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Exodus, Cubans and the Law of Adjustment: the Beginning of the End? / Jeovany Jimenez Vega

Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 30 November 2015 — The present migratory crisis, unleashed by the Nicaraguan Government’s refusal to permit transit through its territory for Cubans walking to the United States, has brought to the foreground a drama that has been going on for decades. Too many stories of suffering and death have spattered the dangerous route … Continue reading “Exodus, Cubans and the Law of Adjustment: the Beginning of the End? / Jeovany Jimenez Vega”

More “Counterrevolutionary” Artists Speak Out For Their Freedom (Part 3) / Angel Santiesteban

Screen capture — A Cuban filmmaker with the black tape of censorship literally covering his mouth. Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, Havana, 21 December 2015 — In order to complete my personal impression about the G-20* assembly in the Fresa y Chocolate Cultural Film Center this past November 28, I must recognize the solidarity and support of the … Continue reading “More “Counterrevolutionary” Artists Speak Out For Their Freedom (Part 3) / Angel Santiesteban”

Number Of Political Arrests In Cuba Doubles From Dec. 2014 / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 4 January 2015 — The number of political arrests in the month of December in Cuba was almost twice that of December 2014, from 489 increasing to 930, according to the monthly report issued by the Cuban the National Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN). The number represents a significant decrease … Continue reading “Number Of Political Arrests In Cuba Doubles From Dec. 2014 / 14ymedio”

Abuse In Cuba’s Valle Grande Prison / 14ymedio, Manuel Morejon

14ymedio, Manuel Alberto Morejón, Havana, 30 December 2015 – From Havana, the supervisor of the Christian Alliance sent 14ymedio several prisoners’ testimonies collected in the Valle Grande prison, which make up a small sample of the abuse they are subjected to by the guards. On 17 November 2014, at 10:00 am, First Lieutenant Maceo, known … Continue reading “Abuse In Cuba’s Valle Grande Prison / 14ymedio, Manuel Morejon”

Central American Discontent Sparked by “First Class” Cuban Migrants / 14ymedio

14ymedio (with information from agencies), Mexico, 31 December 2015 – The crisis of Cubans stranded in Central America on their way to the United States, has exposed weaknesses in regional integration and caused a certain discontent in the isthmus with regard to the privileges US laws award to Cubans, as opposed to other migrants. The … Continue reading “Central American Discontent Sparked by “First Class” Cuban Migrants / 14ymedio”

Central American Agreement Will Transfer Cuban Migrants By Air In January / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, (With information from EFE), Mexico, 28 December 2015 — A total of 250 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica will benefit from a pilot project agreed to this Monday in Guatemala, among the member countries of the Cental American Integration System (SICA) along with Mexico, according to the office of the Mexican Secretary of … Continue reading “Central American Agreement Will Transfer Cuban Migrants By Air In January / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

Hard Times for Cuban Sugar Cane Harvest / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma

14ymedio, Orlando Palma, 28 December 2015 – Guarapo,  sugarcane juice, may be harder to get in 2016, thanks to the climate, obsolete technology and missed payments to producers, all of which are affecting the current sugar harvest, according to information presented to the National Assembly on Sunday by the directors of the AzCuba Group. Delayed … Continue reading “Hard Times for Cuban Sugar Cane Harvest / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma”

Cuban Activist On The Brink Of Death After A Prolonged Hunger Strike / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 26 December 2015 – A blacksmith by profession, he never imagined that after so many years of fabricating bars for his neighbors’ homes, he would end up locked behind prison bars. The activist Vladimir Morera Bacallao will mark 80 days on a hunger strike this Monday, 28 December, the Day of … Continue reading “Cuban Activist On The Brink Of Death After A Prolonged Hunger Strike / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

#Cuba Angel Santiesteban: Is Going to Jail Like Going to War?

Interview with writer Angel Santiesteban Jorge Ángel Pérez Jorge Ángel Pérez, HAVANA, Cuba, 23 November 2015 – Angel Santiesteban has authored one of the most outstanding works of our literature. For that, he has received numerous awards in Cuba and abroad. As a young man he won the UNEAC Prize with the book “Dream of a … Continue reading “#Cuba Angel Santiesteban: Is Going to Jail Like Going to War?”

In #Miami, #WeAllMarch / Luis Felipe Rojas

Luis Felipe Rojas, Miami, 8 November 2015 — This past Sunday, I went to the mythical and cloyingly Cuban Versailles Restaurant. There were a handful of Cubans there who believe that solidarity doesn’t have borders, and can’t be imposed from any corner. On this day, November 8th, I went to join Bárbara Travieso, Jorge Ross, and … Continue reading “In #Miami, #WeAllMarch / Luis Felipe Rojas”

More Counterrevolutionary (?) Artists Speak up for Their Freedoms (Part I) / Angel Santiesteban

Angel Santiesteban “on probation,” Havana, 5 December 2015 — On Saturday, November 28th, there was a meeting at the “Fresa y Chocolate” center in Havana, of the Assembly of the G-20 as they have been called, this group of twenty directors of the seventh art — which has the desire and the priority that the dictatorship accept, … Continue reading “More Counterrevolutionary (?) Artists Speak up for Their Freedoms (Part I) / Angel Santiesteban”

#Cuba Abel Prieto, Interior Minister / Angel Santiesteban

Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, Havana, 23 November 2015 — Former Culture Minister Abel Prieto, adviser to the “President” Raul Castro, has distanced himself so much from the realm of Art that today he could be the Minister of Interior since, for several years, he devotes himself to pursue creative sheep who dare to challenge or abandon the sheepfold constructed … Continue reading “#Cuba Abel Prieto, Interior Minister / Angel Santiesteban”

Havana Regime Continues to Violate Human Rights / Angel Santiesteban

The regime in Havana continues to ignore the CIDH (International Commission of Human Rights) and keeps violating human rights. From Angel’s Editor: As I’ve been doing for 3 years, I make available to readers of the blog “The Children Nobody Wanted” the correspondence I keep with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which is systematically … Continue reading “Havana Regime Continues to Violate Human Rights / Angel Santiesteban”

Cuban Immigrant Crisis in Costa Rica Still Unresolved a Month Later / 14ymedio

14ymedio, San Jose, Costa Rica, 15 December 2015 — The crisis of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica has gone on for a month, as of Tuesday, and the authorities of that Central American country still have not found a regional solution that would allow the Cubans to resume their journey to the United … Continue reading “Cuban Immigrant Crisis in Costa Rica Still Unresolved a Month Later / 14ymedio”

A Cuban Cocktail: The Adjustment Act, Remittances, Emigration and Change

Juan Juan Almeida, 27 November 2015 — The delicate subject of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica was a topic at the fifty-fourth meeting of the Central American Security Council and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It is quite clear that these compatriots of ours, driven by the fear that the Cuban Adjustment Act will … Continue reading “A Cuban Cocktail: The Adjustment Act, Remittances, Emigration and Change”