In the palace of the
Captains General in Havana there is a throne awaiting its king. It was
prepared when Cuba was still a Spanish colony and a monarch has never
sat in its imposing structure. The visit of Spain’s King Felipe VI visit
may… Continue reading →

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Cuba’s foreign minister reiterates the island’s desire for dialogue with the U.S.

Published April 25, 2017 | By Libertad

Cuba’s foreign minister reiterates the island’s desire for dialogue with
the U.S.
BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com

In another apparent attempt to get a high-profile message to Washington,
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs during a swing through Europe
repeated the island’s desire to maintain the level of dialogue and
cooperation that started under former President Barack Obama.

“The current government… Continue reading →

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Tell Us, General, What’s Plan B?

Published April 23, 2017 | By Libertad

Tell Us, General, What’s Plan B?

14ymedio, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 20 April 2017 — The Venezuela of “XXI
Century Socialism” is wavering and threatening to collapse. It’s only a
matter of time, soon, perhaps, as to when it will tumble. And since the
economic and political crisis of the country has slipped from the
government’s grasp, President Nicolás Maduro, in… Continue reading →

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Emulating exclusion

Published April 18, 2017 | By Libertad

Emulating exclusion ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México | 18 de Abril de 2017 – 16:03 CEST. Years back what they call “civil society” became part of my life through my early engagement in a combination of community activism and links to the few NGOs working in Cuba, followed by participation in Latin American social […] Continue reading →

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In the twilight of the Castros

Published April 15, 2017 | By Libertad

In the twilight of the Castros
By Stephen Kinzer APRIL 14, 2017
SANTA CLARA, Cuba

THIS PROVINCIAL CAPITAL in central Cuba throbbed with life on a recent
Saturday night. In one plaza, a Beatles cover band sang “Ticket to Ride”
for an enthusiastic crowd. Exuberant groups of gay men made their way
toward a club that stages drag shows and… Continue reading →

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Cuba opposition candidates say targeted for reprisals

Published April 12, 2017 | By Libertad

Cuba opposition candidates say targeted for reprisals AFP April 12, 2017 Havana (AFP) – Cuban dissidents planning to run in the communist country’s local elections in November have been arrested, threatened and otherwise harassed by the authorities, one of their leaders said Tuesday. At least five would-be candidates have been charged with crimes such as […] Continue reading →

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Cynicism to disguise defeat

Published April 10, 2017 | By Libertad

Cynicism to disguise defeat
PEDRO CAMPOS | La Habana | 10 de Abril de 2017 – 13:43 CEST.

Cynicism is, according to the dictionary definition, the attitude of one
who lies shamelessly, and defends or practices in a brazen, impudent and
dishonest way something that deserves general disapproval.

Cynicism has always characterized the Government headed by the Castro
brothers. But… Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio ‘Trump will treat Cuba like the dictatorship it is’

Published April 6, 2017 | By Libertad

Marco Rubio: ‘Trump will treat Cuba like the dictatorship it is’ BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com Two months after the Trump administration announced a total review of U.S. policy toward Cuba, several controversial proposals are being circulated at the White House with no clear front-runner on the issue. But Sen. Marco Rubio says he has […] Continue reading →

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Free market Cubans make their case

Published April 3, 2017 | By Libertad

Free market Cubans make their case YUSIMÍ RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ | La Habana | 3 de Abril de 2017 – 19:01 CEST. Until 2003 Fernando Palacio oversaw the Intensive System for Medical Emergencies (SIUM), a very prominent position in one of the sectors most tightly controlled by the Government. Today he is the National Coordinator of […] Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio – I've spoken to Trump three times about Cuba

Published April 2, 2017 | By Libertad

Marco Rubio: I’ve spoken to Trump three times about Cuba
Patricia Mazzei, Miami Herald
Friday, March 31, 2017 1:55pm

Sen. Marco Rubio has kept mostly tight-lipped about what he’s discussed
with President Donald Trump on the occasions the two Republicans have
met — including over dinner with their wives at the White House.

But Rubio disclosed in a Spanish-language interview… Continue reading →

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