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Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami’s Cubans are divided
Trump And Cuba, Or How To Bet On The Wrong Winner
Trump’s Cuba policy tries to redefine ‘good’ U.S. tourism. That includes putting them back on tour buses.
Piden a Trump que vuelva a incluir a Cuba en lista de países terroristas
Diplomáticos e intelectuales piden devolver a Cuba a la lista de países terroristas
Center for a Free Cuba petitions Trump to dismantle Obama Cuba policies
Trump’s announcement on Cuba could clash with Central American summit
Trump to reveal Cuba policy in Miami next Friday
The Unqualified Cuban Truth
Los diez rasgos populistas de la Revolución cubana
The surveilled university
The Ministry Ratifies the Expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the University of Las Villas
Activist Joanna Columbie Deported to Camaguey
Cuba: More Castroism but Without the Castros
Activists on both sides still await President Trump’s reset with Cuba
Cuban activists denounce new methods of repression
It's Wearing Thin
It’s Wearing Thin
WALDO FERNÁNDEZ CUENCA | La Habana | 15 de Mayo de 2017 – 11:51 CEST.
It was one of the few functions at the University of Havana that I will
never forget. The event for “Young Communists” took place in the year
2010. It was held to assess the insistence of a Journalism student, who
wished to… Continue reading
It’s Wearing Thin
Here's why Cuba should be on Francis' agenda when he meets Trump
Here’s why Cuba should be on Francis’ agenda when he meets Trump
William M. LeoGrande | May. 11, 2017
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis in Rome
May 24, as part of the president’s first trip abroad. No specific agenda
has been announced, but the last time a U.S. president stopped by the
Vatican to see… Continue reading
Here’s why Cuba should be on Francis’ agenda when he meets Trump
Number of Political Prisoners Doubles In Last Year, According To Human Rights Group
Karla Pérez Arrives In Costa Rica To Continue Her Studies In Journalism
If Venezuela Goes to Hell, Will Things Look Bad for Cuba?
When The Abuser Is The Government
Cuba: When “Winning” is Losing
Cuban activists fighting racism weigh their fragile relationship with the government
Independent Journalist Arrested For Investigating The Case Of Karla Pérez González
Independent Journalist Arrested For Investigating The Case Of Karla
Pérez González
14ymedio, Havana, 25 Havana, 25 April 2017 — The independent magazine El
Estornudo (The Sneeze) has denounced Monday’s detention of its
collaborator Maykel González Vivero. The young journalist was detained
at Marta Abreu de las Villas Central University, while reporting on the
expulsion of journalism student Karla Pérez González.… Continue reading
The King, The President and The Dictator
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
Cubanoamericano lleva al cine la historia de la Operación Peter Pan
A propósito de la expulsión de una estudiante de la Universidad Central de Las Villas
The Student Body Will Never Accept The Counterrevolution
“The Student Body Will Never Accept The Counterrevolution”
14ymedio, Havana, 15 April 2017 — A statement signed by the Council of
the University Student Federation (FEU) of ‘Marta Abreu’ Central
University of Las Villas ratified the expulsion of student Karla Pérez
González from the journalism department. “The university students will
never accept the counterrevolution within our universities,” says the
text… Continue reading
In Cuba, a battle against racism persists, activists say
In Cuba, a battle against racism persists, activists say
BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
More than 30 Cuban activists, writers, academics and entrepreneurs,
mostly of African descent, gathered at Harvard University for an
unprecedented meeting to celebrate the achievements of the Afro-Cuban
movement on the island and set the course for future work.
“We have to be aware… Continue reading
In the twilight of the Castros
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
Journalism Student Expelled from University For “Political Reasons”
Cuban-American Relations in 2017
Cuban-American Relations in 2017
BY SAMANTHA MENDIGUREN AND JORGE DUANY • APRIL 12, 2017
In this edition of The Interview, Fair Observer talks to Jorge Duany,
director of the Cuban Research Institute.
Upon Fidel Castro’s arrival to power in 1959, the United States and Cuba
built up an oppositional animosity toward one another. The US responded
to Cuba’s communist ideology… Continue reading
“The Politician Of The Week,” A Citizens’ Initiative
“The Politician Of The Week,” A Citizens’ Initiative
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 10 April 2017 — Facing the times
that we live in can be an unpleasant task. And doing it without
discrimination based on ideological viewpoints and with immediacy, takes
visions of daring. This is the challenge that the Center for the
Application of Political Marketing and Political assumes… Continue reading
Eliécer Ávila, The 'New Man' Who Became An Opponent
Eliécer Ávila, The ‘New Man’ Who Became An Opponent
14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 8 April 2017 – Walking along the
streets with Eliécer Ávila can be a complicated task. His face is well
known thanks to a viral video broadcast almost a decade ago. However,
before fame came into his life, this young man born in Las Tunas was a… Continue reading