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Human Development in a Country without Freedom? / Cubanet, Jose Hugo Fernandez

The regime has dedicated itself to sugarcoating the pill for organizations like the UN, UNESCO and UNICEF Cubanet.org, Jose Hugo Fernandez, Havana, 23 June 2015 – Recently, during a conference at the University of Puerto Rico, I was astonished to hear how a teacher cited Cuba as such an example of Human Development for the … Continue reading “Human Development in a Country without Freedom? / Cubanet, Jose Hugo Fernandez”

Why The Beatings? / Mario Lleonart

Mario Lleonart, 5 June 2015 — Beatings of peaceful demonstrators in Havana have been in the news for eight consecutive Sundays. In one of the first rounds, the son of the labor leader Jesús Menéndez was dragged for several yards along the ground with no concern for his advanced age. On the seventh Sunday, between beatings … Continue reading “Why The Beatings? / Mario Lleonart”

The Sovereignty of the Internaut / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 8 June 2015 – I searched the screen fruitlessly for those faces I know so well. In every report on TV about the International Conference on New Scenarios of Political Communication in the Digital Realm, I scanned the guests to identify geeks, computer scientists, bloggers, tweeters and other “creatures” linked to … Continue reading “The Sovereignty of the Internaut / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

Massive emigration reveals the standard of living in Cuba / Hablemos Press, Eduardo Herrera

Hablemos Press, Eduardo Herrera, 4 May 2015 — In Cuba, the constant emigration of its citizens can reveal what is the standard of living on the Island. Many of those who do not know the reality of life in Cuba should consider this fact and arrive at their own conclusions. Cubans are willing to go … Continue reading “Massive emigration reveals the standard of living in Cuba / Hablemos Press, Eduardo Herrera”

What will happen in Cuba? / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana 16 May 2015 – On the back of a copy of the I Ching were examples of questions about which one might consult this Chinese. Should I marry X? Is this the time to take a trip to Y? What will happen in Cuba? The readers of this copy from 43 … Continue reading “What will happen in Cuba? / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

Human rights in Nicaragua have deteriorated considerably since 2008″ / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Brussels, 9 May 2015 — Wendy Flores Acevedo, a young lawyer with the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center (CENIDH), spoke with 14ymedio in Brussels about the loss of legal guarantees in recent years in her country, under the government of Daniel Ortega. Escobar. What is the situation today with human rights in Nicaragua? Flores. Human … Continue reading “Human rights in Nicaragua have deteriorated considerably since 2008″ / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

Cuba Needs More Doctors and Better Hospitals / Ivan Garcia

Ivan Garcia, 29 April 2015 — The urology ward at Calixto Garcia Hospital is a bleak scene. Patients in soiled pajamas wander through the halls like zombies with serum on their hands, in search of a urologist, who hasn’t come through the intake room all morning. Ubaldo, sitting on a granite bench outside the room, … Continue reading “Cuba Needs More Doctors and Better Hospitals / Ivan Garcia”

Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and Citizen Participation / Cubanet, Martha Beatriz Roque

Cubanet, Martha Beatriz Roque, Havana, 2 April 2015 — Whenever the topic of democracy and the Cuban regime comes up, the top leaders say that this is the most democratic country in the world. The latest version is that “‘democracy’ is subject to interpretation, and every country understands it in its own way.” This also … Continue reading “Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and Citizen Participation / Cubanet, Martha Beatriz Roque”

Polarization and civil society / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 26 March 2015 – The family of Yamila, age 41, is a sample of Cuban society. The father is a member of the Communist Party, the mother a Catholic who never embraced the Revolutionary Process, there is a brother in Miami and she herself is working for a joint venture where she … Continue reading “Polarization and civil society / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

The Ladies in White Should Change Their Political Profile / Ivan Garcia

Ivan Garcia, 11 March 2015 — During the hot summer of 2013 I remember Blanca Reyes, wife of the poet and journalist Raul Rivero, writing letters to the pope in the Vatican, to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina and to Nelson Mandela in South Africa, reminding them that Fidel Castro had … Continue reading “The Ladies in White Should Change Their Political Profile / Ivan Garcia”

“No matter where I live, I will keep working for the freedom of Cuba” / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 18 March 2015 — Twelve years after the Black Spring, 14ymedio chats with some of the former political prisoners currently living on the Island. Two questions have been posed to those activists condemned in March 2003: one about their decision to stay in Cuba, and the other about how they see … Continue reading ““No matter where I live, I will keep working for the freedom of Cuba” / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

Amnesty International Denounces Increase in Arbitrary Detentions in Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 24 February 2015 — Short-duration detentions increased considerably in Cuba in 2014, according to the annual report published today by Amnesty International. The human rights organization, with headquarters in London, emphasizes that the situation with respect to freedom of expression, association and assembly, infringed on by criminal prosecutions for political reasons, did not … Continue reading “Amnesty International Denounces Increase in Arbitrary Detentions in Cuba / 14ymedio”

Why Do Cubans Continue To Be Spaniards? / 14ymedio, Ferran Nunez

14ymedio, Ferrán Nuñez, Paris, 21 February 2015 — With the signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain ceded or sold the last pieces of its former empire where, in the time of Carlos V, “the sun never set.” This treaty, as has already been proven by Pedro Albizu Campos, had several legal defects … Continue reading “Why Do Cubans Continue To Be Spaniards? / 14ymedio, Ferran Nunez”

Corruption, the Cancer of Cuban Public Transportation / Cubanet, Ernesto Perez Chang

Cubanet, Ernesto Perez Chang, Havana, 7 February 2015 — More than a decade has passed since the first big purchase of busses from China and Russia was made in order to ameliorate the transportation problem in Cuba, and no improvement is in sight. Contrary to what was promised then, moving from one point to another … Continue reading “Corruption, the Cancer of Cuban Public Transportation / Cubanet, Ernesto Perez Chang”

Behind the Performances / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya

To think that the “common Cuban on the street” –not the dissidents or the usual disobedient individuals- would spontaneously make use of the open microphones at “that” Square, to demand rights from the government is naive, a utopia. The idea is beautiful and romantic, but far, far away from reality. HAVANA, Cuba. – During the final days of 2014 and the first three of … Continue reading “Behind the Performances / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya”