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“I Am Prepared To Go to Prison Today,” says Berta Soler / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 29 May 2016 – From early hours Sunday a major police operation surrounded the headquarters of the Ladies in White in the Havana neighborhood of Lawton, according to denunciations by several activists from that organization. At least “13 women and four opponents were brutally intercepted outside the house” and forced into police cars … Continue reading ““I Am Prepared To Go to Prison Today,” says Berta Soler / 14ymedio”

Rosa María Payá: “Totalitarianism is not broken in Cuba, we can not pretend it is” / EFE (14ymedio), María Tejero Martín

EFE (via 14ymedio), María Tejero Martín, Oslo, 23 May 2016 — Cuban opposition member Rosa María Payá said Monday ,in an interview with EFE, that the “totalitarianism” of the government led by Raul Castro “has not broken” despite the open contact with the United States and the European Union (EU), and so she asked that … Continue reading “Rosa María Payá: “Totalitarianism is not broken in Cuba, we can not pretend it is” / EFE (14ymedio), María Tejero Martín”

Ladies in White and Opponents Arrested After Sunday March in Havana / EFE, 14ymedio

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 20 March 2016 – Some fifty Ladies in White and other opposition members such as the graffiti artist El Sexto and Antonio Gonzales Rodlies were arrested in Havana today after the usual Sunday march of the female dissident group, which was answered with a counter-repudiation-demonstration by government supporters. At the end of the … Continue reading “Ladies in White and Opponents Arrested After Sunday March in Havana / EFE, 14ymedio”

Amnesty International Warns About Censorship In Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 13 March 2016 — On the occasion of World Day Against Internet Censorship, Amnesty International (AI) has published the obstacles that Cuban internet users must overcome to access the web and break the blockade against web pages that dissent from official policy. Under the title “Six Facts About Censorship in Cuba,” the note addressed … Continue reading “Amnesty International Warns About Censorship In Cuba / 14ymedio”

Obama’s Hopes Focused On Meeting “With Cuban Civil Society” / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 13 March 2016 — The Ladies in White Movement has made public this Sunday the letter sent to them by Barack Obama through his advisor Ben Rhodes, during a meeting with representatives from civil society and the exile that took place on Friday in Miami. In the letter, the president emphasized that “the … Continue reading “Obama’s Hopes Focused On Meeting “With Cuban Civil Society” / 14ymedio”

Yulier Rodríguez Pérez: “We are souls in a purgatory called Cuba” / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 3 March 2016 — They never accepted him at the San Alejandro Academy. Perhaps this is why, the work of the artist Yulier Rodríguez Pérez (1989) is not part of the narrow mold of what is learned in the classroom. He came from Florida, Camagüey, to settle in Havana in an aunt’s house with the … Continue reading “Yulier Rodríguez Pérez: “We are souls in a purgatory called Cuba” / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar”

A Modern José Martí / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 17 February 2016 — A modern José Martí has ​​begun to appear on several walls of Havana. The graffiti arouses the curiosity of passers-by and worries the ruling orthodox do not know whether to interpret the representation as a tribute or disrespectful. The truth is that the national hero, with short sleeves and his hands in … Continue reading “A Modern José Martí / 14ymedio”

14ymedio’s 14 Cuban Faces of the Year for 2015 / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 24 December 2015 — The protagonists of 2015 Cuba have made their mark sometime in the past twelve months. These people from the areas of culture, sports, religion, politics, science or social activism made this year different and unique. They did it from celebrity or from ridicule; from victory or failure; from discretion or … Continue reading “14ymedio’s 14 Cuban Faces of the Year for 2015 / 14ymedio”

Musician Gorki Aguila Arrested Along With Two Foreign Journalists / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 7 November 2015 — The musician Gorki Águila was arrested this afternoon in Havana, as he was traveling in a car with two journalists from the television channel France24. The composer and singer managed to call this newspaper from the Fifth Police Station in the Playa municipality, where he was taken with the two … Continue reading “Musician Gorki Aguila Arrested Along With Two Foreign Journalists / 14ymedio”

A Growing Number Of Political Arrests In Cuba, According To CCDHRN / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 2 November 2015 — Arbitrary political arrests continue to trend upward in Cuba, according to Monday’s denouncement from the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN). In its report for the month of October, the independent entity reports “at least 1,093 arrests of this nature,” the vast majority “performed or supervised by … Continue reading “A Growing Number Of Political Arrests In Cuba, According To CCDHRN / 14ymedio”

Mick Jagger Meets with Gorki From Porno Para Ricardo in Havana (NOT) / Fake News

Arsenio Rodríguez Quintana, Barcelona — On Sunday, October 4, after visiting the Cuban Art Factory in Havana, the Rolling Stones singer was walking with the rocker and Cuban government critic Gorki Aguila Carrasco along 5th Avenue, where the Ladies in White meet every Sunday and march in support of human rights in Cuba. Cuban State … Continue reading “Mick Jagger Meets with Gorki From Porno Para Ricardo in Havana (NOT) / Fake News”

PIGS! / Mario Lleonart

Mario Lleonart, 18 October 2015 — For the second time they have lied about a release date for prisoner-of-conscience (so designated by Amnesty International) Danilo Maldonado, better known by his artistic name “El Sexto” (The Sixth). First they announced his release for August 24. Then for September 15. But now we know they lied disgracefully … Continue reading “PIGS! / Mario Lleonart”

Another Sunday of Repression of Activists Throughout the Country / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 12 October 2015 – A new round of repression against activists was experienced in Cuba this Sunday. The arrests began in the early morning hours in order to prevent dissidents from participating in the march on Fifth Avenue in Havana, which on this occasion included a tribute to the late leader of the … Continue reading “Another Sunday of Repression of Activists Throughout the Country / 14ymedio”

Tania Bruguera: “Cuba needs massive civic literacy in the streets” / Diario de Cuba

Diario de Cuba, Joan Antoni Guerrero Vall, 4 October 2015 — After being held in the country for eight months by the regime, in punishment for attempting to bring her performance Tatlin’s Whisper to the Plaza of the Revolution, Tania Bruguera refuses to give in. She recognizes that even when she was put in the … Continue reading “Tania Bruguera: “Cuba needs massive civic literacy in the streets” / Diario de Cuba”