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Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Photo courtesy Radio Onu Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, 23 May 2015 — The beatification of Father Arnulfo Romero is the mirror where, for El Salvador, Latin America, and the world, the pastors of God should look and reflect, in order to attend the spiritual and material needs of their flock, which simply means remaining alongside … Continue reading “The Church That Is Oblivious to Reality / Angel Santiesteban”

“This too shall pass.” Photo courtesy of Lia Vallares Havana, May 28, 2015 Dear brother in the arts and in the fight, Danilo Maldonado (El Sexto): I received with joy the news that you were honored for your creative dissent by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) with the important 2015 Vaclav Havel Prize. I was … Continue reading “Open Letter to El Sexto / Angel Santiesteban”

Venezuelan president and former bus driver Nicolas Maduro showing off his driving skills Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, 14 April 2015 — Venezuela’s “Chavista” government with its dictator Nicolas Maduro at the head, continues haranguing people with the same populist momentum as if it were the first day, when in fact it has been in power for over a decade. … Continue reading “Venezuela, the Same Fate as Cuba / Angel Santiesteban”

There is no country in the world, except the Vatican I guess, in which there is no prostitution. But when a social process has taken place for over half a century, and has proclaimed its eradication, then it is warranted to address the issue, hidden for decades from international public opinion—like drugs, gambling and other … Continue reading “Prostitution in Cuba Sustains the Domestic Economy / Angel Santiesteban”

Authored by the editors of Angel’s blog. We learned from relatives of Ángel Santiesteban-Prats that he was returned to Guardafronteras Prison Unit in Jaimanitas where they keep him unjustly incarcerated. He was transferred Tuesday morning for the second time in four days to the sinister facilities known as Villa Marista, the central prison of State … Continue reading “CUBA: Ángel Santiesteban once again in Guardafronteras Prison Unit”

Update – Posted by the editors of Angel’s Blog This morning, June 10th, 24 hours have passed without any news of Ángel  Santiesteban, who was moved for the second time in four days to Villa Marista and—although we cannot confirm it—we are informed that he was taken there by the political police. We will not … Continue reading “URGENT: No news since yesterday of Ángel Santiesteban, who was transferred to Villa Marista”

Posted by the editor of Angel’s blog For the second time in four days, Ánge Santiesteban-Prats has been moved in the morning to the sinister facilities known as Villa Marista, the central prison of State Security in Cuba. So far, his family members still have no information on the reasons for this and why he … Continue reading “The Dictatorship Doesn’t Stop: Angel Santiesteban Transferred to Villa Marista”

Note: This post was written by Angel’s editor, who supports his blogging. Today, April 29, 2015, we begin a new phase in which the Raul Castro dictatorship has decided to take another pass at bullfighter justice with Ángel Santiesteban-Prats. Yesterday, the 28th, he completed serving half of his unjust sentence, the product of a trumped-up … Continue reading “The Second Conviction of Angel Santiesteban”

Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, Border Prison Unit, Havana, 13 April 2015 — Máximo Pradera Valdés has died without completing his lengthy (30 years) sentence. According to the account I heard, he unexpectedly suffered a massive heart attack while visiting with his family, enjoying their pass granted by the prison authorities. A few months ago Máximo sent me a … Continue reading “Political Prisoner Dies / Angel Santiesteban”

Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, Prison Border Unit, Havana, 13 April 2015 –– I declare myself the enemy of any act that generates violence, above all those where lives are snuffed out. In the recently concluded Summit of the Americas in Panama, the gang sent by Cuba to violently destabilize the forums that they could not once again manipulate, inflicted … Continue reading “The Order To Kill a Serial Killer / Angel Santiesteban”

The pernicious, failed, and pathetic ideologues of the Cuban totalitarian regime want you to believe that they should never have been on the “list of state sponsors of terrorism.” Never mind that it’s true, or that there is evidence that proves their constant support, military provisioning and training to all the guerrillas created in the … Continue reading “State Sponsors of Forgetfulness / Angel Santiesteban”