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In Madrid, Cuban Opponents Analyze the Example of the Chilean Transition / Diario de Cuba

Diario de Cuba, Madrid, 3 July 2015 — Several opposition figures from the Island attended in training for Cuban leaders in Madrid, from 2-3 July, looking at the Chilean transition, which was organized by the Association of Ibero-Americans for Freedom (AIL), under the coordination of the former Minister General Secretariat of the Presidency of Chile, … Continue reading “In Madrid, Cuban Opponents Analyze the Example of the Chilean Transition / Diario de Cuba”

Ángel Santiesteban: “I am a social reflection of my times” / Luis Felipe Rojas

Luis Felipe Rojas, 12 February 2015 — Just days after Ángel Santiesteban Prats sent this interview to Martí Noticias, he was transferred in an untimely manner to Villa Marista, the general barracks of Cuban State Security. However, his replies were already safeguarded, as was he. This storyteller — who won the UNEAC (Cuban Writers and Artists … Continue reading “Ángel Santiesteban: “I am a social reflection of my times” / Luis Felipe Rojas”

Raul Castro’s Pyrrhic Victory / Ivan Garcia

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”

Angel Santiesteban and the Path of the Fugitive

By Armando Añel, July 30, 2014 The confused news that comes from Havana indicates that either Angel Santiesteban ran away from the prison-settlement where he was unjustly imprisoned or the political police have launched a fabrication to condemn him to a longer term of imprisonment and keep him isolated. In any case, we must wait … Continue reading “Angel Santiesteban and the Path of the Fugitive”

Are Anguish, Bitterness and Loneliness Only Names of Havana Streets? / Angel Santiesteban

A voyage to the end of all things. By Antonio Correa Iglesias, June 6, 2014 Angustia (Anguish), Amargura (Bitterness) and Soledad (Loneliness) are not only names of Havana streets. They also are discovered feelings that seize and condition that which we call Cuba, the infinite island, which Abilion Estevez and Virgilio Pinera call the fate … Continue reading “Are Anguish, Bitterness and Loneliness Only Names of Havana Streets? / Angel Santiesteban”

“Cuba’s problem is within Cuba” / 14ymedio

Speaking at the Atlantic Forum, Yoani Sánchez tells Mario Vargas Llosa that help is needed to move the center of the discussion to the island. 14ymedio, Madrid, 8 July 2014 — “Cuba’s problem is within Cuba. The locus of the discussion needs to be moved to the island.” This was the powerful message from Yoani … Continue reading ““Cuba’s problem is within Cuba” / 14ymedio”

New Prize for Angel Santiesteban

Miami: Presentation of Ángel Santiesteban’s novel also includes a tribute to him Bacardi House, Rosa Blanca Institute, Chef Paella, Connect Cuba, Neo Club Editiones, Green Designs and Alexandria Library welcome to the presentation held on Tuesday, 3 June at 6 pm, of the book by Ángel Santiesteban-Prats called The Summer God Slept awarded the 2013 Franz Kafka … Continue reading “New Prize for Angel Santiesteban”

A Newspaper is Born in Cuba / 14ymedio

Journalists and intellectuals sign a statement of support for 14ymedio. 14YMEDIO | 21 May 2014 “Today we welcome a new communications medium, a digital daily that is born in a country without freedom of the press: Cuba. “The creators of this risky enterprise, directed by blogger Yoani Sanchez, share our democratic values. In their declaration … Continue reading “A Newspaper is Born in Cuba / 14ymedio”

The Loyal Opposition / Reinaldo Escobar

I recently attended an academic event at the Felix Varela Chair. Lay Space magazine opened the doors of the old San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary for the public to freely participate in an exchange of ideas about the reforms undertaken by the Cuban government. I would have had a lot to say about the … Continue reading “The Loyal Opposition / Reinaldo Escobar”

Silvio Rodriguez To The Rescue of Robertico Carcasses / Luis Cino Alvarez

LA HAVANA, Cuba, September, www.cubanet.org – I must confess that after the episode of the North Korean freighter, Gan Chong Chon, it is increasingly difficult for me to imagine what might be behind each of the surprising happenings of the Raul regime. And if, in fact, Silvio Rodríguez is involved, everything becomes more convoluted. The … Continue reading “Silvio Rodriguez To The Rescue of Robertico Carcasses / Luis Cino Alvarez”

The Banned Book in Cuba / Luis Felipe Rojas

I am in search of the forbidden book, like the Golem, or like the treasure of Eternal Youth. Why does a presidential, dictatorial or authoritarian edict decide to ban, hunt down and remove a book from a country. Faced with these questions I went looking with my Facebook friends and put an invitation on the … Continue reading “The Banned Book in Cuba / Luis Felipe Rojas”

In What Corner of History Did We Forget Happiness / Lilianne Ruiz

HAVANA, Cuba, May 14, 2013, Lilianne Ruiz /http://www.cubanet.org.- A bus in Havana is a greasy oven, smelling of sweat; something we would like to avoid. Especially in the month of May at 4 pm. If you get a seat and can escape the crush a little, it seems a touch of fortune. But Cubans have … Continue reading “In What Corner of History Did We Forget Happiness / Lilianne Ruiz”

They’re Already Arriving / Reinaldo Escobar

Eliecer Avila arriving back in Cuba after traveling in Europe and the United States. Last night Eliecer Avila returned, they tell me that today Berta Soler is coming, and Thursday we will greet Yoani and then the others will return: Guillermo Fariñas, Wilfredo Vallín, Juan Antonio Madrazo, Manuel Cuesta… and while some arrive others will … Continue reading “They’re Already Arriving / Reinaldo Escobar”

For Another Cuba, In Miami on Saturday

Presentation of the Demand For Another Cuba. Friday, 4 May 2013, 4-8 pm. Free. Location: Cubaocho, 1465 SW 8th St. #106, Miami, Florida 33135 Poster Exhibition: Alcides, Annelys, Aristides, Garrincha, Gugulandia, Lauzan, Lavastida, Lia, Ley Tejuca, Manuel Bu, Olema, Pong, Pulido, Regueral, Santana, Villazan. Panelists: Carlos Alberto Montaner, Darsi Ferrer, Luis Felipe Rojas, Antonio G. … Continue reading “For Another Cuba, In Miami on Saturday”

After Food, What Most People in Cuba Are Talking About / Ivan Garcia

God willing, before spring of 2013 arrives, Ernesto, thirty-five years old and the owner of a small confectionery business in the Havana neighborhood ofSanto Suárez, will probably be able to travel to Madrid. He will stroll along the Plaza de Cibeles, and buy something in an outlet store or a Chinese street market. And if … Continue reading “After Food, What Most People in Cuba Are Talking About / Ivan Garcia”