The intolerant and repressive policies of the Cuban government have claimed a new victim. This time it was the 31 year old dissident Wilman Villar, who joined the lines of public dissidents (mostly from the Cuban Patriotic Union) in a march on October of 2011 in Cuba’s western region. On the 24th of November 2011Longwordhere
Global Cuba Solidarity Day is a time for the world to express its support to the Cuban people. As the people of Cuba continue to endure human rights abuses and restrictions on individual freedomsit is important for the international community to show that we are aware of these serious issues and support the Cuban peopleLongwordhere
This collection of interviews from the Oslo Freedom Forum shows messages of solidarity from world leaders, peacekeepers and activists from around the world. These include Mart Laar (Former Prime Minister of Estonia), Lech Walesa (Nobel laureate and former President of Poland), Armando Valladares (Ambassador and former political prisoner in Cuba), Anwar Ibrahim (Former Deputy PrimeLongwordhere
Ediciones El Cambio just released its latest book, Puertas a la Imaginacion: Nueva Literatura Cubana (Doors to the imagination: New Cuban Literature). It is a publication that reflected the perceptions and concerns of dissidents and ordinary citizens in Cuba, and brings to light the island’s reality. Puertas a la Imaginacion compiles the work dozens ofLongwordhere
The third issue of the magazine Blogger Cubano has just finished printing. It is possible to read in digital format trough the e-book that can be downloaded and printed on the blog of the same name: http://www.bloggercubano.blogspot.com/. This issue features bloggers who talk about Cuba, including interviews with YoaniSánchez, Beatriz CalvoPeña and Teresa Dovalpage. “AllLongwordhere
The second number of Blogger Cubano magazine is already out. The E-book can be downloaded and printed on the blog of the same name: bloggercubano.blogspot.com. The issue is dedicated to the 30 anniversary of the Mariel exodus. It includes illustrations by the artist Casimiro González and the work of writer and editor Rodolfo Martinez Sotomayor.Longwordhere