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The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Denounces Russian Blackmail

14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morúa, Marthadela Tamayo and Elena Larrinaga, Havana, 14 January 2021 — One more time. The Cuban Government returns to its arrogant genuflection at the service of Russian imperialism in its most archaic expression: territorial expansion. As it was 60 years ago, the discourse of sovereignty is nothing more than the alibi for the double ambition … Continue reading “The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba Denounces Russian Blackmail”

“Requesting Voter Certification Is Not Playing Into the Hands of the Cuban Dictatorship”

Manuel Cuesta Morúa talks to 14ymedio’s Reinaldo Escobar about Parliament’s rejection of an amnesty law for political prisoners 14ymedio, Manual Cuesta Morúa/Reinaldo Escobar,  Havana, 21 February 2024 — The Cuban Parliament recently rejected a request to process an amnesty law promoted by dozens of relatives of political prisoners. From that request, which the National Assembly classified … Continue reading ““Requesting Voter Certification Is Not Playing Into the Hands of the Cuban Dictatorship””

An Advisor From the U.S. State Department Met With the Cuban Government in Havana

EFE (via 14ymedio), Washington/Havana, 2 February 2024 — The special adviser to the U.S. State Department for the International Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Sara Minkara, met this week with the Cuban Government in Havana, during a visit to the Island, the U.S. embassy in Cuba reported on Thursday. Minkara was in Cuba from last … Continue reading “An Advisor From the U.S. State Department Met With the Cuban Government in Havana”

Cuba’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council Is Being Challenged

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 8 September 2023 — About 20 Cuban opposition organizations and 30 individual dissidents, mostly based abroad, signed a statement that rejects the recently announced candidacy for the re-election of Cuba to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2024-2026. The document, published this Thursday, states that the Cuban State “does … Continue reading “Cuba’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council Is Being Challenged”

Cuban Officials Praise Chinese and Vietnamese-style Capitalism

14ymedio, Havana, June 30, 2023 — Members of Cuba’s ruling party offered an unprecedented, sudden and impassioned defense of capitalism on Friday. The statements came as part of an extensive two-person interview published in Cubadebate on the role of micro, small and medium-sized companies companies (MSMEs) in the nation’s economy. Though they acknowledged the misgivings … Continue reading “Cuban Officials Praise Chinese and Vietnamese-style Capitalism”

Economy and Geopolitics in the New Attempt To Relaunch Relations Between Cuba and Russia

EFE (via 14ymedio), Juan Palop, Havana, 12 June 2023 — Cuba and Russia have announced plans to strengthen their economic and trade relations, but experts doubt that they can achieve a new bilateral golden age, and they glimpse geopolitical interests in difficult times for both countries. This week the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero, is … Continue reading “Economy and Geopolitics in the New Attempt To Relaunch Relations Between Cuba and Russia”

Three Dissidents Who Called for a Press Conference Are Arrested in Cuba

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 5 June 2023 — Three Cuban dissidents were arrested this Monday after convening a press conference in which they intended to present a global strategy against political, gender, racial, institutionalized and economic violence in the country. The opponent Manuel Cuesta Morúa explained to EFE that he was temporarily arrested on his … Continue reading “Three Dissidents Who Called for a Press Conference Are Arrested in Cuba”

Responding to Cuban President Diaz-Canel’s Boasting ‘D Frente’ Suggests That One Third of Cubans Do Not Support Him

14ymedio, Madrid, 30 March 2023 — Although the votes on March 26 “reaffirmed revolutionary convictions”, according to a statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday in a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the official had to devote several minutes to defend the legitimacy of the process after 2.5 million Cubans who live on the Island … Continue reading “Responding to Cuban President Diaz-Canel’s Boasting ‘D Frente’ Suggests That One Third of Cubans Do Not Support Him”

Councilors from the Left and the Right in a Spanish City Call for the Release of Cuba’s Political Prisoners

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 March 2023 — The Santander City Council (Cantabria, Spain) unanimously approved on February 23 an institutional declaration in favor of the freedom of Cuban political prisoners and advocating for the fulfillment of Human Rights on the Island. The motion was approved by 25 votes in favor and one abstention, that of Miguel Saro, representative … Continue reading “Councilors from the Left and the Right in a Spanish City Call for the Release of Cuba’s Political Prisoners”

Cuban Opposition Platform D Frente Thanks Cardinal Stella for Asking for ‘Clemency’ for Cuba’s Political Prisoners

14ymedio, Havana, 11 February 2023 — The opposition platform D Frente [D Front] thanked Pope Francis this Friday for Vatican Special Envoy Cardinal Beniamino Stella’s asking the Cuban government for “an amnesty or some form of clemency” for Cuba’s political prisoners. Stella, whose visit to the island starting on January 23, followed a strategy of … Continue reading “Cuban Opposition Platform D Frente Thanks Cardinal Stella for Asking for ‘Clemency’ for Cuba’s Political Prisoners”

Signatures of 10,000 Cubans Sought for the Legal Right to “Assemble and Demonstrate”

14ymedio, Havana, 1 February 2023 — Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) has responded in writing to the request of the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC) to include an assembly bill on this year’s legislative agenda that addressed the right to assemble and demonstrate. The response, however, is not encouraging and is … Continue reading “Signatures of 10,000 Cubans Sought for the Legal Right to “Assemble and Demonstrate””

Jose Daniel Ferrer’s Son Arrives in Miami After ‘Pressures’ from Cuban State Security

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 22 December 2022 — Daniel Ferrer Cantillo, son of Cuban political prisoner José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the opposition organization Unión Patriótica de Cuba, arrived in Miami after suffering “various pressures” to try to convince his father to leave the Island, as he told América Tevé. “They wanted me to get … Continue reading “Jose Daniel Ferrer’s Son Arrives in Miami After ‘Pressures’ from Cuban State Security”

Cuban Opponents Petition Parliament to Pass a Law on the Right to Protest

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 14 December 2022 — On Tuesday, a group of 500 citizens from opposition organizations requested that Cuba’s National Assembly of the People’s Power approve a law guaranteeing the rights to protest and to assemble, which are included in the 2019 Constitution. Representatives of the Council for a Democratic Transition in Cuba, … Continue reading “Cuban Opponents Petition Parliament to Pass a Law on the Right to Protest”

Former Presidents Opposed to the US Embargo are Asked to Make a Statement About Freedom in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, November 8, 2022 — The Cuban platform, D Frente [D Front], has penned a letter to former Latin American leaders who, last week, asked the U.S. to end the embargo against Cuba, inviting them now to make statements about the situation of rights and freedoms on the Island. Furthermore, they requested the leaders … Continue reading “Former Presidents Opposed to the US Embargo are Asked to Make a Statement About Freedom in Cuba”

Cuban Dissidents Should Enter the Electoral Arena

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, 30 October 2022–The proposals by the internal opposition in Cuba, announced by the Council for a Democratic Transition as well as the newly created D Frente, to promote candidates to the municipal elections are not naïve as some critics have said. Rather, it could be said that those who believe so … Continue reading “Cuban Dissidents Should Enter the Electoral Arena”