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Quota for Revolucionaries, or "If you have to do it, you have to do it."
Quota for Revolucionaries, or "If you have to do it, you have to do it."
Miriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting
University of Havana. Photograph from the Internet
If someone had told us in the distant 70's that the day would come when
attendance at a march or other event in support of the revolution would
be… Continue reading
Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers
Monday, March 21st 2011 – 07:34 UTC
Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers
Cuban government supporters harassed a group of dissidents who met at a
home in Havana to commemorate the eighth anniversary of a sweeping
crackdown on dissent.
Hundreds of mostly young counter-demonstrators gathered Friday outside
the home of Laura Pollan, leader of… Continue reading
Castro supporters jeer Cuban dissidents
Castro supporters jeer Cuban dissidents
Reuters March 19, 2011
Supporters of Cuba's communist government harassed Cuban dissidents on
Friday as they tried to mark the anniversary of a 2003 crackdown that
sent 75 government opponents to prison for long sentences.
About 100 people surrounded the home of Laura Pollan, head of the Ladies
in White dissident… Continue reading
Cuba releases another "Group of 75" dissident
HRF demands amnesty for Oscar Elías Biscet and all paroled prisoners of conscience
Cuba's Black Spring:
HRF demands amnesty for Oscar Elías Biscet and all paroled prisoners of
conscience; After his release, Biscet tells HRF he's in a bigger prison now
NEW YORK (March 14, 2011) – Following the release of prisoner of
conscience Oscar Elías Biscet from prison, the Human Rights Foundation
(HRF) demands amnesty for him and… Continue reading
Does last Black Spring journalist’s release mark turning point for free expression?
Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet to be released
Posted on Thursday, 03.10.11
Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet to be released
Oscar Elías Biscet, one of Cuba's best-known political prisoners, will
be freed soon, the Catholic Church announced.
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO and JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ
jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
The Cuban Catholic Church announced Thursday the upcoming release of
political prisoner Oscar Elías Biscet, the most unwavering and… Continue reading
Dying Cuban prisoner finds new life in Miami
FROM CUBA TO MIAMI
Dying Cuban prisoner finds new life in Miami
By JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ
jcchavez@ElNuevoHerald.com
Nearly seven months after arriving in Miami in a wheelchair — wasted to
the bone from malnutrition — former Cuban political prisoner Ariel
Sigler Amaya has taken his first steps after a long stretch of paralysis.
Sigler, 47, walked… Continue reading
A new dawn for Cuba as capitalism eclipses communism
Cuban "Lady in White" Speaks of Life in Spain
Dissidents placed under house arrest, intimidated to avoid marking Zapata Tamayo's death
Cuban officials detain dozens of protesters honoring Zapata
ANNIVERSARY OF PRISONER´S DEATH HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED ABUSES IN CUBA
Cuba braces as dissidents remember a martyr
Posted on Sunday, 02.20.11
Cuba braces as dissidents remember a martyr
Castro critics will commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the death of
Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who was a political prisoner.
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
jtamayo@ElNuevoHereald.com
Orlando Zapata Tamayo was one of Cuba's least-known political prisoners,
a 42-year-old Afro-Cuban plumber and bricklayer from the remote eastern
town… Continue reading