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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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Long-running Problems

Published February 13, 2014 | By Censura Cubana

Long-running Problems / Fernando Damaso Posted on February 12, 2014 In Cuba, it’s not a secret to anybody, problems enjoy a long life. As there is no organised civil society able to insist on its rights, you always have to wait for the decisions of the authorities, and, like the problems, they also take their […] Continue reading →

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The Sound of Silence

Published May 14, 2013 | By Censura Cubana

The Sound of Silence / Rosa Maria Rodriguez Posted on May 11, 2013 Miguel Diaz-Canel criticized the information silence imposed on us by the authorities and called it an “impossible dream” to maintain it due to the circulation of news that circulated among people who surf the internet or who have email, and the avidity […] Continue reading →

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Cuban journalists exposing injustice merit more attention

Published May 7, 2013 | By Censura Cubana

Cuban journalists exposing injustice merit more attention Sujatha Fernandes 12:38 PM on 05/06/2013 Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez recently completed a multi-city tour of the United States, speaking at major universities and even visiting the White House. Sánchez, who became internationally celebrated through her Generación Y blog, which won her a place on the Time […] Continue reading →

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Yoani Sanchez, Cuban Blogger, Plans Independent Newspaper Online

Published March 26, 2013 | By Censura Cubana

Yoani Sanchez, Cuban Blogger, Plans Independent Newspaper Online Posted: 03/15/2013 6:06 pm EDT | Updated: 03/18/2013 3:11 pm EDT Yoani Sanchez Newspaper Communist Cuba may soon see a non-government newspaper produced on the island. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez said she plans to launch an independent digital newspaper this year, and may follow with a paper […] Continue reading →

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Laritza Diversent: The Pending Emigration Law Should Make No Distinctions Because of Citizens’ Political Views

Published December 8, 2012 | By Censura Cubana

Laritza Diversent: The Pending Emigration Law Should Make No Distinctions Because of Citizens' Political Views #Cuba Laritza Diversent, Translator: Unstated Readers' interview from Diaro de Cuba The attorney and independent blogger, Laritza Diversent, responds to questions by readers of Diaro de Cuba regarding emigration reform. Ricardo E. Trelles: In your professional life you have to […] Continue reading →

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A liberal view of tyranny at distance

Published October 2, 2012 | By Censura Cubana

A liberal view of tyranny at distance By Michael Moynihan 11:30 AM Tuesday Oct 2, 2012 In 1933, as Joseph Stalin was busy purging his enemies and building a murderous cult of personality, the New York-based left-wing magazine The Nation advised readers interested in travelling to Moscow that Intourist, the Soviet Union's official travel agency, […] Continue reading →

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Cuba opening to private enterprise spurs service sector start-ups

Published August 7, 2011 | By Censura Cubana

Cuba opening to private enterprise spurs service sector start-ups President Raul Castro has ordered a long list of reforms, and Cuba has embarked on a far-reaching experiment to salvage its depleted and, until now, tightly regulated Marxist economy.Private business gets a boost in CubaBy Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times August 6, 2011, 5:01 p.m.Reporting from [...] Continue reading →

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Cuba’s Liberation at Hand

Published August 5, 2011 | By Censura Cubana

Cuba's Liberation at Handby Roger Hedgecock08/05/2011 The liberation of Cuba has begun. Not by invasion, but from within. Communism has failed, and the people of Cuba are demanding freedom. Including the revolutionary right to buy and own their own homes. Fifty-two years ago, Fidel Castro, posing as a reformer, seized power in a revolution promising [...] Continue reading →

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A catastrophe in waiting

Published January 27, 2010 | By Censura Cubana

Cuba: A catastrophe in waitingBy KENNETH A. CHANDLERLast Updated: 8:02 AM, January 27, 2010

Much has been written about Haiti being a failed state in the wake of its devastating earthquake. But just to its west lies another human catastrophe… Continue reading →

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Childhood ghosts

Published December 19, 2009 | By Censura Cubana

Posted on Saturday, 12.19.09Childhood ghosts

Below are excerpts of a post from Yoani Sánchez's award-winning Generation Y blog, desdecuba.com/generationy, which is compiled by friends in Europe from information she sends surreptitiously from Cuba:

The Big Bad Wolf or the… Continue reading →

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Blogger contest reflects `vibrant’ blogosphere in Cuba

Published September 10, 2009 | By Censura Cubana

Posted on Thursday, 09.10.09Blogger contest reflects `vibrant' blogosphere in CubaBY JUAN O. TAMAYOjtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com

Cuban bloggers sent Twitter messages to announce the winners of their first-ever contest — two milestones in a country where a report Thursday said a “vibrant'' blogosphere… Continue reading →

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Visiting Raúl Castro’s Cuba

Published June 5, 2009 | By Censura Cubana

Visiting Raúl Castro's CubaSamuel Farber

ON JULY 31, 2006, THE CUBAN government announced that due to a serious illness, the nature of which was declared a state secret, Fidel Castro was stepping aside as the head of state. His younger… Continue reading →

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Cuba: changes? What changes?

Published May 2, 2009 | By Censura Cubana

Cuba: changes? What changes?01May09 – 13:44

Ena Lucia PortelaThe Obama regime may be reaching out to Raúl Castro,but it is unlikely any real reform will emerge for ordinary Cubans, writesEna Lucía Portela

The recent surprise dismissals of a number of… Continue reading →

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