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Jose Basulto, Leader of Brothers to the Rescue, Sues ‘The Wasp Network’ Film for Defamation

14ymedio, Havana, 14 June 2022 — In the second lawsuit for La Red Avispa, “The Wasp Network,” José Basulto, leader of the Brothers to the Rescue, has sued the Netflix movie that portrays the story of the five Cuban spies, considered heroes by the Havana regime, who were released at the end of 2014 after an … Continue reading “Jose Basulto, Leader of Brothers to the Rescue, Sues ‘The Wasp Network’ Film for Defamation”

Cuba: Voices Come to Light From Before the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown

CNN obtained the audio recorded inside the only aircraft that managed to escape the attack in 1996. 14ymedio, Havana, July 3, 2026 – Cubans had already heard the celebration of the military pilots who, on February 24, 1996, had just destroyed an unarmed civilian aircraft carrying defenseless people. “We blew their balls off!” one of … Continue reading “Cuba: Voices Come to Light From Before the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown”

Prison Sentence for Immigration Fraud for One of the Military Officers Indicted Alongside Raúl Castro in the U.S.

Cuban pilot Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez was sentenced to seven months in prison after admitting he lied on immigration forms EFE/14ymedio, Miami, May 28, 2026 — Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez, a Cuban pilot who was indicted last week alongside former president Raúl Castro for the shootdown of two planes belonging to the organization Brothers to … Continue reading “Prison Sentence for Immigration Fraud for One of the Military Officers Indicted Alongside Raúl Castro in the U.S.”

An Exhausted Bussed-in Crowd Attends the Rally in Defense of Raúl Castro in Havana

The main speaker was Gerardo Hernández, one of the five former spies accused in the US of participating in the conspiracy to shoot down the Brothers to the Rescue planes 14ymedio, Dario Hernandez, Havana, May 22, 2026 / In a new attempt to display popular support, increasingly weakened, the Cuban government called for another mobilization … Continue reading “An Exhausted Bussed-in Crowd Attends the Rally in Defense of Raúl Castro in Havana”

The U.S. Takes Steps Toward Charging Raúl Castro Over the Shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Cuban José Basulto, founder of Brothers to the Rescue, remains “skeptical” about the charges against the former president of the island. 14ymedio, Madrid, May 15, 2026 — The United States is preparing a formal indictment against former president Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of the Brothers to the Rescue planes, according to sources cited … Continue reading “The U.S. Takes Steps Toward Charging Raúl Castro Over the Shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

The Cuban Spy Who Gave the Information To Shoot Down the Planes of Brothers to the Rescue Dies of a Virus

Juan Pablo Roque González infiltrated the organization in Miami and returned to Cuba just before the attack 14ymedio, Madrid, November 28, 2025 — Juan Pablo Roque González, alias “Germán,” one of the Cuban spies involved in the shoot-down of Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996, has died in Havana at the age of 70. … Continue reading “The Cuban Spy Who Gave the Information To Shoot Down the Planes of Brothers to the Rescue Dies of a Virus”

Cuba Siglo 21 Requests Interrogation of the Former Cuban Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Cuba Siglo 21 says that the case of Luis Raúl González-Pardo, who lives in the United States, “goes beyond the migration issue” 14ymedio, Havana, 17 September 2024 — The organization Cuba Siglo 21 pronounced this Tuesday on the case of the former pilot of the Cuban Armed Forces Luis Raúl González-Pardo, who has been living … Continue reading “Cuba Siglo 21 Requests Interrogation of the Former Cuban Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

The US Has Granted Humanitarian Parole to a Pilot Who Participated in the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Luis Raúl González-Pardo was in command of one of the MiG 29s but did not fire 14ymedio, Havana, 17 September 2024 — “Everything, or most of what has been said, is false,” were the last – and almost only – words to a media outlet, Martí Noticias, from the former pilot of the Cuban Armed … Continue reading “The US Has Granted Humanitarian Parole to a Pilot Who Participated in the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

Cuba: The Unfinished Dream

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 28 August 2022 — “It’s in the genes.” Javier Figueroa de Cárdenas is a relative of Miguel Figueroa, a brilliant 19th century autonomist. Autonomism was a way of being patriotic in Cuba, especially since the “Pact of Zanjón,” which in 1878 put an end to the “Ten Years War,” until 1898, when the … Continue reading “Cuba: The Unfinished Dream”

Brothers To The Rescue: A Crime That Hurts “Like The First Day”/ 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 24 February 2017 – Members of the Cuban exile remembered the anniversary of the death of four Cuban Americans after the shooting down of two planes of the humanitarian NGO Brothers to the Rescue by the Cuban Air Force in 1996. The commemorative activities began with an act of homage to … Continue reading “Brothers To The Rescue: A Crime That Hurts “Like The First Day”/ 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

Carolos Alberto Montaner: Someday God Will Awaken / Angel Santiesteban

I thank Neo Club Editions, Armando Anel and Idabell, his wife; Barcardi House of the University of Miami and the Institute of Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, and the Alexandria Library for the opportunity to present this excellent novel by Angel Santiesteban Prats, The Summer that God Slept, winner of the Franz Kafka literary prize, Novels … Continue reading “Carolos Alberto Montaner: Someday God Will Awaken / Angel Santiesteban”

Cuban State Security Detains Activists and Journalists Because of Mike Hammer’s Visits

Sol García Basulto and Mario Junquera are being questioned in Camagüey, and Taimir García Meriño and Ezequiel Morales Carmenate are being harassed in Las Tunas. 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 February 2026 — Independent journalist Sol García Basulto and playwright Mario Junquera were detained this Sunday by State Security in Camagüey, following a visit to the city … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Detains Activists and Journalists Because of Mike Hammer’s Visits”

State Security Cites Inalkis Rodriguez for "Damage to Public Property"

14ymedio, Havana, 21 June 2018 — Inalkis Rodriguez, member of the independent magazine Cuba’s Hour, was summoned Thursday by State Security in Camaguey to inform her that she has been accused by the Office of the Historian for, supposedly, having painted “posters on the facade” of the house of Iris Marino, as reported by the publication’s … Continue reading “State Security Cites Inalkis Rodriguez for "Damage to Public Property"”

The Press and Castroism, Two Old Adversaries

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 3 May 2018 — It’s eight o’clock in the morning and the Granma newspapers have not yet arrived at the news kiosk. By that time, however, the most important news is already running by word of mouth in a Cuba where the censorship of information and the monopoly of the Communist Party over the press … Continue reading “The Press and Castroism, Two Old Adversaries”