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Without dialogue and reconciliation, Cuba will go from bad to worse / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos

Does the fact that Raul Castro has met and shaken hands with Obama and that both of their governments have engaged in a year and a half of secret conversations commit the general-president to the aggressive policies of the US government? The Cuban government received billions of rubles in support and arms of every kind … Continue reading “Without dialogue and reconciliation, Cuba will go from bad to worse / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos”

I Would Not Accept Trading My Freedom For That of the Spies / Angel Santiesteban

I hope that President Obama does not have the card up his sleeve to exchange Alan Gross for the three spies who are fulfilling their sentences in the United States. The dictatorship is aiming for that to happen. We all know – by the actions of more than a half-century of totalitarianism – that the … Continue reading “I Would Not Accept Trading My Freedom For That of the Spies / Angel Santiesteban”

Carolos Alberto Montaner: Someday God Will Awaken / Angel Santiesteban

I thank Neo Club Editions, Armando Anel and Idabell, his wife; Barcardi House of the University of Miami and the Institute of Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, and the Alexandria Library for the opportunity to present this excellent novel by Angel Santiesteban Prats, The Summer that God Slept, winner of the Franz Kafka literary prize, Novels … Continue reading “Carolos Alberto Montaner: Someday God Will Awaken / Angel Santiesteban”

Rosa Maria Paya Speaking to UN Watch / Rosa Maria Paya

Remarks of human rights advocate Rosa Maria Payá on why Cuba should not be elected to the UN Rights Council, delivered at UN headquarters on November 4, 2013, at a press conference organized by UN Watch and the Human Rights Foundation. Transcript: On September 20, the Cuban government declared, in the Human Rights Council, that … Continue reading “Rosa Maria Paya Speaking to UN Watch / Rosa Maria Paya”

The Crisis of the Sugar Missiles: Scenario and Possible Solution / Yoani Sanchez

The unforeseen, situations that nobody predicted, are for politics like pepper on food. When it appears that all the possible variables of a scenario are on the table, an event sneaks in among them that changes everything. Such is the case with the diplomatic crisis generated by the arms transported from Cuba in a North … Continue reading “The Crisis of the Sugar Missiles: Scenario and Possible Solution / Yoani Sanchez”

The Embargo or the Never Ending Story / Rebeca Monzo

In recent days many of us have been having friendly conversations and discussions about the famous embargo. Some are in favor of lifting it, others for keeping it in place. What seems to have been forgotten by everyone, or almost everyone, is the actual reason for its existence. Faulty memories and the many decades of … Continue reading “The Embargo or the Never Ending Story / Rebeca Monzo”

Where is Cuba Headed? / Antonio Rodiles

Five years ago expectations were high with regards to the selection of the new government elite. Many people speculated about who would be the next first vice president. Bets focused on two candidates: Carlos Lage Davila and Jose Ramon Ventura. Whoever was chosen, observers theorized, would suggest Raul Castro’s orientation over the next five years. … Continue reading “Where is Cuba Headed? / Antonio Rodiles”

The United Nations Covenants Should Be Included in the Laws of the Nation / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba

By Pablo Pascual Méndez Piña HAVANA, Cuba, February 23, 2013 (Pablo Pascual Méndez / www.cubanet.org). Coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the first meeting of Estado de Sats in 2013 was held on Saturday at its headquarters on 1st Street between 46 and 60, in the Havana neighborhood of … Continue reading “The United Nations Covenants Should Be Included in the Laws of the Nation / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba”

Arrest Reports from Cuba from UNPACU General Coordinator Jose D. Ferrer / Jose Daniel Ferrer

Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, general coordinator of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), reporting Santiago de Cuba: Ongoing detentions of UNPACU activists picked up on Turquino (the highest peak in Cuba, in the Sierra Maestra mountains), including Ovidio Martin Castellanos, coordinator of the largest arm of UNPACU, the Wilmar Villar group. Sanctuary of El Cobre: … Continue reading “Arrest Reports from Cuba from UNPACU General Coordinator Jose D. Ferrer / Jose Daniel Ferrer”

Massive Wave of Arrests of Dissidents in Cuba Happening Right Now / Antunez – Jorge Luis Garcia Perez

Attention! Attention! Attention! Reporting is Jorge Luis Garcia Perez (Antunez) general coordinator of the Orlando Zapata Tamayo National Civic Resistance Front from the city of Placetas, Villa Clara province. Right now several regime opponents are being violently arrested in the city of Placetas as they are trying to go out into the streets to honor … Continue reading “Massive Wave of Arrests of Dissidents in Cuba Happening Right Now / Antunez – Jorge Luis Garcia Perez”

Laura Pollán Is With Me / Lilianne Ruíz

The sun is still rising in Cuba. The natural cycle of birth and death never fails to mock ideology and power. It is the rag that will wipe away all the actors of this diabolic drama. Recently I got to know through a friend who is a veteran of  the Ladies in White, that a few … Continue reading “Laura Pollán Is With Me / Lilianne Ruíz”

With Regards to the New Flotilla that Came Today To Salute Us / Mario Barroso

This has been given to me from the blog of a fellow pastor who identifies himself as Miqueas de Roca: “I do not use electrical cords for this…” This story was also told me by a good friend, who although he is not a pastor, is a sincere and faithful Christian, of one of those … Continue reading “With Regards to the New Flotilla that Came Today To Salute Us / Mario Barroso”

When / Rafael León Rodríguez

When a country is forced to live in a history, revised and corrected according to the interests of an undemocratic regime beyond its fiftieth anniversary, events crowd and overlap each other. February 24th is primarily remembered as the beginning of the 1895 War of Independence, led by José Martí. More recently by the failed Cuban … Continue reading “When / Rafael León Rodríguez”

Puppets as a Cure for Obscenities / Dora Leonor Mesa

You might hear two young Cubans in Havana talking about updating the Karspersky. Do not believe it is about an antivirus. They’re probably talking about sex. Colloquial vocabulary can be fun among young and profane ears, but to use obscene words within the hearing of children, being unable to use other, nicer, expressions, is, in … Continue reading “Puppets as a Cure for Obscenities / Dora Leonor Mesa”

Bad Handwriting in La Joven Cuba (16) / Regina Coyula

Translator’s note: This series of posts are comments from Regina to authors or commentors on the blog La Joven Cuba. For Osmani, for your post on the “Five.” The “Wasp Network” is, I believe, the only Cuban intelligence network discovered by the American government over more than fifty years of dispute. You must have noticed, … Continue reading “Bad Handwriting in La Joven Cuba (16) / Regina Coyula”