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Rosa María Payá Says That Cuba Doesn’t Need a ‘Delcy Rodríguez’ For a Transition

“I believe the conditions are right for the country to be liberated,” she says. EFE, (via 14ymedio), March 17, 2026, Miami / Cuban opposition leader Rosa María Payá stated in an interview with EFE that a possible democratic transition in Cuba does not require a figure from the current power structure, as happened in Venezuela … Continue reading “Rosa María Payá Says That Cuba Doesn’t Need a ‘Delcy Rodríguez’ For a Transition”

Rosa María Payá: “The Berlin Wall of Our Times Can Now Be Torn Down”

The opposition leader, who presented the Liberation Agreement project in Miami, spoke about a future transition in Cuba in an interview with the Spanish newspaper ‘El Mundo’. 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 March 2026 — Part of the Cuban exile community in Miami gathered this Monday in the Varela Room of the Hermitage of Charity to learn … Continue reading “Rosa María Payá: “The Berlin Wall of Our Times Can Now Be Torn Down””

Cuban Opponents Proudly Celebrate Rosa María Payá’s Election to the IACHR

The Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba highlights the “tireless career” of Oswaldo Payá’s daughter as a defender of “human rights, freedom of expression, and human dignity.” EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 30 June 2025 — The opposition platform The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba (CTDC) celebrated this Monday with “pride” in the election … Continue reading “Cuban Opponents Proudly Celebrate Rosa María Payá’s Election to the IACHR”

Rosa María Payá, Trump’s candidate for the IACHR: ‘I Want To Be Closer to the Voices of the Victims’

“The only instance of accountability my family has received is precisely the Commission’s report,” she said in an interview with EFE. EFE (via 14ymedio), Eduard Ribas and Admetlla, Washington, 11 April 2025 — The United States candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Rosa María Payá, daughter of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, proposes … Continue reading “Rosa María Payá, Trump’s candidate for the IACHR: ‘I Want To Be Closer to the Voices of the Victims’”

José Daniel Ferrer and Rosa María Payá ask the European Parliament to Rethink EU Relations with Cuba

The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba participated this Tuesday in a public hearing before the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, Brussels, 8 April 2025 — “The European Union must analyze and rethink its relations with the Cuban regime,” opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer told 14ymedio after participating on Tuesday at … Continue reading “José Daniel Ferrer and Rosa María Payá ask the European Parliament to Rethink EU Relations with Cuba”

Rosa María Payá Nominated by Trump for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

14ymedio, Madrid, 27 March 2025 — The US government of Donald Trump nominated Rosa María Payá to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (ICDH) on Thursday. The activist “deeply” thanked the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, for the nomination, which, as she said in a statement broadcast on her social networks, “reflects the firm commitment … Continue reading “Rosa María Payá Nominated by Trump for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights”

Cuban Activist Rosa Maria Paya Is Invited to Biden’s Annual State of the Union Speech to Congress

EFE (via 14ymedio), Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024 — Cuban activist Rosa María Payá has been invited by Congressman Carlos Giménez to witness the annual State of the Union speech that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, will deliver this Thursday at the Capitol, the Republican legislator reported on Wednesday. The representative of … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Rosa Maria Paya Is Invited to Biden’s Annual State of the Union Speech to Congress”

The Cuban Government Lashes Out Against Bolivia for Receiving Rosa Maria Paya

EFE, via 14ymedio, Havana, January 22, 2020 — (EFE). On Tuesday, the Cuban Government reproached the acting President of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, for receiving the Cuban dissident Rosa María Payá and described the provisional executive members of the Andean country as “rebels who massacred the people” and “militarized the country.” “Employees of the U.S. Government are … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Lashes Out Against Bolivia for Receiving Rosa Maria Paya”

Rosa Maria Paya Meets With Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile

14ymedio, Havana, 24 March 2019 — Cuban opposition leader Rosa Maria Payá met Friday with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile. The promoter of the initiative Cuba Decides asked the president for “support for the Cuban community in Brazil,” which is facing a difficult time after the end of the Mais Médicos (More … Continue reading “Rosa Maria Paya Meets With Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile”

Cuban Regime Opponent Rosa Maria Paya Nominated for Vaclav Havel Prize

EFE via 14ymedio, Paris, 28 August 2018 — Cuban dissident Rosa María Payá was nominated this Tuesday as a candidate for the Council of Europe’s Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for her work for a democratic transition in Cuba. Payá gave continuity to the work of her late father Oswaldo Payá (1952-2012) in the promotion … Continue reading “Cuban Regime Opponent Rosa Maria Paya Nominated for Vaclav Havel Prize”

Cuban Government Says Rosa Maria Paya is in Lima Due to "Secret Machinations"

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 11 April 2018 — Rosa María Payá is one of the few Cuban activists who have managed to reach the Summit of the Americas being held in Lima this week. While the majority of the opponents who reside on the island have been stopped by the police from leaving their homes, or picked … Continue reading “Cuban Government Says Rosa Maria Paya is in Lima Due to "Secret Machinations"”

Cuban Faces 2017: Rosa María Payá, Activist

14ymedio, Havana, 28 December 2017 — The activist, who divides her time between Havana and Miami, directs the Cuba Decides initiative that proposes the holding of a plebiscite to initiate a transition to democracy on the Island. With a degree in Physics, Payá (b. 1989, Havana) has had an intense year in which she has … Continue reading “Cuban Faces 2017: Rosa María Payá, Activist”

Cubadecide Activists Arrested A Few Hours Before Rosa Maria Paya Arrives On The Island

14ymedio, Havana, 8 May 2017 — Activist Rosa Maria Payá denounced Monday the arrest of three coordinators of the CubaDecide initiative in Matanzas. The opponents were arrested early in the morning as they headed to Jose Marti International Airport in Havana to welcome Payá, who is promoting the campaign for a plebiscite on the island. The … Continue reading “Cubadecide Activists Arrested A Few Hours Before Rosa Maria Paya Arrives On The Island”