English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Castroite totalitarianism accumulates an unparalleled level of evil regarding imprisonment in our hemisphere. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 27 October 2024 — I regret to be forced to write again about the immortal Cuban political prisoners, the best and most glorious proof – after the firing squad, the dead in combat and the missing – that … Continue reading “Miguel Díaz Bauzá Has Served 10,957 Days in Prison in Cuba”
Members of civil society in Cuba have requested that the EU subsidy to the Havana regime be eliminated 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, September 22, 2024 — The conclusion is not edifying, but it agrees with reality. Everything seems to indicate that many institutions act more in accordance with the opinions of their officials than according … Continue reading “Borrell, Latin America and the European Union”
Poverty is everywhere, along with fanatical sectarianism, from which sexual preferences does not escape 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 1 September 2024 — Castro’s totalitarianism is immersed in a process of self-demolition regardless of acts against its opponents. The social crisis is very profound, consistent with the ocean of lies and myths on which he built … Continue reading “The Putrefaction of Castroism”
I will be against Castro’s totalitarianism and I will demand justice for the Cuban people until my last breath. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, 12 May 2024 — Since my distant adolescence the terms “reactionary and intransigent” became popular in Cuba. Any individual who objected to the populist dictatorship of the Castro brothers, which became a totalitarian … Continue reading “Reactionary and Intransigent”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, April 27, 2024 — What drives many intellectuals to voluntarily submit to the authority of a despot? It is a question that overwhelms many ordinary citizens, because it is inconceivable that people who may be among those who lose the most in an autocratic society are among the most willing to … Continue reading “The Intellectuals and Castroism”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, March 19, 2024 — For many years Cubans have realized that the dictatorship the Castro brothers imposed on the Island was quite different from those we had experienced in the past, and not only because of the endless repression and extreme cruelty. Its control over the population was unprecedented, extending even … Continue reading “Is Cuba Headed Towards Post-Totalitarianism?”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, October 14, 2023 — Castroite totalitarianism is reinventing itself by launching the rise and development of small enterprises, an activity that would not be possible if the ruling class weren’t strongly involved with the opportunistic objective of preserving power. I confess that I do not believe in the good faith of … Continue reading “Cuba: Totalitarianisms’ Dangerous Business Vision”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 28 May 2023 — The first time I learned about Carlos Alberto Montaner was thanks to an article of his entitled Henry Kissinger in Havana, a work that I liked very much and that established my future interest in a compatriot who, when no one was listening and even less wanted to … Continue reading “Carlos Alberto Montaner, Tireless Fighter for Cuba’s Freedom”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 18 February 2023 — We often read about that particularly predatory human subspecies that we call “coyotes,” unscrupulous subjects who live from the despair of those who seek to have a better life for themselves and theirs. These people have no mercy. They traffic people, making them face countless dangers, like … Continue reading “In Coyote Regimes”
14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 21 November 2022 — Recently, a public tribute was held for an exemplary citizen, poet and former Cuban political prisoner, Ángel Cuadra Landrove, an intellectual committed to freedom who never conceded to those who violate it. In times when we see that creators in general, including artists, do not defend the … Continue reading “Cuba: The Shadows That Will Not Pass”
