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Roberto Perdomo, Former Cuban Political Prisoner and Leader of Plantados, Dies in Miami

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 11 October 2023 — Former Cuban political prisoner Roberto Perdomo, president of the Plantados exile group, died at the age of 89 of heart failure in a Miami hospital, close sources reported on Wednesday. His death in the Kindred hospital comes a month after he underwent surgery for a fracture due … Continue reading “Roberto Perdomo, Former Cuban Political Prisoner and Leader of Plantados, Dies in Miami”

Basilio Gusman, One of the ‘Plantados’ in Cuban Prisons, Dies

14ymedio, Havana, 13 April 2022 — Former Cuban political prisoner Basilio Guzmán Marrero, who spent 22 years confined to the Island regime’s prisons, died on Wednesday, in Virginia, United States, the country where he has lived for many years, as dissident Frank Calzón confirmed to 14ymedio. Guzmán was originally from Campo Florido, Havana, and “joined … Continue reading “Basilio Gusman, One of the ‘Plantados’ in Cuban Prisons, Dies”

Yosvany Garcia’s Health Suffers After Ten Days as a ‘Plantado’ in a Cuban Prison

14ymedio, Havana, 24 January 2022 — Yosvany Rosell García Caso, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office requested 30 years in the trial in Holguín for sentencing on January 14, has been on a hunger strike for ten days in protest of what he considers an unjust sentence. As confirmed to this newspaper by his wife, Mailin Sánchez, … Continue reading “Yosvany Garcia’s Health Suffers After Ten Days as a ‘Plantado’ in a Cuban Prison”

Despite a Plot We Follow Plantados / Jorge Luis García Pérez Antunez

The former political prisoners Ángel de Fana, Ernesto Díaz Rodríguez, José L. Pujals Mederos and the ever eternal Mario Chanes de Armas, Eusebio Peñalver, and many others, Heleno Oviedo, Javier Denis, among many whose greatness makes us feel small and insignificant, conceived from exile one of many noble altruistic projects and those created to support … Continue reading “Despite a Plot We Follow Plantados / Jorge Luis García Pérez Antunez”

Of Those Arrested for the 11 July 2021 Protests, 676 Cubans Remain Detained

14ymedio, Havana, Juan Izquierdo, March 13, 2024 — With two recent heart attacks on his medical record and a sentence of 15 years in prison, political prisoner Wilfredo Castillo received a license last week to leave the Agüica prison, in Matanzas, for a year. Haggard and thin, his most recent photograph – in a hospital … Continue reading “Of Those Arrested for the 11 July 2021 Protests, 676 Cubans Remain Detained”

The Mother of an ’11J’ Political Prisoner Stands Up To Demand That Her Son Be Taken to a Hospital

14ymedio, Havana, January 10, 2024 — Migdalia Gutiérrez Padrón, mother of political prisoner Brusnelvis Cabrera Gutiérrez, has planted herself outside prison 1580 in the municipality of San Miguel del Padrón in Havana. The woman demands medical attention for her son — sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in the protests of 11 July … Continue reading “The Mother of an ’11J’ Political Prisoner Stands Up To Demand That Her Son Be Taken to a Hospital”

The Toronto Independent Festival Awards the Cuban Film ‘Plantadas’

14ymedio, Havana, 10 October 2023 — The historical feature film Plantadas (Planted)* by Cuban directors Camilo and Lilo Vilaplana, won the award for best international film at the Toronto Independent Festival of Cift, in Canada, the directors of the event announced on Tuesday. Lilo Vilaplana celebrated the award on his Facebook page and thanked his entire … Continue reading “The Toronto Independent Festival Awards the Cuban Film ‘Plantadas’”

Cubans Will Have Water Before Fidel Castro’s Birthday, Authorities Promise

14ymedio, Havana, August 3, 2023 — The water pumps that Havanans eagerly awaited to alleviate the chaotic situation of this service in the capital have already arrived. In Havana, 18 will be installed, as announced on Wednesday by the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) and reported by the official press. In addition, another four will go to the Isle … Continue reading “Cubans Will Have Water Before Fidel Castro’s Birthday, Authorities Promise”

A Dozen Residents of Central Havana Protest the Lack of Electricity and Water

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, July 24, 2023 — The presence of a State Security motorcycle was the only trace this Monday morning of the protest that took place on Sunday night in Belascoaín and San Lázaro, in Centro Habana . A dozen people managed to interrupt traffic by sitting across the street until two … Continue reading “A Dozen Residents of Central Havana Protest the Lack of Electricity and Water”

Cuban Activist Maykel Osorbo Sews His Mouth Shut in Protest of Mistreatment in Jail

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 18 July 2023 — Cuban artist and dissident, Maykel Castillo aka Osorbo, sentenced to nine years in prison, sewed his mouth last week as a sign of protest against his mistreatment in prison, according to statements made to EFE on Tuesday by sources close to the opponent. The coauthor of Patria y Vida … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Maykel Osorbo Sews His Mouth Shut in Protest of Mistreatment in Jail”

Panama Will Give Two-Year Residence Permits to Cubans and Other Irregular Migrants

14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, July 17, 2023 — Cubans who have been living in Panama irregularly for at least a year can, like other foreigners in the same situation, obtain a “temporary protection permit” beginning on Monday. As announced by the Panamanian National Migration Service (SNM) on Friday, the permit will give immigration status for a period … Continue reading “Panama Will Give Two-Year Residence Permits to Cubans and Other Irregular Migrants”

Cuban Activist Maykel Osorbo Threatens to Sew His Mouth Shut Because of Ill-Treatment in Prison

14ymedio, Havana, July 13, 2023 — Cuban activist Anamely Ramos, now in exile in the US, reported this Wednesday on her Facebook profile that rapper Maykel Castillo Osorbo tattooed the slogan “Patria y Vida” on his forearm and that he threatened to sew up his mouth, as a gesture of protest against the mistreatment suffered in the Kilo … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Maykel Osorbo Threatens to Sew His Mouth Shut Because of Ill-Treatment in Prison”

‘Somewhat Sleepy’ Sugar Cane Harvest Augurs a New Disaster for Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 25 January 2023 — The failure of the sugar harvest in Ciego de Ávila is already becoming a reality. The leaders of the province, who have been justifying the poor results for weeks, acknowledged on Tuesday that the activities were “somewhat sleepy,” that is, slowed down, despite the fact that they had proposed … Continue reading “‘Somewhat Sleepy’ Sugar Cane Harvest Augurs a New Disaster for Cuba”

New Cuban Film ‘Plantadas’ Tells the History of the Island’s Female Political Prisoners

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 18 October 2022 — Cuban filmmaker Lilo Vilaplana recently announced that he had concluded the filming of Plantadas, a more than necessary historical document, which will do justice to the thousands of Cuban women who have been and are in prison for their struggle for freedom and democracy on the Island. … Continue reading “New Cuban Film ‘Plantadas’ Tells the History of the Island’s Female Political Prisoners”

A Digital Archive in the Diaspora Will Preserve Cuban Cinema

14ymedio, Havana, 11 October 2022 — Classics of Cuban exile cinema such as Conducta impropio [Improper Conduct] (1983), La ciudad perdida [The Lost City] (2005) and Plantados [Planted] (2021) will be collected on October 20 in the Archive of Cuban Diáspora Cinema, a project co-directed by academic Santiago Juan-Navarro and filmmaker Eliécer Jiménez-Almeida. This initiative seeks to organize … Continue reading “A Digital Archive in the Diaspora Will Preserve Cuban Cinema”