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“The Internet Has its own Soul.” Eliecer Avila in a revealing interview / Miriam Celaya

The title of this post is a phrase by Eliecer Ávila, who, while still a student at the University of Computer Sciences (UCI) in 2008, ridiculed the President of the Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcón, perhaps unintentionally. On that occasion, the young man unambiguously publicly questioned the emigration policy imposed on Cubans by their government. The … Continue reading ““The Internet Has its own Soul.” Eliecer Avila in a revealing interview / Miriam Celaya”

A Very Old Trip With Enormous Wings / Reinaldo Escobar

After receiving 20 refusals for an Exit Permit over the last five years, yesterday, Sunday, the blogger Yoani Sanchez crossed the border of Jose Marti airport in Havana to fly to Brazil. A dozen countries are included in this trip to accept academic invitations and attend social networking and media events. If, as has been … Continue reading “A Very Old Trip With Enormous Wings / Reinaldo Escobar”

Of Chavez and Cuban Dissidents / Ivan Garcia

In the last few weeks, foreign reporters investigating the health of the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, have been calling me. My response is always the same. Living in Havana, where the Caracas strongman is being treated for cancer, does not mean one has access to up-to-the-minute news. The mystery surrounding Chavez’s health is evident. Without … Continue reading “Of Chavez and Cuban Dissidents / Ivan Garcia”

A New Trial for Angel Santiesteban / Lilianne Ruiz

I always remember from Oedipus: I am a toy in the hands of destiny. Maybe the life of Angel Santiesteban, prominent Cuban writer and opposition blogger, is also marked by that concept. But the Kafkaesque style of totalitarian societies where fatum is a metaphor for the State, has to be taken into account. Making the … Continue reading “A New Trial for Angel Santiesteban / Lilianne Ruiz”

Days of Silence / Rebeca Monzo

Although I have not written anything for quite a few days, a thousand ideas are turning over in my head that I cannot seem to organize enough to put down in black and white. As usual, events on my planet are annoying and even painful, and although far from the theatre where they are taking … Continue reading “Days of Silence / Rebeca Monzo”

Eliecer Avila Takes to the Crowded Skies

Site manager’s note: Eliecer Avila is the computer science student who, in a session at his university where Ricardo Alarcon,  vice president of the National Assembly, came to meet with the students, asked Alarcon a series of questions that the students needed answers to, “to help us do our work.” Their work was monitoring the … Continue reading “Eliecer Avila Takes to the Crowded Skies”

Forgotten: Black and Dissident

The case of the arbitrary arrest of Sonia Garro and her husband Ramon Alejandro is confusing for several reasons. That she belongs to the well-known group the Ladies in White and he to an independent Afro-Cuban organization, highlights lack of tactics or support (or both) by our internal dissent. Recognized international institutions have raised the … Continue reading “Forgotten: Black and Dissident”

12 Important Events for Cuba and Cubans in 2012 / Ivette Leyva Martinez

By Ivette Leyva Martínez CaféFuerte.com offers for the consideration of its readers a selection of 12 events that affected Cuba and Cubans during the past year. The selection was made considering the impact of these events on the political, economic and cultural life of the country. They were organized chronologically, not according to relevance. It … Continue reading “12 Important Events for Cuba and Cubans in 2012 / Ivette Leyva Martinez”

This is Already a Path of No Return / Antonio Rodiles , Estado de SATS #Cuba

Interview with Antonio G. Rodiles, Estado de SATS Project Coordinator, by Ernesto Santana Zaldívar (from July 2012) HAVANA, Cuba, www.cubanet.org Introductory Note: On July 24, 2012, during the funeral of the opposition leader Oswaldo Payá, there were violent arrests of several activists and dissidents, among them Antonio Rodiles, who was held for 24 hours at … Continue reading “This is Already a Path of No Return / Antonio Rodiles , Estado de SATS #Cuba”

Assaulting the Frontier / Reinaldo Escobar #Cuba

Just a few hours ago Yoani Sánchez and I had the ecstatic experience of being the first to file the paperwork for the new Migratory Law. To be NUMBER ONE in a line is always comforting, and especially of the place has not been bought from a professional line-holder and the line is not a … Continue reading “Assaulting the Frontier / Reinaldo Escobar #Cuba”

It’s Our Birthday! / Miriam Celaya

This blog is now celebrating its fifth birthday. In reality, it was the end of December 2007 when the first posts if Sin EVAsion appeared. I remember one of them in particular, “Year-end Yearnings,” in which I mentioned the many friends of my early youth who had emigrated from the country and of whom I … Continue reading “It’s Our Birthday! / Miriam Celaya”

Interminable Poetry / Lilianne Ruiz #Cuba #FreeSantiesteban

Last Friday a group of  us friends met at the “Y Scares Vultures,” as Agustín calls Reinaldo Escobar and Yoani Sánchez’s house, for the penultimate round of the Endless Poetry festival. The poetry reading started this time with Luis Eligio d’Omni reading a poem of his to Celia Cruz in slam style, as attractive as … Continue reading “Interminable Poetry / Lilianne Ruiz #Cuba #FreeSantiesteban”

The Turn of the Outraged / Jeovany Jimenez Vega #Cuba

In March 2007 the Attorney General of the Republic replied just once to the first of three applications by two doctors who had been unjustly disqualified. It wasn’t just a technical report issued by a non-political and autonomous body against two citizens who considered their rights had been fundamentally violated, but this retrospective response was … Continue reading “The Turn of the Outraged / Jeovany Jimenez Vega #Cuba”

Stalking the Stalkers / Rebeca Monzo #Cuba

Since the arrests which grew out of a tragic event—the premature deaths of Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero—it has increased. Especially the stalking near the house of Antonio Rodiles, headquarters of State of SATS.* This time they were not content to hinder access to the residence. They also arrested people who, affirming their rights as … Continue reading “Stalking the Stalkers / Rebeca Monzo #Cuba”