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The IAPA Denounces the Increased ‘Offensive’ Against Independent Journalism in Cuba

The report points to the case of Mayelín Rodríguez, who was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison for “interviewing and broadcasting videos about two girls beaten by agents of the Ministry of the Interior.” EFE (via 14ymedio), Córdoba (Argentina), 18 October 2024 — A report presented at the 80th General Assembly of the … Continue reading “The IAPA Denounces the Increased ‘Offensive’ Against Independent Journalism in Cuba”

Cuban Migrants Are Anxiously Waiting in Chiapas To Request Their CBP One Appointments

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 8 August 2024 — Last Friday, in the company of his sister and uncle, the Cuban Yeison Cedeño López went to the offices of the Mexican Refugee Assistance Commission (COMAR) of Tapachulas, in the state of Chiapas, to apply for asylum from the Mexican Government. The officials, however, warned him … Continue reading “Cuban Migrants Are Anxiously Waiting in Chiapas To Request Their CBP One Appointments”

IAPA Asks for Suspension of New Cuban Penal Code Which Punishes Press Freedom

14ymedio, Madrid, 2 November 2022 — The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) denounced the “systematic repression of the independent press in Cuba”, in a resolution published during its 78th General Assembly in Madrid from 27 to 30 October. The document exposes the “incessant harassment” by the Cuban government of anyone who defends freedom of the … Continue reading “IAPA Asks for Suspension of New Cuban Penal Code Which Punishes Press Freedom”

Cuban Press Suffers ‘Constant Repression’ Says Inter American Press Association (IAPA)

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 30 October 2022 — the Cuban press is suffering “constant repression” and “control of their telecommunications”, and is living through “the greatest exodus in history”, according to a report released on Sunday during the 78th General Assembly, in Madrid, of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). The document reveals that journalists on the … Continue reading “Cuban Press Suffers ‘Constant Repression’ Says Inter American Press Association (IAPA)”

IAPA Press Freedom Award goes to Henry Constantin, Director of ‘La Hora de Cuba’

14ymedio, Havana, 1 October 2021 — Independent journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro, editor of the magazine La Hora de Cuba, has won the 2021 Press Freedom Award, granted by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). Along with the Cuban, the Nicaraguan Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, manager of the newspaper La Prensa, persecuted by Daniel Ortega’s regime, … Continue reading “IAPA Press Freedom Award goes to Henry Constantin, Director of ‘La Hora de Cuba’”

IAPA Sees No Reason to Celebrate International Press Freedom Day

14ymedio, Havana, 3 May 2019 — The president of the Inter-American Press Association, María Elvira Domínguez, has broadcast a message for World Press Freedom Day in which she says that it is not a day “to celebrate in our Americas” where the murder of journalists, arrests and censorship continue to restrict the work of informing. “We … Continue reading “IAPA Sees No Reason to Celebrate International Press Freedom Day”

IAPA: Cuban Government Wants a "Mute, Deaf and Blind Country"

EFE via 14ymedio, Medellin, 15 April 2018 — The Cuban government wants “a mute, deaf, and blind country” with regards to communication, journalism and the internet, according to the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) in its report on Cuba presented this Saturday in Medellín. It is “an increasingly difficult goal because of the growing, albeit slow, citizens’ … Continue reading “IAPA: Cuban Government Wants a "Mute, Deaf and Blind Country"”

IAPA Condemns Cuban State Security’s Threats Against ’14ymedio’ Journalist

14ymedio, Havana, 18 January 2018 – Cuban State Security’s threats against Luz Escobar, a journalist with 14ymedio, were condemned on Tuesday in a statement by the Inter-American Press Association (SIP); the organizations said that the threats “show that restrictions and challenges continue to confront the exercise of freedom of the press” on the island, as they … Continue reading “IAPA Condemns Cuban State Security’s Threats Against ’14ymedio’ Journalist”

The IAPA Demands The Government Of Cuba Release Its Regional Vice President On The Island / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Miami, 21 February 2017 — The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the arrest in Cuba of Henry Constantin Ferreiro, director of the magazine Hour of Cuba and regional vice president of its Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information and called for his release, stressing the urgency of including guarantees for freedom of expression and of the press … Continue reading “The IAPA Demands The Government Of Cuba Release Its Regional Vice President On The Island / 14ymedio”

The IAPA Does Not See Progress In Press Freedom In Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 2 October 2015 — Within a few hours of the opening of the 71st General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), scheduled between 2 and 6 October in Charleston (South Carolina), regional reports from the Commission for Freedom of the Press and Information were made public. According to the organization, ten months after the … Continue reading “The IAPA Does Not See Progress In Press Freedom In Cuba / 14ymedio”

The Day Cuba Changed #RosaMariaPaya #OswaldoPaya #AngelCarromero #AronModig / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

News reported by ABC-Spain. Here is a translation of that report: Rosa María Payá stated that she had met in Madrid with the People’s Party (PP) politician, who recounted what happened in the unexplained accident that killed her father and Harold Cepero. The daughter of the Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá said today in Madrid that … Continue reading “The Day Cuba Changed #RosaMariaPaya #OswaldoPaya #AngelCarromero #AronModig / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

NICE! @RosaMariaPaya / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo #Cuba

Nice! Rosa Maria Paya in her blog. Cuban journalism is too important to be left in the hands of Cuban journalists. Rosa Maria Payá hands a treat to the salaried employees of the International Press Center in Havana, whining cowards who don’t know how to read freely and without fear what there is to read. … Continue reading “NICE! @RosaMariaPaya / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo #Cuba”

VOICES MAGAZINE 16 Launches Tomorrow at 7 PM in Havana @OswaldoPaya @RosaMariaPaya / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

VOICES Magazine No. 16 is a report on the life and work of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and the Christian Liberation Movement. This issue is exclusively the words of the Payá Acevedo family and visions from the periphery from multiple Cuban and foreign intellectuals, on and off the Island. An issue beautiful and sad to edit. … Continue reading “VOICES MAGAZINE 16 Launches Tomorrow at 7 PM in Havana @OswaldoPaya @RosaMariaPaya / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

At Least a Thousand Cubans Are Among the Migrants Stranded in Tapachula Due to Delays in Procedures

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 9 October 2024 — The delay in the response to appointments through the CBP One application keeps Cubans Alexander Mori and Bárbara García stranded since August in Tapachula, Chiapas. “Several Venezuelans received the answer in four days, but I, who carried out the procedure two months ago, have not had … Continue reading “At Least a Thousand Cubans Are Among the Migrants Stranded in Tapachula Due to Delays in Procedures”

The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018

The Island needs Mexican oil in exchange for thousands of doctors 14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, 30 September 2024 — This Sunday, Miguel Díaz-Canel was the first president to arrive in Mexico for the inauguration of the incoming president Claudia Sheinbaum, which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1, four months after she was elected as the successor … Continue reading “The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018”