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Bill Richardson, the Man Who Freed Cuban Prisoners but Couldn’t Help Alan Gross, Has Died

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 3 September 2023 — Former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, of Hispanic origin, was U.S. ambassador to the UN and Secretary of Energy under the presidency of Bill Clinton. He passed away at the age of 75 at his home, the Richardson Center for Global Commitment reported on Saturday. “He lived his … Continue reading “Bill Richardson, the Man Who Freed Cuban Prisoners but Couldn’t Help Alan Gross, Has Died”

Free Information Is “Food For The Brain,” Said Alan Gross / 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 13 September 2016 — The last day of Cuba Internet Freedom Forum (CIF), which is meeting in Miami this week and was attended by dozens of experts in the use of networks, explored the importance of recognizing internet access as a fundamental human right and analyzed trends in the digital market on the island … Continue reading “Free Information Is “Food For The Brain,” Said Alan Gross / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

Alan Gross leads movement to strengthen relations between Cuba and the US / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 5 May 2015 (With information from agencies) – Alan Gross, the former US contractor who imprisoned in Cuba for five years for espionage until last December, is heading up a movement created to push for a closer relationship with the Island. The “New Cuba” mission is pressuring the United States Congress to put an … Continue reading “Alan Gross leads movement to strengthen relations between Cuba and the US / 14ymedio”

Alan Gross, the hook that ended up being swallowed / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 17 December 2014 – With the pessimism that has now become chronic in our society, many Cubans thought that Alan Gross would only leave Cuba, “in a box,” in an image allusive of a fatal outcome. The stubbornness shown by the Cuban government in its relations with the United States didn’t … Continue reading “Alan Gross, the hook that ended up being swallowed / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

Alan Gross, ‘The New York Times’ And The Spies / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart

14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart, Havana, 1 December 2014 — Last November 4, the White House reiterated that the case of citizen Alan Gross, prisoner in Cuba for bringing electronic equipment onto the Island, is not comparable to that of the Cuban spy members of the Wasp Network and that therefore there will be no exchange. … Continue reading “Alan Gross, ‘The New York Times’ And The Spies / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart”

Alan Gross: Trapped in a Cold War Tale / Ivan Garcia

In the Zamora neighbourhood, next to the Carlos J. Finlay military hospital, in the Marianao Council area, in Eastern Havana, many of the neighbours don’t know anything about the background of Allan Gross, the US contractor, who is stuck there. It’s a poor district, with little houses, dusty streets and broken pavements. The midday heat … Continue reading “Alan Gross: Trapped in a Cold War Tale / Ivan Garcia”

Alan Gross or the Political Chess Game between Cuba and the US / Iván García

The contractor Alan Gross, 61, remains in jail. Raúl Castro’s government definitively sentenced him to 15 years. The Gross case was shrouded in mystery and uncertainty. And it brought back the Cold War era. After 15 months in a cell and in legal limbo, the judge handed down the sentence. Something similar happens to other … Continue reading “Alan Gross or the Political Chess Game between Cuba and the US / Iván García”

Alan Gross, an Old, Deceived and Sick Gringo / Iván García

The saga of espionage used by the government of Cuba against U.S. contractor Alan Gross, 61, could end in the coming days when the prosecutor announces the final penalty. Gross’s trial, with the prosecution asking for 20 years in prison, was adjourned pending sentencing on Saturday, March 5, at the 10th of October Court of … Continue reading “Alan Gross, an Old, Deceived and Sick Gringo / Iván García”

Laritza Diversent Weighs In on the Conviction of Alan Gross

Interviewed for Radio Martí, and in a first reaction to the sentence of 15 years in prison authorized by a court in Havana for the U.S. contractor Alan Gross, lawyer and independent journalist Laritza Diversent said the crime – if it existed – didn’t deserve such a penalty. Diversent explained that the act of distributing … Continue reading “Laritza Diversent Weighs In on the Conviction of Alan Gross”

Alan Gross’s Attorney / Miguel Iturria Savón

The licensed criminal defense attorney Ramon de la Cruz Ochoa has just made legal news in Cuba as the defense attorney for the American contractor Alan Gross, detained in Havana since a year ago while distributing computers to members of the Jewish community on the island. Dr. de la Cruz Ochoa is a Specialist in … Continue reading “Alan Gross’s Attorney / Miguel Iturria Savón”

The Trial of Alan Gross Begins / Laritza Diversent

Starting today, Friday March 4, is the trail of Alan Gross, an American subcontractor accused of the crime “Acts against the independence and territorial integrity of the Cuban state.” The prosecutor is requesting a sentence of 20 years in prison. Gross, 61, has been detained without charges since December 3, 2009, for distributing satellite links … Continue reading “The Trial of Alan Gross Begins / Laritza Diversent”

Alan Gross, the Ultimate Currency of Exchange / Iván García

He had bad luck, this American engineer with his nice grandfatherly face. December 3, 2009, as he was about to board a plane to the United States, he was arrested. And there he sits today. After 14 months in detention without charges, through a brief note in the newspaper Granma, the people on the island … Continue reading “Alan Gross, the Ultimate Currency of Exchange / Iván García”

Alan GGross / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

The Silence of Alan Gross Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo We live not in the civilization of media, but of the mediocre. And from there directly we inhabit the miserable. Cubans desperately need witnesses to our tragedy. In the absence of politicians on the Island, we pin our hopes on any alternative voice: bloggers, musicians, graffiti … Continue reading “Alan GGross / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

Gross Judged by a Biased Court and Defense / Laritza Diversent

The case of a North American contractor, Alan Gross, judged in Havana on 4 March this year for a crime against the security of the Cuban state raises suspicions and questions. More than a few within the island wondered if his rights as a defendant were respected or if the court that prosecuted him was … Continue reading “Gross Judged by a Biased Court and Defense / Laritza Diversent”

Brazilian President and Former Uruguayan President to Meet with Cuban Leaders to Urge More Openness

14ymedio, Madrid, 18 August 2023 — In its most recent issue, the Uruguayan weekly Búsqueda reported that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, and former president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, will travel to Cuba before year’s end in an effort to convince the regime to allow “greater openness” in the economy and international … Continue reading “Brazilian President and Former Uruguayan President to Meet with Cuban Leaders to Urge More Openness”