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THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
OF THE CUBAN MEMORIAL: THANK YOU!
The Organizing Committee of The Cuban Memorial
would like to thank everyone for their support
given in this Seventh Annual Cuban Memorial and
the Commencement of the Construction Phase of
the Permanent Monument.
We look forward to your continued support
throughout the year.
Sincerely;
The Organizing Committee of The Cuban Memorial
www.memorialcubano.org
Miami, Florida
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For Immediate Distribution
November 7, 2008
Press Release
Cuban Memorial on Internet TV
(Miami, FL) – The organizing committee of the Cuban Memorial announced
today that the Sixth Cuban Memorial is currently being shown via the
internet 24/7 at
http://www.glalivetv.com
The members of the committee wish the entire world, specially the few
persons who have internet access in Cuba, may be able to watch the
program.
Contact: Emilio Solernou (786) 346-5141 (direct)
Emilio Subil (305) 979-6411 (direct) |
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Obama Fundraising Sealed Election Win
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:00 PM
Barack Obama’s presidential campaign smashed all previous fundraising
records, raking in more than an astounding $650 million from some 3
million donors and giving him a huge advantage over rival John McCain.
But questions abound regarding the legality of many of the donations
that helped propel him to victory.
And one question is: Did Obama “buy” the election?
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Obama-Farrakhan Ties Are Close, Ex-Farrakhan Aide
Says
Saturday, November 1, 2008 2:59 PM
By: Kenneth R. Timmerman
A former top deputy to Nation of Islam
leader Louis Farrakhan tells Newsmax that Barack Obama’s ties to the
black nationalist movement in Chicago run deep, and that for many years
the two men have had “an open line between them” to discuss policy and
strategy, either directly or through intermediaries.
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Breaking from Newsmax.com
Arabs: Obama ‘One of Us'
While Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama “has tried to push
his origins into the background, his ‘Islamic roots’ have won him a
place in many Arabs’ hearts.”
That’s the observation of Iranian-born commentator Amir Taheri, whose
column in Tuesday’s New York Post notes that many Arabs and other
Muslims see Obama as “one of them.”
They see that Obama has Arabic-Islamic first and middle names: Barack
means “blessed” and Hussein means “beautiful.” His last name is
Swahili, an East African language based on Arabic, Taheri writes. His
sister is named Oumah, Arabic for “the community of the faithful;” his
daughter Malia bears the name of a daughter of the noted Caliph Othman;
and his father and stepfather were both Muslims.
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Expect Fewer Liberties if Obama Wins
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:40 AM
By: David Limbaugh
I am sincerely worried that if Obama wins, the checks and balances
incorporated into our Constitution may not be enough to prevent a
radical and irreversible diminution of our individual liberties because
a confluence of factors has emerged to create a climate conducive to
fundamental change.
These are the factors:
. A shockingly unknown candidate, whose mysterious past and numerous
shady alliances are deliberately left unexplored by a corrupt,
supportive media
. The candidate's charismatic qualities that inspire a cultish loyalty
. His intellectual trappings that create a fascination and allure among
the intellectual elite, including some hypnotized conservatives
. A major financial crisis that exacerbates the people's fears and
uncertainties
. A largely manufactured cloud of negativity placed over America by the
media and a grossly partisan Democratic Party that places its
self-interest above the national interest
. An apparently discredited Republican Party and conservative movement
that have been blamed for our actual and perceived problems
All of these could lead to entrusting this man with unprecedented power,
giving him a license to operate with minimum scrutiny and an opposition
party effectively impotent to oppose his radical blueprint for America.
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Ayers played a primary role in the Venceremos Brigades
Bill Ayers worked with Cuba says FBI report
By Judi McLeod Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Unrepentant terrorist former leading Weather Underground
Organization (WUO) member William Ayers was aided by Fidel Castro’s Cuba
in the 1970s, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
report.
The 400-page report, a copy of which was obtained by the New York Times,
revealed that Cuban intelligence officers in the General Directorate of
Intelligence (known by its initials in Spanish as the DGI, Cuba’s
equivalent of the CIA) set up the Venceremos Brigades in which WUO
members participated.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END
By: Obie Usategui
My Dear Friends:
As you may have noticed, I have stayed completely away from my political
write-ups and dissertations about Barack Obama and his presidential
campaign, for which I am certain many of you are grateful. Throughout my
silence, I continued receiving hundreds of e-mails from my diehard
conservative friends. I couldn’t help but to realize that most all of
them, if not all, had just about one thing in common: each and every
e-mail seemed to repeat itself with an emotional message of awareness in
the potential dangers that lie ahead, should this man Barack Obama
become the next President of the United States – a highly probable event
if judged by the latest polls.
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Press Release
Construction Plans Have Been Approved For The
Memorial Cubano Monument
(Miami, FL)-- The Memorial Cubano organizing committee
announced the approval of the building plans for the Memorial Cubano
Monument at Tamiami Park. Construction of the monument will begin in
2009.
Members of the committee expressed their gratitude to the South Florida
community for their continued support and to everyone who has
contributed their time, talent and donations towards realizing this very
special landmark monument honoring the victims of the Castro Regime.
The committee specially appreciates the support of Miami-Dade County
Commissioner, the Honorable Joe Martínez and the monument’s architect
Willy Borroto.
Contact: Emilio Solernou (786) 346-5141 (cell)
Memorial Cubano
6550 S.W. 40th Street, Miami FL 33155
(786) 621-7505
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IN SOLIDARITY WITH U.S.A.
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TESTIMONY OF SYLVIA G. IRIONDO
PRESIDENT OF MOTHERS AND WOMEN AGAINST REPRESSION
(M.A.R. POR CUBA)
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
HUMAN RIGHTS AND OVERSIGHT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
(AS READ)
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members
of the Subcommittee. I am most grateful for this opportunity to speak on
such an important issue.
Today, Cuba is facing two monumental
disasters:
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The
natural disasters caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, and,
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The
man-made disaster brought about by nearly 50 years of totalitarian
rule and neglect under a brutal dictatorship intent on remaining in
power at all costs, and responsible for the thousands of Cuban
families torn apart.
The devastation caused by hurricanes
Gustav and Ike stretches across the island – from east to west and north
to south.
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An Information Service of the
Cuba Transition Project
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies
University of Miami
Issue 101
September 12, 2008
Staff Report
Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Hurricanes
Gustav and Ike
Cuba was hit in the past few weeks by two major hurricanes that have
caused widespread destruction and human misery. This is perhaps the
worst natural disaster in the past half-century.
Damage Reports:
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Over 320,000 houses were damaged by the
hurricanes. (1)
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50% of houses in Holguin have been
irreparably damaged (2), 80% of houses in Banes have been destroyed. (3)
In Nuevitas, Camaguey, at least 15% of the hotels were damaged. (4)
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70% of the agricultural production in
Villa Clara was destroyed. (5)
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Over 2 million Cubans have been displaced
by the storms. (6)
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The U.N. Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs reported estimates of damage between $3-$4 billion
USD. (7)
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The Cuban People Are In Need Of Massive
Humanitarian Assistance
The Cuban Regime Must Allow The Aid In
Contact: Yanik Fenton-Espinosa, 305-905-3714
September 8th, 2008 - Miami, Florida - Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart,
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz-Balart, State Senator Rudy Garcia, State
Representative David Rivera, other elected officials and representatives
of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) demanded that the Cuban regime
allow humanitarian aid be delivered to the people of Cuba in the wake of
the recent devastating hurricanes and to provide information on how
individuals can assist the victims:
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Hurricane Ike makes landfall in Cuba
Posted on Sun, Sep. 07, 2008
By CAMMY CLARK, JENNIFER
LEBOVICH, FRANCES ROBLES AND EVAN S. BENN
ebenn@MiamiHerald.com
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WEST -- Hurricane Ike slammed into Cuba's eastern province of Holguín
late Sunday after steamrolling the Turks and Caicos Islands and killing
dozens in northern Haiti. A day ahead of the storm in the Florida Keys,
authorities worried that too many people ignored orders to leave before
Ike comes too close for comfort.
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Rice: US not ready to lift Cuba trade embargo
despite storm
Sun Sep 7, 10:52 AM ET
RABAT (AFP) - The United States is not prepared to lift its trade
embargo against Cuba, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday,
after Havana urged Washington to ease restrictions in the wake of a
devastating hurricane.
"I don't think in the context that we see now that the lifting of the
embargo would be wise," Rice told reporters during a visit to Morocco.
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Cuba prepares for monstrous hit from Hurricane Ike
Posted on Sun, Sep. 07, 2008
By FRANCES ROBLES
frobles@MiamiHerald.com
Cuba frantically began preparing Sunday for a daunting historic event:
its second Category 4 hurricane in eight days.
The picture for Cuba could hardly be worse. The entire country was
inside Hurricane Ike's forecast cone, showing the Category 4 monster
barreling in at the eastern city of Lucrecia in Holguín province in
eastern Cuba some time tonight and crossing practically across the
entire island east to west.
The only region forecasts show could be spared the eye of the storm are
the western provinces, which were hammered last week by Hurricane Gustav,
causing catastrophic losses and toppled thousands of homes.
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IT'S GOOD TO
REMEMBER!
Barack Obama gets Fidel Castro's support
Senator Barack Obama's foreign policy
credentials took a further blow on Tuesday after his candidacy for the
Democratic presidential nomination won the backing of Fidel Castro.
Telegraph - May 28, 2008
Senator Barack Obama's foreign policy credentials took a further blow on
Tuesday after his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
won the backing of Fidel Castro.
The former Cuban president gave a qualified endorsement to Mr Obama whom
he described as "the most-advanced candidate" in the race for the White
House.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
Members of Congress request the U.S. Government to
provide direct assistance to the victims of Hurricane Gustav in Cuba
U.S. law does not need to be
changed in order to help the victims of the hurricane
Washington, DC – Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mel Martinez (R-FL) and
Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Albio
Sires (D-NJ), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
today asked the U.S. Government to provide direct assistance to the
victims of Hurricane Gustav in Cuba. The Members of Congress have
requested that the U.S.:
· Make available a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to travel to
Cuba to assess the damage and determine the appropriate aid.
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Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila fined and ordered
freed
Posted on Sat, Aug. 30, 2008
By FRANCES ROBLES
frobles@MiamiHerald.com
Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila is irreverent, vulgar -- and bolder than
any other performance artist in modern Cuban history.
His lyrics blasting the Cuban dictatorship are so strong, this newspaper
can't print many of them. The founder and lead singer of the 10-year-old
group ''Porn for Ricardo'' walks around his western Havana neighborhood
with T-shirts that say things like, ``59: Year of the Mistake.''
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OAS Head Faulted for Inaction
Insulza Allows Human Rights Violations - HRF
NEW YORK (August 20, 2008) —The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launches
the “Inter-American Democratic Charter and Mr. Insulza” program today
with an open letter to José Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the
Organization of American States (OAS), decrying his unwillingness to
enforce the charter’s mandate to protect democracy in the Americas. HRF
will send monthly digests to Insulza detailing violations of human
rights and democracy in the continent, with the hope that the secretary
general will take note and do his job.
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Posted on Thu, Aug. 07, 2008
Spy catcher claims four are agents for Cuba
BY ALFONSO CHARDY / The Miami Herald
A veteran spy catcher's appearance on Spanish-language TV in Miami has
added fuel to the decades-long debate about the Castro government's
interest in spying in South Florida.
Lt. Col. Chris Simmons, an Army Reserve counterintelligence officer and
former Defense Intelligence Agency counterintelligence analyst, named
Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Gilberto Abascal, Alberto R. Coll and Gillian
Gunn Clissold as agents for the Cuban government.
But Simmons offered no conclusive evidence that any of the four -- who
have denied the accusation -- gave classified information to Cuba,
received intelligence training or undertook missions for Cuban
intelligence.
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5 August 2008
Come and demonstrate outside Chinese embassies and
online on 8 August
Reporters Without Borders is
calling for demonstrations outside China’s embassies in London, Madrid,
Berlin, Paris, Washington and Stockholm on 8 August, when the Olympic
Games opening ceremony will be taking place in Beijing. Two
demonstrations will be organised on 7 August in Rome and Ottawa. A rally
is also planned outside the Olympic Museum in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
In Paris, those wanting to take part should meet at 1 p.m. at the corner
of Avenue George V and Rue de la Trémoille in Paris’ 8th district.
Reporters Without Borders will distribute "Beijing 2008" T-shirts to
participants, as well other material for a peaceful demonstration.
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MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Concept Creations, Inc.
(305) 431-0300 / (305) 608-9996
CHRIS SIMMONS ON BABALUBLOG RADIO
WHO:
Christopher S. Simmons, an active-duty Lieutenant Colonel
in the U.S. Army and a career counterintelligence officer
since 1987, is one of America ’s foremost authorities on Cuban
Intelligence. From 1996-2004, Simmons was deeply involved with the
majority of U.S. Counterintelligence successes against Cuba . He was a
central figure in the identification, investigation, and debriefing of
convicted Cuban spy, Ana Belen Montes – the highest-ranking Cuban
spy ever sent to prison in the United States . Simmons was the lead
military official in the May 2003 expulsion of 14 Cuban spies serving
under diplomatic cover; the third largest diplomatic expulsion in U.S.
history and the only one not targeted against Russia/USSR. He has
lectured on Cuban Intelligence throughout the U.S. Intelligence
Community, to Congress, and in several academic or private sector
forums.
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August 4, 2008
MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Concept Creations, Inc.
(305) 431-0300 / (305) 608-9996
CHRIS SIMMONS – more on CUBAN SPIES in the U.S. ON
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WHO:
Christopher S. Simmons, an
active-duty Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and a career
counterintelligence officer since 1987, is one of America ’s foremost
authorities on Cuban Intelligence. From 1996-2004, Simmons was deeply
involved with the majority of U.S. Counterintelligence successes against
Cuba . He was a central figure in the identification, investigation, and
debriefing of convicted Cuban spy, Ana Belen Montes – the
highest-ranking Cuban spy ever sent to prison in the United States.
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NEWSPRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution Press Contact: (786) 258-2222
Speaker of the House Marco Rubio to Make Major
Announcement Regarding Cuba Travel
Lawsuit
(MIAMI ): Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio will hold a press
conference today along with State Representative David Rivera to
announce his decision to have the Florida House of Representatives join
a federal lawsuit regarding state regulations on travel to terrorist
countries.
The press conference will be held today, Monday, August 4th, at 11:00
a.m. at the headquarters of the Junta Patriotica Cubana (Cuban Patriotic
Council) located at 4600 NW 7th Street .
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1 August 2008
Concern about condition of imprisoned journalist
on hunger strike
Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about the state of health of
imprisoned journalist Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta of the Agencia de
Prensa Libre Oriental, who began a hunger strike on 18 July and sewed up
his mouth as a protest on 21 July, and who is being denied access to
medical care. Arrested on 20 March 2003, Herrera is serving a 20-year
prison sentence.
“Herrera’s current state of health is grounds for suspending his
sentence on humanitarian grounds,” Reporters Without Borders said. “It
is vital that he should receive medical treatment as soon as possible.
We urge the Cuban authorities to show some consideration towards this
prisoner, who is in danger of dying. We point out that a total of 23
journalists are imprisoned in Cuba, 20 of whom were, like Herrera,
arrested during the ‘Black Spring’ of 2003.”
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Russia, Cuba set to boost ties
22:07 | 01/ 08/ 2008
MOSCOW, August 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Cuba are to make efforts to
boost bilateral cooperation in all spheres, the Russian Security Council
said on Friday.
Council chief Nikolai Patrushev and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor
Sechin visited Cuba on July 30-31, in a trip focusing on projects to
revive economic ties between the former Cold War allies, including
Russian companies' participation in developing oil fields in the Latin
American state.
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Little League's Cuba trip criticized
August 01, 2008 6:00 AM
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Florida congressman is criticizing a
Vermont-New Hampshire Little League team's planned trip to Cuba next
week.
According to a column in the Washington Post, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart,
R-Fla., an anti-Castro Cuban-American, held a meeting of the Cuba
Democracy Caucus on July 10 to discuss "the very troubling granting of a
Treasury/OFAC license to a Little League team to travel to Cuba."
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Jul 29, 2008 4:06 pm US/Eastern
Omega 7 Leader Asks For Presidential Pardon
LITTLE HAVANA (CBS4) ―
A new petition drive kicked off today in Little Havana with postcards
addressed to the White House asking for outgoing President George W.
Bush to issue a pardon to 65-year-old Eduardo Arocena. Some have labeled
Arocena as a Cuban freedom fighter, others simply call him a terrorist.
He was sentenced to life plus 35 years after gunning down a Cuban
diplomat. He was also convicted by a South Florida jury for planting
nine bombs around Miami. He is also serving time for the attempted
murder of Cuba's United Nations ambassador.
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Raul Castro fails to announce reforms in Cuba
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated
Press Writer
Sun Jul 27, 2:16 AM ET
SANTIAGO, Cuba - President Raul Castro warned Washington that Cuba would
keep its defenses up no matter who wins November's U.S. presidential
election, but failed to announce any new changes to the communist system
during a speech Saturday.
In a 48-minute Revolution Day address, Castro also told Cubans to
prepare for tough times ahead as rising oil and commodity prices take a
toll on the island's economy.
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Bombers In Cuba, Bases In Venezuela
Ibd
Fri Jul 25, 7:11 PM ET
Geopolitics: As Barack Obama luxuriated in the adoration of Europeans, a
less charming leader was also making his way across the Continent,
seeking arms and military bases to direct toward the United States.
What happened under the radar last week ought to have gotten more
attention, because it's the beginning of a problem that will carry well
into the next administration. (More) |
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Civil Rights Leader Calls for the Freedom of
Afro-Cuban Political Prisoners and Democracy Activists at New York
Demonstration
NEW YORK (July 22, 2008) -- Today,
prominent civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton led a demonstration to
protest the Castro regime's ongoing human rights violations. The
demonstration was held outside the Cuban Mission to the United Nations
in New York. (More)
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PRESS CONFERENCE
Campaign for the
Presidential Pardon for Eduardo Arocena.
The Arocena Family, the
Political Cuban Prisoners, and the Casa
del Preso, invite the communication
media and the local press to a Press
conference on Tuesday July 29 at 11:00
a.m. at 1140 S.W. 13 ave. Miami Fl
33135.
This invitation is extended to all Cuban
Organizations and the general public in
support of a free and democratic Cuba.
Contact:
Dionisio de la Torre, Jr: (305) 796-6937
Email:
libertadparaarocena@yahoo.com
Sitio Web:
www.libertadparaarocena.com
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FROM CUBA
URGENT LETTER FROM WIFE OF CUBAN PRISONER OF
CONSCIENCE
“...my husband is
enduring horrible conditions. Nelson Aguiar Ramírez is buried alive,
evidence that they (Cuban authorities) want to eliminate him.”
Havana, Cuba. July 3, 2008
To: His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Presidents and Heads of Democratic States
United Nations Secretary General
Human Rights Organizations and Institutions
International Red Cross
National and International Public Opinion
I, Dolia Leal Francisco, 63 years old and a co-founder of the Damas de
Blanco (Ladies in White); wife of NELSON AGUIAR RAMÍREZ, a prisoner of
conscience of the “Group of the 75” since March of 2003, make an URGENT
APPEAL on behalf of my husband who’s life is presently in grave danger.(More)
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Cuba cracks down,
rounds up dissidents before freeing most
by Carlos Batista
Sat Jul 5, 4:09 PM ET
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuba this week rounded up
and detained more than 30 dissidents
after accusing the United States of "instigating"
opposition to the Communist regime, a
top rights activist told AFP Saturday.
As many as 35 people were arrested and
around 70 targeted in all, but most have
now been freed, economist Martha Beatriz
Roque of the rights group Agenda for the
Transition said. (More) |
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Betancourt says
Colombian rescue 'impeccable'
July 3,
2008 - 8:35AM
 Colombia
freed Ingrid Betancourt and three US
military contractors from leftist
guerrillas today, saying military spies
tricked rebels into giving them up
without a single shot fired.
Betancourt, who was seized while
campaigning for president six long years
ago, called her surprise rescue
"absolutely impeccable" and said she and
14 other hostages had no idea they were
being rescued until they were airborne
in disguised military helicopters. (More) |
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AP
Spirit fined for violating
Cuba trade restrictions
Tuesday July 1, 12:12 pm ET
Treasury Department office fines Spirit Airlines
for violating restrictions on trade with Cuba
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) -- Discount carrier Spirit
Airlines has been fined $100,000 for violating
U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba.
According to the Office of Foreign Assets
Control, the carrier transferred funds to the
Cuban government for flying in its airspace, but
did not have the proper license to do so. (More)
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EU,
US urge Cuba to free political prisoners
Posted
on Wed, Jun. 11, 2008
Leaders of the European Union and the United
States have urged Cuba to free its political
prisoners "unconditionally." They also urged
guerrilla groups in Latin America to free "all
their hostages."
Click here for full story in Spanish
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FROM CUBA
Prisoners in Cuba’s labor
camp sleep on the floor
SANTA CLARA , CUBA- June 9th (Liset Zamora
Carrandi /www.puenteinfocubamiami.org)-
More than half a hundred inmates sleep on the
floor at Camp Provario, which is a concentration
and/or labor camp in Sancti Spiritus.
According to information provided by peaceful
opponent Jorge Ramirez Calderon a member of the
Democratic Party 30 of November “Frank Pais”,
who went to visit a relative detained in said
prison, he was able to confirm that he met 65
prisoners all of whom were sleeping on the floor
due to lack of beds and mattresses. (More)
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FROM CUBA
Diarrhea outbreak in a
Matanzas prison taking a toll on inmates
RANCHUELO, CUBA- 9 de Junio (Felix Reyes Gutiérrez/
www.puenteinfocubamiami.org )- Inmates at
the Agüica Cuban prison which is located in the
Matanzas province are suffering from a diarrhea
outbreak since June 1st, due to the contaminated
water they drink.
According to information provided by political
prisoner Alexander Garcia Lima about 180
prisoners suffer from stomach pains and constant
diarrhea due to negligence of prisons
authorities. (More)
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Demand that Dangerously
Ill Cuban Activist Receive Proper Medical Care
Click Here to Take Action:
http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/ct/ydS_Vx41BRLN/
When imprisoned Cuban independent journalist Normando Hernández Gonzalez was sent to the
Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital in Havana on
September 14, 2007, we hoped it was a step
towards his release. Instead, on May 7 he was
returned to an isolation cell in the Kilo 7
Prison. His medical treatment for several
diseases has reportedly been stopped and access
by his family has been restricted. (More)
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Human rights 'severely'
restricted in Cuba: Amnesty
London,
May 29 : Human rights have been "severely"
curtailed in Cuba in 2007, Amnesty International
has said, Spain's EFE news agency reported
Thursday. Freedom of expression, association and
movement remained subject to "severe
restrictions" in Cuba in 2007, the rights body
has said in its latest State of the World's
Human Rights report.
The report said 62 people, including independent
journalists and human rights activists, were
imprisoned in Cuba in 2007 "for their
non-violent political views or activities" and
subjected to intimidation and harassment. (More)
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Cuba dissidents: Police
raided meeting
Posted
on Mon, May. 26, 2008
The Associated Press
HAVANA -- Cuban police violently broke up a
dissidents' meeting, leaving at least two people
in need of medical treatment, opposition sources
said Monday.
At least 30 people were detained briefly after a
weekend raid on the home of well-known dissident
Jorge Luis "Atunez" Garcia Perez in the central
city of Placetas, opposition leader Martha
Beatriz Roque said in a communique sent to
journalists by fax. (More)
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Mother of Cuban dissident
arrives in Argentina
Posted
on Mon, May. 26, 2008
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES -- The mother of a dissident Cuban
doctor has been reunited with her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren in Argentina after
Havana agreed to let her leave the island.
The 89-year-old Hilda Morejón -- the mother of
renowned brain surgeon Hilda Molina, whom Cuba
has prohibited from leaving the communist island
-- arrived in Buenos Aires late Saturday
accompanied by her granddaughter-in-law. (More)
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THE
WHITE HOUSE
President Bush Discusses
Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity
East
Room
10:28 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Bienvenidos. Thanks for coming to
mark this Day of Solidarity with the Cuban
People. This is a day of pride, as we honor the
culture and history of a noble nation. It is a
day of sorrow, as we reflect on the continued
oppression of the Cuban people. Most of all,
this is a day of hope. We have hope because we
see a day coming when Cubans will have the
freedom of which they have dreamed for centuries
-- the freedom that is the eternal birthright of
all mankind. And many of you here are working to
hasten this day -- and I thank you for your
efforts. (More)
Links related:
Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy in Cuba
In Focus: Freedom Agenda
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
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CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY 2008
DEMONSTRATING SOLIDARITY
WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
To
promote peaceful democratic change in Cuba and
show support for the Cuban people, May 21 will
mark a "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban
People". The day will focus on the plight of
Cuban political prisoners and the lack of civil
and political freedoms in Cuba. The Cuban regime
denies its people the most basic freedoms and
opportunities that are enshrined in the
Inter-American Democratic Charter, the UN
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
International Covenant for Civil and Political
Rights. The current regime seeks to legitimize
itself both at home and abroad through
initiatives which fail to address fundamental
economic flaws or promote basic freedoms denied
to the Cuban People. Raul Castro's succession to
power occurred without a democratic vote by the
Cuban people. (More)
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PRESS RELEASE
Directorio Responds to
Cuban American National Foundation Smear
Campaign
Miami. May 16, 2008. Cuban Democratic
Directorate. The Cuban Democratic
Directorate ("Directorio") today expressed
outrage and disgust with the efforts of the CANF
(Cuban American National Foundation) to smear Directorio's good name and spread lies about its
activities.
"We are profoundly disappointed and dismayed
that CANF has chosen this time in history to
attack and lie about a fellow Cuban
pro-democracy organization," said Orlando
Gutierrez, National Secretary of Directorio. "We
need to be united against the regime; not
telling lies about each other. In the name of
all Cubans, we call upon CANF to cease this
divisive smear campaign, which surely the Cuban
dictatorship must enjoy. " (More)
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PETITION CALLING ON THE
CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE ALL THE CUBAN
POLITICAL PRISONERS
On May 21, 2008, a
number of democracy activists, non-governmental
organizations and the White House will host
events in solidarity with the people of Cuba
that will focus on the plight of political
prisoners and the lack of fundamental civil,
political and economic, freedoms. This date is
significant as it falls during a 12-day period
when Cubans all over the island commemorate the
unsung heroes who have suffered at the hands of
the Castro regime for the cause of freedom and
human rights. We hope that the faith-based
community will join in this effort to highlight
the deplorable human rights situation on the
island and the pressing need for the
unconditional release of all political
prisoners. (More)
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FROM CUBA
They Commemorated the 1st
Anniversary of the Cuban National Liberal Party
SANTA
CLARA, CUBA - May 15 (Yoel Espinosa Medrano /
Puenteinfocubamiami.org)
- Members of the Cuban National Liberal Party (PLNC)
commemorated this May 3, in different regions of
the country, the first anniversary of the
founding of this organization of the Cuban
opposition.
Leon Padron Ascuy, National President of the
party said that meetings were held in different
parts of the island to discuss the platform and
activities for the year.
The members of PLNC, also pledged to make sure
the Cuban government comply with the changes
they announced last February, as it relates to
the civil and political rights of the people, in
addition to the economic, social and cultural
rights of all the citizens. (More)
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CHRISTIAN LIBERATION
MOVEMENT MESSAGE TO BRUSSELS CONFERENCE, MAY
13-14 2008-05-08
THE
ONLY PROJECT FOR CUBA: LIBERTY
May our greetings reach all participants. We
would especially like to recognize the
organizers of this conference, the Konrad
Adenauer Foundation and the Shuman Foundation,
who have worked arduously so that many voices
can be heard at the event, as well as
facilitating that our voice, which originates in
the interior of Cuba, be heard and considered.
We appreciate your efforts and dedicated
solidarity greatly.
If anything is clear in the ideology, the
doctrine or teachings of social Christianity is
the idea that people, their liberty, their
dignity, their rights, their right to full
development, their vocation to fraternity and
therefore to live a life in human community with
equality and justice—all these matters are above
ideological consideration, all strategy and
interests and all schemes. (More)
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Cuban police to train
Venezuelan counterparts
Posted
on Wed, May. 14, 2008
By
CASTO OCANDO
El Nuevo Herald
The first contingent of Cuban police experts
arrived this week in Venezuela with the task of
designing a training program for the new
Venezuelan National Police Force.
The Cuban police delegation is led by Ramón Rodríguez Curbelo, chief of the National
Revolutionary Police of Cuba who will be in
charge of a three-month training program that
will take place in Cuba.
The arrival of Rodríguez Curbelo to Caracas
coincides with a similar mission by agents of
the Nicaraguan Police that will also conduct
training courses for their Venezuelan
counterparts. (More)
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CUBA
Blogger creates freedom
Posted
on Wed, May. 14, 2008
BY CARLOS ALBERTO MONTANER
www.firmaspress.com
Raúl Castro lost the perfect opportunity to let
the world know that his government is slightly
less clumsy and repressive than his brother
Fidel's.
Foreign ministries and the most important
communications media had fixed their eyes on the
''new'' president. The reason was simple: Would
he allow Yoani Sánchez, a young Cuban blogger, a
professional philologist on whom the Spanish
newspaper El País had bestowed the Ortega y Gasset Award for online commentary, to travel to
Madrid and receive the prize? (More)
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CUBAN FEATURES
Official name:
Republic of Cuba.
Head of State:
Fidel Castro, since 1959
Government:
Communist
State.
Presidential Elections: None since
January 1, 1959
Area: 42,843 sq. mi. (110,860 sq. km)
Population: (1999): 11,096,395 (average annual
rate of natural increase: 0.55%)
Capital: Havana City, with a population
of 2,241,000.
Other cities:
Santiago de Cuba, 440,084; Camagüey, 293,961;
Holguin, 242,085; Guantánamo, 207,796; Santa
Clara, 205,400.
Monetary unit: Cuban peso.
Language: Spanish.
Ethnicity/race:
white 37%,
mulatto 51%,
black 11%,
Chinese 1%.
Religion:
At least 85% before Castro assumed power.
Geography:
The largest island of the West Indies group,
Cuba is also the westernmost -just west of
Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and
90 miles (145 km) south of Key West, Florida, at
the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. The island
is mountainous in the southeast and
south-central area (Sierra Maestra and Pico Turquino).
It is flat or rolling elsewhere. Cuba also
includes numerous smaller islands, islets and
cays.
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VIDEOS |
Video: "Porfirio"
By: La Memorial Histórica contra el
Totalitarismo
Video: "Venezuela, Una
Amenaza Real"
By: Video capturado por webmaster de canf.org
Video: "Las Torturas de
Castro"
By: Dirección: Luis Guardia, Producción: Pedro
Corzo, Coordinación: Francisco Lorenzo (Caiman
Productions) / canf.org
Video: "Los Muertos de
Castro"
By: Producción y Dirección: Eduardo A. Palmer
Co-Producción: Salvador Blanco /
cubaliberal.org
Video: "Esto es Cuba"
By: Aspect Ratio y Una Chica Entertainment /
Video inside Cuba - 1996
Video del debate entre
Jorge Mas Canosa y Ricardo Alarcón
By: Cuban American National Foundation /
canf.org
Cuba Today - The Real life
in Cuba
By:
Channel TeVe 41 / courtesy of canf.org
Virtual Tour of a replica
of a Cuban isolation cell. (VIDEO)
By: Elsa Morejón,
Oscar E. Biscet's Wife (U.S.
Interest Section, Havana)
Cuban Memorial in the News
By:
Channel 7 News / courtesy of canf.org
Guevara: Anatomia de un
Mito
/ By: La
Memoria Historica Cubana contra el Totalitarismo
& Caiman Production | courtesy of
cubaliberal.org
Tributo a Papa
/ By: La
Memoria Historica Cubana contra el Totalitarismo
& Caiman Production
Castro's
GREATEST
Lies / Las
Mentiras de Castro
nocastro.com
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Libre
¿Puede un cubano hospedarse en hoteles en Cuba?
Escuche la respuesta desde el mismo hotel en la
Habana
Derecho a comprar teléfono
celular
¿Puede un cubano comprar un teléfono celular en
Cuba? Escuche la respuesta desde la propia
compañia de celulares
Derecho a comprar en
tiendas para turistas
¿Puede un cubano comprar artículos en tiendas
para turistas en Cuba? Escuche la respuesta de
la propia tienda (Este audio en particular
contiene una mala palabra, se recomienda
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