Caitlin Dickson, The Daily Beast- On Christmas Day 2010, Antonio Michel and Marcos Maiquel Lima Cruz—brothers who are both independent Cuban journalists—were celebrating with their family and friends, like everyone else in their hometown of Holguín. The brothers, both fans of Los Aldeanos, a Cuban rap group known for its… read more »
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Tag Archives: dissidents
March 23, 2012
As old saying goes, where you stand depends on where you sit. As the New York Times reported this week, Cuba’s Cardinal Ortega, the priests, the faithful, the protestors in Cuba, the diaspora in Miami, official Washington, and many others have assigned great expectations to the visit of Pope Benedict… read more »
March 16, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast: A Tale of Two Popes
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba is ten days away. But it is already easy to discern disquiet among the hardest of the hardliners that history could repeat itself. They’re busy creating expectations for the visit to fail. Why are they so grim? What makes them nervous is… read more »
January 21, 2012
Cuban Foreign Ministry rejects US government criticism over prisoner’s death
The AP - The Cuban government is hitting back at Washington for its criticism over the death of a jailed dissident who was described by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience on hunger strike. The Cuban Foreign Ministry lambasted the White House and the U.S. State Department for comments that… read more »
January 20, 2012
Cuba-bashing by both U.S. political parties is a four-season sport in American politics. But it always reaches a fevered pitch around election time. Over the last twenty years, big changes in U.S. policy that turned tighter the screws of the embargo took place in presidential campaign years. Other than politics,… read more »
January 20, 2012
Jailed Cuba dissident dies in hunger strike
Reuters - A 31-year-old jailed dissident, Wilmar Villar Mendoza, died on Thursday in eastern Cuba from the effects of a 56-day hunger strike and what fellow opposition activists believe was mistreatment by the Cuban government, a Cuban human rights activist said. Villar launched his hunger strike shortly after he was arrested in November,… read more »
October 24, 2011
Cubans test official limits on criticism
Peter Orsi, Associated Press, Pinar del Rio - Pedro Pablo Oliva was the kind of model citizen the Cuban government wants to show the world. Oliva proclaimed his loyalty to Fidel Castro’s revolution, his support for its goal of social equality and his gratitude for cultural largesse that nurtured his development… read more »
October 17, 2011
White House: Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Laura Pollán
The President’s thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Laura Pollán, the founder of Las Damas de Blanco, who passed away Friday in Havana. Pollán and the quiet dignity of the Ladies in White have courageously voiced the core desire of the Cuban people and of… read more »
October 17, 2011
Laura Pollan, leader of Cuban protest group Ladies in White, dies at 63
Emily Langer, The Washington Post - Laura Pollan, 63, a high school teacher who captured international attention by leading the wives, sisters and mothers of Cuban political prisoners in weekly protest marches through the streets of Havana, died Oct. 14 at a hospital in the capital. Hector Maseda, an independent journalist… read more »
September 23, 2011
Cuba’s opposition tries to plot fresh course
Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, Associated Press, Havana - When dozens of Cuban intellectuals and commentators were jailed in a notorious crackdown on dissent, their wives united in 2003 to form the Ladies in White, a dissident group focused on a simple, compelling goal: freedom for their loved ones. Every week… read more »
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