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The Cuban Regime Prevents Martha Beatriz Roque From Receiving an Award in the United States

14ymedio, Havana, 1 March 2024 — Cuban dissident  Martha Beatriz Roque, director of the Cuban Center for Human Rights (CCDH) and former prisoner of the Black Spring, has been one of the winners of the 2024 International Prize for Women of Courage, awarded by the United States Government . But she will not be able … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Prevents Martha Beatriz Roque From Receiving an Award in the United States”

The Cuban Authorities Arrested a Dozen Ladies in White, Says Berta Soler

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, January 30, 2024. — The leader of the Cuban opponents Damas de Blanco [Ladies in White] Berta Soler, denounced on Monday that she was arrested for hours along with her husband, former political prisoner Ángel Moya, and a dozen other members of the group in Havana and Matanzas. Soler reported on … Continue reading “The Cuban Authorities Arrested a Dozen Ladies in White, Says Berta Soler”

The Political Police Arrest Cuban Opponent Oscar Biscet in Havana

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, January 9, 2024 — Cuban opponent Oscar Elías Biscet, founder of the Emilia Project that seeks to restore democracy in Cuba, was arrested on Monday near his home in the Lawton neighborhood, in Havana, according to his wife, Elsa Morejón. “At 8:00 am Oscar planned to go to a meeting with a group … Continue reading “The Political Police Arrest Cuban Opponent Oscar Biscet in Havana”

At Least Twelve Ladies in White Were Arrested in Cuba This Sunday, Denounces Berta Soler

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, November 21, 2023 — The leader of the Cuban women’s opposition movement Damas de Blanco [Ladies in White], Berta Soler, denounced on Monday the arrest of at least 12 members of her group, a day before and in different parts of the country, to prevent their attendance at the religious service … Continue reading “At Least Twelve Ladies in White Were Arrested in Cuba This Sunday, Denounces Berta Soler”

Cuban Political Prisoner Felix Navarro Is Transferred to a Hospital in Matanzas

14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2023 — The political prisoner Félix Navarro was transferred this week from the Agüica prison to the Faustino Pérez hospital in Matanzas. The health of the opposition leader, coordinator of the Pedro Luis Boitel Party for Democracy, had deteriorated in recent weeks, according to family reports. Navarro’s wife, Sonia Álvarez, showed … Continue reading “Cuban Political Prisoner Felix Navarro Is Transferred to a Hospital in Matanzas”

Cuba: Carlos Rojas Residents Protest in the Streets About Lack of Water Supply

14ymedio, Havana, 6 September 2023. – – Dozens of residents in Carlos Rojas village, in the province of Matanzas, protested in the streets this Wednesday because of the lack of water supply. The local people demanded the restoration of the service and criticised the apathy of the officials, according to statements to 14ymedio by the … Continue reading “Cuba: Carlos Rojas Residents Protest in the Streets About Lack of Water Supply”

A Former Cuban Political Prisoner Who Had Been Missing for Days Was Found Dead in Florida

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2023 — Former Cuban political prisoner Nelson Molinet Espino, 59, was found dead in Florida, where he had lived for years, after disappearing for several days, according to his good friend Normando Hernández, general director of the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press and announced on Facebook this Friday. … Continue reading “A Former Cuban Political Prisoner Who Had Been Missing for Days Was Found Dead in Florida”

Vladimiro Roca, Doyen of the Cuban Opposition, Dies at 80

14ymedio, Havana, 30 July 2023 — The Cuban opponent Vladimiro Roca Antúnez has died this Sunday afternoon in Havana at the age of 80. Doyen of dissidence on the Island, the economist and Social Democratic politician had been suffering from diabetes and Alzheimer’s for some time, according to sources close to the family. Born in … Continue reading “Vladimiro Roca, Doyen of the Cuban Opposition, Dies at 80”

‘The Terror that Reigns in Cuba Dismantles the Exercise of Opposition to Achieve Freedom’

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, June 9, 2023 — In Miami on Friday, Former Cuban political prisoner, poet, and journalist, 72-year-old Manuel Vázquez Portal, jailed during the wave of repression in 2003 known as the Black Spring, will present a book Cartas marcadas [Marked Letters] 20 letters he wrote from the “solitude of isolation” in his … Continue reading “‘The Terror that Reigns in Cuba Dismantles the Exercise of Opposition to Achieve Freedom’”

Cuban Writer Nancy Morejon Withdraws as Honorary President of the Poetry Festival in Paris

14ymedio, Havana, 30 May 2023 — The denunciation of numerous intellectuals against Nancy Morejón — headed by the Cuban Jacobo Machover — has achieved its objective: the organizers of the Paris Poetry Market, a prestigious literary event held annually since 1983 in the French capital, will withdraw the official writer’s status as honorary president, although she will continue … Continue reading “Cuban Writer Nancy Morejon Withdraws as Honorary President of the Poetry Festival in Paris”

The Choice of the Official Cuban Writer Nancy Morejon To Preside Over the Poetry Market Is Criticized

14ymedio, Havana, 25 May 2023 — The Cuban writer Jacobo Machover criticized the election of the official poet Nancy Morejón as honorary president of the Poetry Market, an important literary event held annually in Paris since 1983. Through a review of the history of support for the regime that has characterized Morejón, the professor also … Continue reading “The Choice of the Official Cuban Writer Nancy Morejon To Preside Over the Poetry Market Is Criticized”

A Desperate Cuban Regime Hopes to Soften Up the U.S. through Vatican Mediation

14ymedio, Havana, 8 March 2023 — The Cubans detained after the 11 July 2021 (11J) protests are Havana’s only bargaining chip in its gambit to improve relations with Washington. Facing a severe and widespred economic crisis, the government is hoping for a diplomatic thaw that has yet to begin. Allowing the detainees to resettle in … Continue reading “A Desperate Cuban Regime Hopes to Soften Up the U.S. through Vatican Mediation”

Remembering the Cuban Dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, Who Died on a Hunger Strike in Prison

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 23 February 2023 — The mother of Orlando Zapata Tamayo — a Cuban prisoner of conscience who died in 2010 while on a hunger strike to demand more human conditions of imprisonment — demanded ’justice’ for her son this Thursday, 13 years after his death. “Thirteen years later, we are fighting … Continue reading “Remembering the Cuban Dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, Who Died on a Hunger Strike in Prison”

In Coyote Regimes

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 18 February 2023 — We often read about that particularly predatory human subspecies that we call “coyotes,” unscrupulous subjects who live from the despair of those who seek to have a better life for themselves and theirs. These people have no mercy. They traffic people, making them face countless dangers, like … Continue reading “In Coyote Regimes”

‘No One Can Be Forced to Leave Cuba as a Condition for Release’

EFE (via 14ymedio) Madrid, 21 February 2023 — The release of detainees in Cuba due to protests such as those of the July 2021 protests should not lead to a “forced expatriation” as in Nicaragua, several Cuban human rights organizations warned on Monday. The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights, Justice 11J and Cubalex stated that … Continue reading “‘No One Can Be Forced to Leave Cuba as a Condition for Release’”