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State Security Bars Belkis Cantillo From Leaving Cuba

Published May 7, 2017 | By No Mas!

State Security Bars Belkis Cantillo From Leaving Cuba 14ymedio, Havana, 4 May 2017 — State Security prevented Belkis Cantillo, the leader of the Dignity Movement, from boarding a flight to the United States on Wednesday afternoon. The activist explained to 14ymedio via telephone that State Security agents and immigration officials notified her that she was […] Continue reading →

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DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO

Published March 3, 2011 | By No Mas!

DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO03-03-2011.Concilio Cubano(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- The Cuban people live in very difficult times. However, this is not news. For more than fifty years we have witnessed increasing poverty and the ongoing violation of our hum... Continue reading →

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Premature thanks in Cuba

Published November 25, 2010 | By No Mas!

Premature thanks in CubaThe myth of Raul the ReformerBy Daniel AllottThe Washington Times4:21 p.m., Wednesday, November 24, 2010 It has been more than four years since Raul Castro assumed the duties of the presidency of Cuba and more than 2 1/2 years since he officially took over for his older brother, Fidel. In that time, […] Continue reading →

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Guerrilla Blogging

Published December 6, 2009 | By No Mas!

INSIDE CUBA: Guerrilla Blogging
A virtual democracy against all odds.
By Orlando Pardo Lazo

Blog." Many people in Cuba don't understand all the fuss regarding this
mono-syllabic word that seems to have no relationship to the daily
routine of survival.

On the Island, the blogosphere is an incipient media and, outside of
Havana, all but invisible. Though their work generates controversies and
awards worldwide, Cuban… Continue reading →

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New Castro, Same Cuba, Same Ignorant Apologists

Published November 25, 2009 | By No Mas!

New Castro, Same Cuba, Same Ignorant ApologistsPosted by Lloyd Billingsley on Nov 25th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage. New Castro, Same Cuba, a new report from Human Rights Watch, notes that under Raul Castro, Fidel's brother, Cuba continues to harass and imprison dissidents. The criminal code punishes "dangerousness," which punishes such crimes as handing out […] Continue reading →

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Cuba’s embargo must go

Published November 24, 2009 | By No Mas!

Cuba's embargo must go It's time to end the counterproductive sanctions against Cuba, whichhave only served to strengthen its brutal regime John Keenanguardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 November 2009 14.00 GMT This month Europe celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the collapseof the iron curtain. Tribute was paid the role the US played in helpingto speed the demise […] Continue reading →

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Permission to speak

Published September 26, 2009 | By No Mas!

Posted on Saturday, 09.26.09GORKI AGUILAPermission to speakBY GINA MONTANERwww.firmaspress.com `There's a man seated on a throne / who perpetuates himself as an executioner / and he promises everyone / a happy, happy, happy future.'' By Porno for Ricardo Gorki Aguila, leader of the Cuban punk band Porno for Ricardo, has come to the United States […] Continue reading →

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Cuba: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Fourth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, February 2009 Amnsety International

Published October 14, 2008 | By No Mas!

Document – Cuba: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Fourthsession of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, February 2009 8 September 2008 Publicamnesty internationalCuba Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review Fourth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council February 2009 Executive summary In this submission, Amnesty […] Continue reading →

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Inter-American Body Denounces Rights Policies of Venezuela, Cuba

Published May 3, 2006 | By No Mas!

02 May 2006Inter-American Body Denounces Rights Policies of Venezuela, Cuba New report by Organization of American States details human rights abuses By Eric GreenWashington File Staff Writer Washington — The Organization of American States (OAS) is expressing concern about the human-rights situations in Venezuela and Cuba. In a May 2 statement, the OAS Inter-American Commission […] Continue reading →

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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005

Published March 27, 2006 | By No Mas!

Cuba Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborMarch 8, 2006 Cuba, with a population of 11 million, is a totalitarian state led by a president, Fidel Castro, whose regime controls all aspects of life through the Communist Party (CP) and its affiliated mass organizations, the […] Continue reading →

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Situation of Human Rights in Cuba

Published October 24, 2005 | By No Mas!

Situation of Human Rights in Cuba 2005-10-23 1. IntroductionFor the past 46 years Cuba has been, and continues to be, a totalitarian state controlled single-handedly by Fidel Castro, who occupies all the relevant: Head of State, Head of Government, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and First Secretary of the Communist Party. The authority […] Continue reading →

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