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Just days before Angel was moved illegally and by force from La Lima prison, where he was incarcerated for crimes he did not commit, and when we are still without news of him except that he was locked in the 1580 Prison, or The Pitirre, in San Miguel del Padron, on a severe regime, well … Continue reading “Prison Diary XII: The Birth of a Dissident / Angel Santiesteban”

Once again Mr. Jose Ramon Machado Ventura addressed the issue of the speed of “the transformations” driven by Raul Castro, warning that these processes are distorted from the outside by voices “paid by the empire” who demand more rapid progress naively believing that they are going to lead to capitalism. On this occasion Cuba’s first … Continue reading “Continuity or a Dismantling? / Reinaldo Escobar #Cuba”

Sandy’s passing across the eastern provinces and the catastrophic consequences have left me with the following questions: Why must all solidarity by necessity pass through government channels? Why don’t the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs) ask their members to bring support to the offices of each Zone? Why doesn’t the Federation of … Continue reading “Solidarity Bureaucratized / Reinaldo Escobar”

Some people have been scandalized by the confirmation of a single Party, reconfirmed during the 1st Conference of the Cuban Communist Party. I would like to remind them that in addition to a single Party we also have: Only one Union of Journalists Only one Union of Writers and Artists Only one Association of Farmers … Continue reading “Extended Unity / Reinaldo Escobar”

The recent case of censure against a reggaeton and all the virulent editorial campaign against it –through the official press- bring once again to the spotlight the topic of the cultural revolutionary politics and the controlling function of institutions. The absence of rights touches everyone, not just from the standpoint of artistic phenomenon (let’s generously … Continue reading “Vulgarity as a Resource (II) / Miriam Celaya”

Yesterday I didn’t leave my house. The morning news on Radio Reloj (Clock Radio), didn’t even have old news about Libya. I couldn’t watch the midday news because the power was out. At eight at night on National Television News there were only the headlines after the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) … Continue reading “Jokes About Dictators / Regina Coyula”

I. A Happy World China, North Korea and Cuba, in that order, are the three happiest nations on the planet. In the “Top Five” they are followed by Iran in the 4th position, and Venezuela, number 5. The most agonizingly unhappy of all countries is the United States, which scored just three points out of … Continue reading “Global Bestiary / Ernesto Morales Licea”

Slogan: Let the enemies of the people tremble when every woman is a soldier for the Fatherland. FMC = Cuban Women’s Federation Every time I pass by 21st and Paseo it turns my stomach. A cross the street and I can’t help but read the enormous sign that illustrates this post. Signed by the Cuban … Continue reading “Me? A Soldier? / Claudia Cadelo”

At a gathering last February with young people interested in the political history of Cuba, on my referring to the protest of Thirteen, one of those present threw out the question: Why do these events do not occur today? I reproduce here my response in honor of the 88th anniversary of that memorable event and … Continue reading “The Protest of the 13 / Dimas Castellanos”

It was shortly after I learned that candy is sweet and fire burns, when I came to realize that Cubans are allowed to join organizations created by the government but we are punished, to teach us a lesson, if we decide to create our own groups. And so, as children we were automatically enrolled in … Continue reading “Friends of Salamanders / Yoani Sánchez”