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Sentence Upheld In The Case Of Journalist Expelled From Radio Holguin / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 13 October 2016 — Journalist Jose Ramirez Pantoja appeared for a second time before the Municipal Court of Holguin on Wednesday. The reporter, expelled from his job in the provincial radio station, reported on his blog that “everything transpired normally in accordance with the law” and that the trial had “upheld the sentence.” Both parties attended … Continue reading “Sentence Upheld In The Case Of Journalist Expelled From Radio Holguin / 14ymedio”

‘Artivism’ Institute Calls For Solidarity With Victims Of Matthew / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 8 October 2016 — The Hanna Arendt Artivism Institute (Instar), led by the artist Tania Bruguera, began operations in Cuba with a call to “encourage solidarity, always latent in the Cuban people, with those affected by Hurricane Matthew,” according to a note from the organizers of the independent project. Monday, 10 October, a holiday … Continue reading “‘Artivism’ Institute Calls For Solidarity With Victims Of Matthew / 14ymedio”

Cuban Official Josefina Vidal Accuses US of Using the Internet “To Promote Subversion” / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 26 August 2016 – Josefina Vidal, Director of the United States Division for Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Tuesday that the internet is being used from the United States as a way to promote internal subversion on the island. “The illegal use of radio and TV against Cuba isn’t enough, they insist … Continue reading “Cuban Official Josefina Vidal Accuses US of Using the Internet “To Promote Subversion” / 14ymedio”

Guilty! / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 20 July 2106 – At the beginning of the year evil was incarnated in the intermediaries, who were blamed for the high food prices in the produce markets. At the end of 2013, the boogeymen were those who worked for themselves selling imported clothes and other merchandise. In February of this … Continue reading “Guilty! / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

Ecuadorian Police Evict Cubans From Quito Encampment / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 6 July 2016 – In the early morning hours of Wednesday the Ecuadorian police intervened to evict Cubans from an encampment in Arbolito Park in Quito, and about one hundred migrants without proper documents were loaded into four buses to take them to trial. Lazaro Ramos, one of the spokesmen for the Cuban … Continue reading “Ecuadorian Police Evict Cubans From Quito Encampment / 14ymedio”

Chronicle of a Cuban ‘Rafter’ on Foot (Part 3)

This is the third and final part of the testimony of a Cuban who has made the dangerous trip from Guatemala to the United State. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. 14ymedio, Mario J. Penton, Mexico City/Laredo Texas, 20 November 2015 – The smell of coffee draws me to the kitchen. The first rays of the sun … Continue reading “Chronicle of a Cuban ‘Rafter’ on Foot (Part 3)”