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Release of Cuban political prisoners may be close
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
Havana, 5/23/2010 (Radio Progreso Alternativa) – The release of political prisoners may begin within the next 24 hours, sources close to the Catholic Church in…
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Cuba ready to resolve political prisoners issue: Church
By Isabel Sanchez (AFP)
HAVANA — President Raul Castro is ready to consider resolving the thorny issue of Cuba's jailing of political dissidents, though talk about releasing them was…
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The New Country comes by mail
By Aurelio Pedroso
In Havana, a group of dissidents has just issued a proposal to create a new group, this one called “The Charter of the New Country.”
The birth of this peculiar…
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In Cuba: A different farmers congress
By Jorge Gómez Barata
I followed with interest the work of the Congress of the Small Farmers Association (ANAP), also called “the Peasants’ Congress.” The effort was worthwhile…
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Cuba, through deceptive glasses
By Luis Sexto
The situation in Cuba was seen yesterday, and is seen today, through glasses of different colors. And that seems natural when, perhaps despite the wishes of the rulers,…
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Mothers Day in Cuba
By Aurelio Pedroso
Well, there she is, and I can't resist the temptation to walk over to her. The woman is sitting inside a kiosk, about 4 square meters, surrounded by Mothers Day…
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Radio and TV Martí are roundly criticized by Senate panel
By Jean-Guy Allard
Radio and TV Martí lie when they broadcast information without basis, admits a report by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The panel recommends that both…
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A call for dialogue
Interview with Cardinal Jaime Ortega, archbishop of Havana
From Palabra Nueva Magazine
English version from The Havana Note
To anyone paying attention to what is happening in Cuba…
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Corruption: The true counter-revolution?
By Esteban Morales
From the UNEAC website
When we closely observe Cuba's internal situation today, we can have no doubt that the counter-revolution, little by little, is taking…
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Eisenhower, that charming grandfather
By Elíades Acosta Matos
Half a century has passed since the rebel column entered Havana and a sea of frenzied people greeted the arrival of “the Caravan of Peace.” Few people then…
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