English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14ymedio, Eliecer Avila, Havana, 26 April 2016 — All of my life I’ve heard from mouth of the main leaders of the country that the high prices for many of the products sold in Cuba are caused, among other variables, by the “high cost of fuel on the world market.” This, according to them, raises … Continue reading “Why Is the Official Press Crying Over the Fall in Oil Prices? / 14ymedio, Eliecer Avila”
AFP/ Khaled Desouki. The journalists from the Qatari network Al Jazeera, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, seated in the prisoners’ cell during their trial in Cairo on 29th of August 2015 This Saturday, an Egyptian tribunal sentenced the three journalists from the Qatari network Al Jazeera to three years in jail,despite the international campaign for … Continue reading “Three Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to Three Years in Prison in Egypt / Luis Felipe Rojas”
Juan Juan Almeida, 26 March 2015 — The online Brazilian portal Jornal Da Band denounced the social welfare program Más Médicos (More Doctors), which is aimed at the most needy sectors of the Brazilian population, and deploys Cuban doctors to places where the Brazilian physicians do not want to work, as having been conceived as … Continue reading “Cuban Doctors Who Create an Army of the Grateful / Juan Juan Almeida”
After the jubilation over the arrival in Cuba of the three spies imprisoned in the US comes to an end, when the campaign of tributes in the official media is over and the lights installed on the stands for government agents to hear the people’s applause are turned off, the government of Raúl Castro will … Continue reading “Raul Castro’s Pyrrhic Victory / Ivan Garcia”
Plaza de la Catedral, festooned for the Year End Grand Dinner and which some new Cuban rich must have attended. *See below for dinner menu. They are not as ostentatious as the new Russian rich who buy compulsively and empty the shelves of Marbella. Nor do their lifestyle and expenses have to do with a … Continue reading “The New Cuban Rich / Ivan Garcia”
They were ten writers in Quebec who supported ten writers imprisoned and persecuted in their countries and they expressed their solidarity during the 14th edition of the event “Books like air” that is celebrated in the “Montreal Salon of the Book” November 20-25, 2013. Amnesty International, Pen International of Quebec, and the Quebec Writers Union … Continue reading “Canadian Intellectuals for Freedom of Expression Honor Angel Santiesteban”
Once again, the dictator Raul Castro and his minions had to watch, irritated and helpless, as the more they try to silence Angel Santiesteban-Prats, unjustly imprisoning him, the civilized and free world works to restore his voice and his “freedom.” This time, at the hands of Gaétane Dufour, historian and writer, the event “Books Like … Continue reading “Montreal Denounces Violation of Freedom of Expression and Shows Solidarity with Angel Santiesteban”
When my great grandfather was born, there was an Arab presence in Cuba. It is impossible to exclude from national history the Lebanese Antonio Farah, who arrived on the Island in 1879 and achieved the position of city councilor in the local government of Pinar del Rio. Likewise, there is an ample list of Syrians, … Continue reading “A Thousand and One Cuban Hexes to Enchant Arabs / Juan Juan Almeida”
Editor’s note: This post is in French and is only partially translated here. Text of notice:In solidarity with the imprisoned Chinese writer Li Bifeng, the International Literary Festival of Berlin is calling on intellectuals and artists, schools and universities, media, theaters and other cultural institutions around the world to organize readings, June 4, 2013, on … Continue reading “Paris, June 4: Tribute to Imprisoned Writers / Angel Santiesteban”
The majority of human beings share with the animal kingdom a love of liberty and respect for our neighbors. But not everyone, evidently. Because if it were so, dictators wouldn’t exist, nor would other inferior spirits that – reincarnated into despicable henchmen and bullies – execute, literally, human dignity on a daily basis. But dignity … Continue reading “Dignity cannot be killed nor can it be caged / Angel Santiesteban #Cuba”
It is the fourth time a Cuban has received this international recognition. By Dagoberto Valdés The renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has been chosen to receive the prestigious Prince Claus Award for Culture and Development, one of the most prestigious on the European continent. The award will be bestowed in December, 2010. The Prince Claus … Continue reading “PRINCE CLAUS AWARD FOR YOANI SANCHEZ / Intramuros”