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‘Cubanet’ Denounces a ‘Wave of Harassment’ Against Its Collaborators by the Cuban Regime

The online news source did not reveal the identity of any of those affected “to avoid further reprisals” 14ymedio, Havana, 4 October 2024 — A group of journalists and Cubanet collaborators has suffered “threats, intimidation, arrests and confiscation of work assets and money in recent days.” This was announced by the online news source in … Continue reading “‘Cubanet’ Denounces a ‘Wave of Harassment’ Against Its Collaborators by the Cuban Regime”

The Cartoonists From ‘Mazzantini’ Save August From Editorial Lethargy

14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 31 August 2024 — In Cuba there is no more money, even for Martí. It is true that the cult of the man Cubans call ’the Apostle’ in his land always had something of alms, and there was no tribute – from the Civic Square to Martí Notebooks – that did … Continue reading “The Cartoonists From ‘Mazzantini’ Save August From Editorial Lethargy”

With Their Requests to the Prosecutor’s Office To Resolve a Robbery, Some Freemasons Facilitate the Government’s Interference

A formal complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office and two ministries ask to review the case of the theft of $19,000 from the Llansó Masonic Foundation 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, August 6, 2024 — The Mason master Hermes Fernández – one of those who participated in the protest of July 23 in the Gran Logia in … Continue reading “With Their Requests to the Prosecutor’s Office To Resolve a Robbery, Some Freemasons Facilitate the Government’s Interference”

Cuban Freemasons Had To Hand Over Their Cell Phones Before Entering the Meeting With the Communist Party

Gustavo Pardo regrets the “inability of the brotherhood to solve its internal problems” 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 2 August 2024 — The Communist Party refrained from making decisions this Thursday during the meeting that the head of Religious Affairs of the Cuban Communist Party (CCP), Caridad Diego, held with a group of Freemasons from the … Continue reading “Cuban Freemasons Had To Hand Over Their Cell Phones Before Entering the Meeting With the Communist Party”

Cuban Communist Party Summons Masons to a Meeting Seeking to Increase Its Control

The regime takes advantage of the mistake made by the fraternity in its attempt to dismiss the Grand Master 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, August 1, 2024 — The eyes of the Cuban Freemasons are on the meeting that the members of the fraternity in Havana, including several senior officials, will hold this Thursday with Caridad … Continue reading “Cuban Communist Party Summons Masons to a Meeting Seeking to Increase Its Control”

The Government Launches an Offensive on Several Fronts Against the Cuban Freemasons Who Protested

A program by the anonymous spokesman Cuban Warrior and the arrest of the writer Ángel Santiesteban form part of the measures against those who oppose the current Grand Master 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 26 July 2024 — The Cuban regime has demonstrated in the last 48 hours that the protest of Freemasons on July 23 … Continue reading “The Government Launches an Offensive on Several Fronts Against the Cuban Freemasons Who Protested”

The Ministry of Justice Intervenes in the Crisis of Cuban Freemasonry and Does Not Recognize Its New Director

14ymedio, 9 April 2024, Havana — The crisis that Cuban Freemasonry has been going through for several months was not resolved on March 24, during the session of the Grand Lodge that promised to sort out the leadership. Expelled from the lodge that day, former Grand Master Mario Urquía Carreño now publishes a document in … Continue reading “The Ministry of Justice Intervenes in the Crisis of Cuban Freemasonry and Does Not Recognize Its New Director”

The Grand Master Is Expelled From Cuban Freemasonry to the Cry of ‘Out With the Thief!’

14ymedio, Havana, 25 March 2024 — The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Cuba, Mario Alberto Urquía Carreño, has been expelled by the representatives of more than 300 lodges on the Island to the cry of “Out with the thief, usurper, scoundrel, traitor!” The event took place on Sunday, when Urquía, who continues to … Continue reading “The Grand Master Is Expelled From Cuban Freemasonry to the Cry of ‘Out With the Thief!’”

Grand Master of Cuban Masons Assumes Responsibility for a Theft of 19,000 Dollars

14ymedio, Madrid, January 12, 2024 — The Masonic Grand Lodge of Cuba reported at the Zanja police station, in Central Havana, the loss of a sum of 19,000 dollars (more than five million pesos in the informal currency market) which were stolen from the safe of Mario Alberto Urquía Carreño, grand master and co-president of … Continue reading “Grand Master of Cuban Masons Assumes Responsibility for a Theft of 19,000 Dollars”