Monthly Archives: June 2010
Cuban ‘climate of fear’ blasted
Amnesty urges Cuba to end political repression
AI: Laws create fear of expression in Cuba
Restrictions to freedom of expression create climate of fear in Cuba
Climate of fear in Cuba criticised
'Climate of fear' in Cuba criticised
Human rights group Amnesty International urged Cuba to release political
prisoners and take other measures to end what it called a "climate of
fear" for government opponents, in a report issued today.
The London-based organization said Cuban leaders used the longstanding
US trade embargo against the communist-led island as what… Continue reading
Amnesty report slams Cuba
Amnesty report slams Cuba
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3:06 PM Wednesday Jun 30, 2010
Cuba uses repressive laws, a well-oiled state security apparatus and
complicit courts to stifle political dissent as it harasses, spies on
and imprisons those who openly oppose its communist system, Amnesty
International said in a report released today.
The 35-page analysis said… Continue reading
Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear"
Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear"
HAVANA
Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:00am EDT
HAVANA (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International urged Cuba
to release political prisoners and take other measures to end what it
called a "climate of fear" for government opponents, in a report issued
on Wednesday.
World | Cuba
The London-based… Continue reading
Amnesty: Cuba courts complicit in stifling dissent
Posted on Wednesday, 06.30.10
Amnesty: Cuba courts complicit in stifling dissent
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — Cuba uses repressive laws, a well-oiled state security
apparatus and complicit courts to stifle political dissent as it
harasses, spies on and imprisons those who openly oppose its communist
system, Amnesty International said in a report released… Continue reading
Crea Cuba ambiente de temor para periodistas y disidentes: Amnistía
Crea Cuba ambiente de temor para periodistas y disidentes: Amnistía
En su informe "Restricciones a la libertad de expresión en Cuba", AI
llamó al gobierno cubano a revocar o enmendar las medidas legales que
limitan la libertad de expresión, poner fin al hostigamiento a los
disidentes y liberar a todos los presos de conciencia.
Mié, 30/06/2010… Continue reading
Las restricciones a la libertad de expresión crean un clima de temor en Cuba – Amnistía Internacional
Las restricciones a la libertad de expresión crean un clima de temor en Cuba
30 Junio 2010
Índice AI: PRE01/207/2010
El represivo sistema legal cubano ha creado un clima de temor entre
periodistas, disidentes y activistas, poniéndolos en riesgo de arrestos
arbitrarios y hostigamiento, dijo Amnistía Internacional en un informe
publicado hoy.
El informe Restricciones a… Continue reading
Recordando "La Patria es de Todos"
Recordando "La Patria es de Todos"
Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello
LA HABANA, Cuba, junio, www.cubanet.org -El 27 de junio de 1997 se
divulgó por primera vez el documento "La Patria es de Todos", escrito
por los miembros del Grupo de Trabajo de la Disidencia Interna: Félix
Antonio Bonne Carcassés, René de Jesús Gómez Manzano, Vladimiro Roca… Continue reading
AI: La Habana debe desmantelar su maquinaria represiva
AI: La Habana debe desmantelar su maquinaria represiva
Miércoles 30 de Junio de 2010 17:26 Agencias
Amnistía Internacional (AI) denunció este miércoles que el represivo
sistema legal de Cuba ha creado un clima de temor entre periodistas,
disidentes y activistas, que viven bajo la constante amenaza de ser
arrestados de manera arbitraria, reportó Notimex.
En su… Continue reading
Cuban prisoner of conscience released, Darsi Ferrer – Amnesty International
Cuba: Cuban prisoner of conscience released, Darsi Ferrer
Further information on UA: 134/10 Index: AMR 25/010/2010 Date: 25 June 2010
CUBAN Prisoner of conscience released
Darsi Ferrer was released from detention in the Cuban capital, Havana,
on 22 June. He had spent almost a year in a maximum security prison
after organizing protests critical of the… Continue reading
Cuba: a story of horrible prison conditions
Cuba: a story of horrible prison conditions
Published on : 29 June 2010 – 3:54pm | By International Justice Desk (RNW)
Cuban dissident Darsi Ferrer has been released from the Havana prison
where he been held for almost a year. Cuban authorities conditionally
released Ferrer after a visit from Vatican Foreign Minister Dominque
Mamberti last week.… Continue reading
Sunshine policy toward Cuba?
CLAVER-CARONE:
'Sunshine policy' toward Cuba?
Similar wishful thinking failed to bring together the two Koreas
By Mauricio Claver-Carone
5:59 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2010
North and South Korea are facing their gravest crisis since the end of
the Korean War as South Korea threatens to retaliate against North Korea
for sinking one of its warships. Forty-six… Continue reading
Opening Cuba to travel a bailout for Castro
Opening Cuba to travel a bailout for Castro
12:00 AM 06/29/2010
As the House Agriculture Committee prepares to vote Wednesday on a bill
that would lift the travel ban on Cuba bolster the Castro regime with
American tourism dollars, I remember the words of Alexander
Solzhenitsyn, who wrote about the horrors of living in a Soviet… Continue reading