A Stupid Answer, Heaven is not Congested / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino

The boy stands to the side of the entrance, on his left is his girlfriend who has accompanied him to say goodbye. He carries a bag over his right shoulder and looks around as if startled. On the floor a dark suitcase where he’s packed maybe a few clothes. Today I arrived at a very … Continue reading “A Stupid Answer, Heaven is not Congested / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino”

Foreign Journalist Are Afraid to be Seen Covering Dr. Biscet’s Emilia Project / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino #Cuba

This Wednesday, January 9, a new project comes to light from one of the organizations that dare to claim rights and freedoms under the most strict censorship of the state, repression and prison. Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet convicted in case 63 of 1999, in the case 662 of 1999 and finally in case 15, 2003, … Continue reading “Foreign Journalist Are Afraid to be Seen Covering Dr. Biscet’s Emilia Project / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino #Cuba”

The Perverse Path of Repression / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino

“Good morning,” said the woman with the thick voice and deep tone. My sister responded in kind and the woman began offering medications for sale. The clock indicated it was seven minutes past eight in the morning. The twins had just left for school. Yesterday a neighbor commented on the shortage of books and notebooks … Continue reading “The Perverse Path of Repression / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino”

Uniforms Against Illegality / Agustín Valentín López Canino

The procession starts again after a few minutes of resistance under the burning sun of the nation, Rodiles, Aleago, Guillermo and others already on their way to the jails. The line of vehicles follows the avenue in Cerro crossing a cordon of police and agents form the former G-2 that divide the crowd to let … Continue reading “Uniforms Against Illegality / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

Uniforms Against Illegality IX / Agustín Valentín López Canino

Julio has finished his story of the abduction where his more than 200 pounds became an inanimate object, consisting of an amorphous substance lacking in spatial location, without any perception of a social being, crosses to the other side where the parents of Antonio Rodiles have remained for more than 7 hours without, for a … Continue reading “Uniforms Against Illegality IX / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

Fear of White / Agustín Valentín López Canino

The man dressed in white walks up to the exit gate at the airport. A person with a calculating official face stops him and asks, “Do your clothes have something to do with the Ladies in White? The man’s voice quivers. He’s scared like a deer caught in the headlights. “No, no, I do not … Continue reading “Fear of White / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

Cardinals or Soldiers? / Agustín Valentín López Canino

What ranks in the military hierarchy would correspond to the equivalent of Cardinal? Commander of the Revolution? General? Colonel of State Security? Minister of Defense? Deputy Chief of Army? Could he have won the last ascent for the sacrilegious statements about the 13 unhappy people, with their lives ruined because of the great Revolution; those … Continue reading “Cardinals or Soldiers? / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

Sweetening the Castro Guillotine, Reflections of the Coma-andante (Walking Coma) / Agustín Valentín López Canino

Where is the shame, dignity and honor of the commander in chief of the Revolution? In his column in the Granma newspaper today, he has reflected on the Summit of the Americas, their perfidies and Machiavellian calculations of power, expressed in a lexicon as worshipful of politicsas it is absent of justice and love for … Continue reading “Sweetening the Castro Guillotine, Reflections of the Coma-andante (Walking Coma) / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

We’re Touching Bottom / Agustín Valentín López Canino

Hello friends, we started the year with the sad murder of another of our brothers, and I ask myself: How is it that the people of Cuba don’t realize that we are a disgrace? The fear of losing what doesn’t even belong to us forces many to put their heads down and keep going. The … Continue reading “We’re Touching Bottom / Agustín Valentín López Canino”

Activist and Blogger Agustin Lopez Charged with Crime of ‘Receiving’

14ymedio, Havana, 6 March 2018 — The activist and blogger Agustín López Canino has been charged with the crime of “receiving” after a police search of his home last Friday, where a personal computer, camera and other objects were seized. The opponent could face a sentence of up to one year in prison, according to the criminal … Continue reading “Activist and Blogger Agustin Lopez Charged with Crime of ‘Receiving’”

Police Operations, Internet Outages and Surveillance Against Activists Mark May 20 in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 21 May 2023 — Police barricades in front of homes  and internet cuts on the cell phones of opponents, activists and independent journalists marked this May 20 on the Island, during the 121st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Cuba. Part of the editorial staff of 14ymedio was incommunicado throughout the … Continue reading “Police Operations, Internet Outages and Surveillance Against Activists Mark May 20 in Cuba”

Report: Prostitution a la Carte in Cuba / Luis Felipe Rojas

Luis Felipe Rojas, 8 October 2018 — Brothels in Cuba are within reach of anyone who wants to find them, as the Spanish newspaper El País described this Sunday in a report on the panorama of prostitution on the island. The journalist Alvaro Fuentes interviewed women in Havana who dedicate themselves to “the oldest profession in the … Continue reading “Report: Prostitution a la Carte in Cuba / Luis Felipe Rojas”

Cuba’s Ladies In White Report 50 Arrests This Sunday / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 19 February 2017 — Some fifty Ladies in White were detained this Sunday on the Island, according to members of that dissident organization. Former political prisoner and regime opponent Angel Moya told 14ymedio by phone that Berta Soler had been arrested by members of a State Security operation and the police surrounding her Lawton … Continue reading “Cuba’s Ladies In White Report 50 Arrests This Sunday / 14ymedio”