Dissident

“We Are Not Leaving Cuba”, Say Members Of The Center For Coexistence Studies

Published May 21, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

14ymedio, Havana, 16 May 2017 — In the midst of a wave of pressure from the authorities, members of the Center for Coexistence Studies (CEC) have issued… Continue reading →

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Cuban Government Extends Censorship To The Digital Site Somos+

Published May 18, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Cuban Government Extends Censorship To The Digital Site Somos+ 14ymedio, Havana, 16 May 2017 — The digital site of the Somos+ (We Are More) Movement has now joined the list of pages censored on the servers of the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) which supply public WiFi. The leader of the organization, Eliecer Avila, links this […] Continue reading →

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Independent Journalism Seeks to Revive Press Freedom

Published May 16, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Independent Journalism Seeks to Revive Press Freedom / Iván García Iván García, 3 May 2017 — Let’s step back in time. One morning in 1985, Yndamiro Restano Díaz, a thirty-seven-year-old journalist with Radio Rebelde, took out an old Underwood and wrote a clandestine broadsheet entitled “Nueva Cuba.” After distributing the single-page, handmade newspaper up and […] Continue reading →

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Karla Pérez Arrives In Costa Rica To Continue Her Studies In Journalism

Published May 12, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Karla Pérez Arrives In Costa Rica To Continue Her Studies In Journalism

14ymedio, Havana, 11 May 2017 — Karla Pérez González, the student expelled from the University of Las Villas for her membership in the dissident organization Somos+, arrived in… Continue reading →

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The Government Unleashed a Crackdown on Journalists After Hurricane Matthew

Published May 11, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

The Government Unleashed a Crackdown on Journalists After Hurricane Matthew

14ymedio, Havana, 10 May 2017 –The independent Cuban press has been especially harassed after the passage of Hurricane Matthew in the eastern part of the country. Several reporters were arrested… Continue reading →

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The Cuban Regime is an Enemy to the Freedom of Expression

Published May 10, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

The Cuban Regime is an Enemy to theFreedom of Expression / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 10 May 2017 — When he is particularly bored, after flicking through the eight channels that there are on the island, 56 year old civil engineer Josuan watches the national news some nights with a smirk only to later write […] Continue reading →

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A double standard

Published May 8, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

A double standard ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México | 8 de Mayo de 2017 – 14:18 CEST. Within the framework of the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), a group of Cuban academics and former officials recently circulated a document protesting the LASA’S position regarding the wave of repression and political crisis […] Continue reading →

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The ‘Little Packet’, A Clandestine Rival For The ‘Weekly Packet’

Published May 7, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

The ‘Little Packet’, A Clandestine Rival For The ‘Weekly Packet’ 14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 5 May 2017 — Uncensored, fun and with many varied themes — this defines the producers of the paketito (little packet), a new compendium of audiovisual material that aims to fill the gaps left by the popular weekly packet. Unlike its […] Continue reading →

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Cuba a mix of corruption, impressive beauty, people

Published May 7, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Cuba a mix of corruption, impressive beauty, people By Amelia Rayno / Minneapolis Star Tribune The uniformed woman’s eyes narrowed as she looked me up and down, assessing. Seconds earlier, she had told me that the currency exchange was one floor up at the Havana airport. Now, after processing my poor Spanish, blond hair and […] Continue reading →

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Outdated laws and limited, expensive internet access slow Cuba's progress

Published May 3, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Outdated laws and limited, expensive internet access slow Cuba’s progress Committee to Protect Journalists 2 May 2017 By Carlos Lauría

Cuba’s media landscape has begun opening up in recent years, transformed by a lively blogosphere, an increasing number of news… Continue reading →

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Reporters Without Borders Rates Press Freedom In Cuba Very Low

Published April 29, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Reporters Without Borders Rates Press Freedom In Cuba Very Low

14ymedio, Havana, 27 April 2017 — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed Cuba in position 173 on its 2017 World Press Freedom Index published on Wednesday, two places lower than… Continue reading →

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Cuban State Security and Police Prevent Screening of Independent Film in Havana

Published April 20, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

Cuban State Security and Police Prevent Screening of Independent Film in Havana Statement from Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz 15 April 2017, 8:00 PM, Havana: Cuban State Security and Police blocked the street leading to the Gallery El Circulo in Havana in order to prevent the audience from attending the screening of Miguel Coyula’s independent […] Continue reading →

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When Your Ally’s Beards are on Fire

Published April 19, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

When Your Ally’s Beards are on Fire*… / Miriam Celaya Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 18 April 2017 — According to an old adage, when you see you neighbor’s beard on fire, go soak your own*. The maxim should be applied to the elderly Cuban dictator, especially if we take into account that the erratic performance […] Continue reading →

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State Security Prevents Screening Of Miguel Coyula’s Documentary ‘Nadie’

Published April 17, 2017 | By Censura Cubana

State Security Prevents Screening Of Miguel Coyula’s Documentary ‘Nadie’ 14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 16 April 2017 – Cuba’s State Security and the National Revolutionary Police surrounded the independent gallery El Círculo to prevent this Saturday’s screening of the documentary Nadie (Nobody), directed by Miguel Coyula and featuring the censored poet and writer Rafael Alcides. The […] Continue reading →

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