English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
The artist was detained on May 3 for more than 24 hours by Cuban State Security. 14ymedio, Havana, 13 May 20204 — “I am glad to get out of hell, out of the Castros’ extermination camp.” Such was the bluntness of Cuban musician Gorki Águila upon arriving in Mexico City on Monday, May 6. After … Continue reading “Musician Gorki Aguila Arrives in Mexico After Days of Uncertainty Over His Exit From Cuba”
An operator from the Ministry of the Interior confirmed to ’14ymedio’ the whereabouts of the leader of Porno para Ricardo, who was considered “missing” this Friday 14ymedio, Havana, 4 May 2024 — The Cuban musician and activist Gorki Águila was detained this Friday at the José Martí International Airport and remains at the Santiago de … Continue reading “Cuban Musician Gorki Aguila is Detained at the Santiago de las Vegas Police Station”
EFE (via 14ymedio), 29 September 2016 — The dissident and leader of the Cuban punk-rock band Porno para Ricardo, Gorki Águila, said in Miami on Thursday that the “plan” of the Cuban regime is “to mutate into a perfect tyranny” with an “image much more whitewashed before the world. ” The government of “the Castros … Continue reading “Gorki Águila: “The Castro Regime Wants To Mutate Into A Perfect Tyranny” / EFE – 14ymedio”
14ymedio, Havana, 11 March 2016 — Gorki Águila, a musician with the band Porno Para Ricardo, has denounced that he was detained and questioned Thursday at Jose Marti airport in Havana, on his arrival from the United States. Speaking to 14ymedio, Aguila said that the State Security agents who interrogated him initially presented themselves as immigration … Continue reading “Gorki Aguila Detained and Interrogated Returning To Cuba From US / 14ymedio”
Diario de Cuba, Havana, 8 November 2015 — The musician Gorki Águila was released on Saturday after being held for a few hours in the 5th police station in Playa municipality in Havana. Águila was arrested with two French journalists who were also released. As he explained in statements to Radio Marti, the reason for … Continue reading “Gorki Aguila Released After Several Hours of Detention / Diario de Cuba”
14ymedio, Havana, 7 November 2015 — The musician Gorki Águila was arrested this afternoon in Havana, as he was traveling in a car with two journalists from the television channel France24. The composer and singer managed to call this newspaper from the Fifth Police Station in the Playa municipality, where he was taken with the two … Continue reading “Musician Gorki Aguila Arrested Along With Two Foreign Journalists / 14ymedio”
14ymedio, Havana, 5 August 2015 – After several hours of being detained by the police, the musician Gorki Águila was released at around four in the afternoon on Wednesday. During his arrest he was taken to the Fifth Station in the Havana municipality of Playa where an official warned him that he would not leave Cuba again … Continue reading “Police Warn Gorki Aguila He Will Not Leave Cuba If He Continues His Activism / 14ymedio”
Cubanet.org, Camilo Ernesto Olivera Peidro, Havana, 5 August 2015 – Around noon Wednesday, musician Gorki Aguila was arrested, and his whereabouts are unknown. The vocalist for the rock band Porno para Ricardo managed to communicate via telephone with this reporter just when two police officers presented themselves at the door of his home in order … Continue reading “They Arrest Gorki Aguila, Leader of the Rock Band Porno Para Ricardo / Cubanet, Camilo Ernesto Olivera”
Diario de Cuba, Havana, 24 May 2015 – The musician Gorki Águila, leader of the band Porno para Ricardo, was arrested by State Security agents on Saturday night in front of the Museo de Bellas Artes in Havana. Águila went to hold up a sign on the outside wall of the museum with the word … Continue reading “Gorki Aguila Arrested in Front of the Museo de Bellas Artes in Havana / Diario de Cuba”
The trial schedules for this Tuesday against Gorki Águila, leader of the punk rock band Porno para Ricardo, was postponed because of the health problems of his defense attorney, according to the musician himself on his Facebook page. Gorki spoke about the background of his case with Diario de Cuba. Gorki, what are they accusing … Continue reading “#FreeGorki – The Gorki Aguila Case / Lia Villares”
A drop of rain won’t make the swimming pool overflow; nor will a difference be apparent to those who see the little circles that widen when it falls, but this drop, although it appears to disappear, to dissolve among the rest, continues fighting to survive. Unjustly, the first reason that has caused the musician Gorki … Continue reading “Gorki Aguila in the Dock of the Accused / Angel Santiesteban”
Musician Gorki Águila announced today this his trial scheduled for this Tuesday was suspented “due to reasons of health” of his attorney. The leader of the band Porno para Ricardo said that “at no time” did her receive “official notification.” Because of this, he said, he went to the “summary court of Marianao, at 100th … Continue reading “#Free Gorki : Gorki Aguila’s Trial Suspended / Joan Antoni Guerrero Vall”
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION In 2008 international pressure and media attention,”converted” the four-year sentence Gorki was facing for the same “crime” — “pre-criminal dangerousness” — to a $40 fine. Yoani Sanchez chronicled that victory here. And Claudia Cadelo wrote about how she learned to face her fears through the successful effort to free Gorki, here. … Continue reading “Gorki Aguila Again Threatened with Prison: Sign the Petition”
