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Cuban Government "Whitewashes" Spying Against Its Citizens, Claims Human Rights Group

14ymedio, Havana, December 4, 2019 — There were at least 218 arbitrary arrests in Cuba during the month of November, a month which also saw the publishing of a Decree that legalizes or “whitewashes” spying on citizens, claimed the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights in its most recent report published this Tuesday. Havana, Matanzas, Villa … Continue reading “Cuban Government "Whitewashes" Spying Against Its Citizens, Claims Human Rights Group”

Unpacu Leader Marks Three Weeks Detained In Unknown Location

14ymedio, Havana, October 21, 2019 — “I still don’t know the whereabouts of José Daniel Ferrer,” reported Nelva Ortega Tamayo, wife of the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), arrested on October 1 in Santiago de Cuba. In an interview with 14ymedio this Sunday, Ortega Tamayo explained that the habeas corpus she presented last … Continue reading “Unpacu Leader Marks Three Weeks Detained In Unknown Location”

Police Assault National Unpacu Headquarters in Santiago de Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 7 September 2019 — The headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu) in Santiago de Cuba was assaulted by police at dawn on Saturday, according to Martha Beatriz Ferrer, daughter of opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, who reported it on her Facebook account. “They arrested 24 people. My father was forcibly prevented from leaving … Continue reading “Police Assault National Unpacu Headquarters in Santiago de Cuba”

Wave of Repression Against Cuba’s Biggest Opposition Organization Continues

14ymedio, Havana, August 29, 2019 — In the middle of an escalation in repression against the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), this Wednesday the police raided the home of José Antonio López Piña, director of that opposition organization in El Cristo, a town in the province of Santiago de Cuba. According to Carlos Amel Oliva, coordinator … Continue reading “Wave of Repression Against Cuba’s Biggest Opposition Organization Continues”

Open Letter from a Doctor to a Dictator

14ymedio, Nelva Ismarays Ortega Tamayo, Santiago de Cuba | 4 March 2019 To: General Raúl Castro Ruz, Dictador of Cuba General dictator Raúl Castro Ruz, The objective of this open letter is to expose, to your regime and to the world, the fundamental reasons why I have decided to renounce my work as a doctor … Continue reading “Open Letter from a Doctor to a Dictator”

Several Opponents Arrested Protesting Against the New Constitution in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 23 February 2019 — Opponents Antonio Rodiles and Ángel Moya were arrested after staging a protest in downtown Havana against the constitutional referendum that will be held Sunday. Moya and Rodiles walked down Galiano Street and were followed by dozens of people who recorded the protest with their cell phones, without participating in … Continue reading “Several Opponents Arrested Protesting Against the New Constitution in Havana”

Number of Unpacu Activists on Hunger Strike Rises to 111

14ymedio, Havana, February 20, 2019 — The leader of the opposition group Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), José Daniel Ferrer, reported this Wednesday that 111 members of that organization are now on hunger strike. The action, begun on February 11, is aimed at “calling attention” to the repression of the government against activists promoting the No … Continue reading “Number of Unpacu Activists on Hunger Strike Rises to 111”

Authorities Promise Jail Cells for Those Promoting a No Vote

14ymedio, Havana, February 18, 2019 — “The next time they will end up in a jail cell,” the Ministry of the Interior official warned two activists who had just given a workshop on voting observation this past Saturday in Bauta (Artemisa). The electoral process does not need “independent observers because the Revolution has its own … Continue reading “Authorities Promise Jail Cells for Those Promoting a No Vote”

The Venezuelan Panorama Seen From Cuba

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 17 February 2019 — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (that is, Raúl Castro) is very concerned. It has published in Granma, the Party’s newspaper, a Declaration of the Revolutionary Government with the objective of “stopping the imperialist military adventure against Venezuela.” [Link to Spanish text.] Cuban political operatives based in Venezuela … Continue reading “The Venezuelan Panorama Seen From Cuba”

Police Raid Unpacu Headquarters in Response to Their No Campaign on the Constitutional Referendum

14ymedio, Havana, February 11, 2019 — The opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer was detained for more than five hours this Monday along with several members of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu). The detentions occurred during the police raid of the headquarters of the opposition organization and the homes of activists in Santiago de Cuba starting … Continue reading “Police Raid Unpacu Headquarters in Response to Their No Campaign on the Constitutional Referendum”

Cuban Activist Tomas Nunez Magdariaga Released After Long Hunger Strike

14ymedio, Havana, 15 October 2018 — On Monday afternoon, after a 62-day hunger strike, Cuban activist Tomas Núñez Magdariaga was released from prison, according to government opponent Carlos Amel Oliva of the Cuban Patriotic Union (UNPACU), who spoke with 14ymedio. A vehicle with two State Security officers transferred Núñez Magdariaga from the Juan Bruno Zayas hospital in … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Tomas Nunez Magdariaga Released After Long Hunger Strike”

Three Opposition Organizations Describe the Referendum on Constitutional Reform as "Enormous Fraud"

14ymedio, Havana, 21 September 2018 — The United Antitotalitarian Forum (FANTU) together with the National Front of Civic Resistance “Orlando Zapata Tamayo” (FNRC-OZT) and the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) describe the referendum on constitutional reform as a “huge electoral and media fraud” in a joint statement that the three opposition organizations have launched to … Continue reading “Three Opposition Organizations Describe the Referendum on Constitutional Reform as "Enormous Fraud"”

Belkis Cantillo Launches A New Fight From Santiago De Cuba / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 17 January 2017 — Talking with Belkis Cantillo these days can be an impossible mission. With her home raided on several occasions, a daughter about to give her her first granddaughter and the foundation of the new Dignity Movement, the life of this woman is a whirlwind. A resident of Palmarito del Cauto, Santiago … Continue reading “Belkis Cantillo Launches A New Fight From Santiago De Cuba / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar”

Pagan, A Very Bad Man With a Cuban Ministry of the Interior ID / Luis Felipe Rojas

Luis Felipe Rojas, 20 December 2016 — Today I am going to tell you something you absolutely are not going to believe. But I don’t care, the military dictatorship violates human rights in cold blood and many don’t even want to know. Great is the fool who defends them. The brothers Geordanis and Adael Muñoz Guerrero are two … Continue reading “Pagan, A Very Bad Man With a Cuban Ministry of the Interior ID / Luis Felipe Rojas”

Berta Soler Released, But UNPACU Activists Still Detained / 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Miami, 19 December 2016 — The leader of the Ladies in White movement was released on Monday after being detained for 24 hours. Berta Soler was arrested the previous day in one of the largest raids against the opposition in recent months. Meanwhile, approximately ten activists of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) remain imprisoned, … Continue reading “Berta Soler Released, But UNPACU Activists Still Detained / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”