The horrific tragedy in Haiti should not be used for political purpose, and Babalú has refrained from commenting on the fact that Cuba is doing exactly that, but IMO there comes a point where remaining silent is unconscionable. 
I've reached that point.  While the Haitian people deserve all the help they can get, from every available [...]

While reporting on Cuba has usually been misleading and favorable to the regime, ignoring easily obtainable, publicly known facts reaches a new level of sloppy reporting. Either that or these reporters’ loyalties unabashedly lie with the regime.
Recently, the Seattle Times erred in an editorial about the embargo, stating:
SEN. Maria Cantwell calls our attention to a [...]

Penultimos Dias has word that Yoani Sanchez and other Cuban bloggers have been arrested in Havana.
Yoani Sánchez, Orlando Luis Pardo, Ciro Díaz and Claudia Cadelo among those arrested. Cadelo is reported to have already been released. Details on whereabouts of other dissident bloggers are still sketchy.
UPDATE 6:46 EST: Im told all were picked up, [...]

Olga Tañon from the Herald's gushy puff piece on the criticism she received for her participation in the recent concert in Havana:  "With all the respect in the world for Cuban exiles that have suffered tremendously, I think it's time to change." "We have to learn to forgive. I take off my hat to people who, with so [...]

Now that Bush is gone, and we have the Peace Messiah occupying the White House, Albor Ruiz' breathless anticipation of the lifting of all travel restrictions to Cuba is palpable.  He envisions a Cuba swarming with American tourists, never mind the recalcitrant anti-casto lobby.
Sadly, he doesn't mention the millions of Cubans held captive on the island gulag [...]

It's common knowledge, at least to those that understand the laws of the marketplace, that there’s “no such thing as a free lunch.”
But in the socialist worker’s paradise of Cuba, apparently there has been a “free” lunch to go along with the “free” education and healthcare. Really.
Unfortunately though, the “free” lunch is coming to an [...]

As Marc reports, finally there is an AP story about Cuba's political prisoners, including mention of Dr. Darsi Ferrer's case.

 Cuban political prisoners increase by 1
(AP) – 9 hours ago
HAVANA — Political prisoners held in Cuba increased by one to 206 in the past six months, the first time the number has not dropped sharply since Raul Castro [...]

Kendrick Meek, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Albio Sires, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, all members of the Congressional Cuba Democracy Caucus,  have stepped up to the plate on behalf of Cuban political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya.  The lack of action by other members of Congress, as well as international Human Rights organizations, and the [...]

He is surprised by the level of poverty he sees, but doesn't mention the level of repression. 
And Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet continues to rot in a Cuban prison

"More than 30,000 Cubans, including doctors, teachers and sports trainers work in Venezuela."
Says this report
Might there be a single (KGB-trained) Cuban security agent amongst those altruistic Cubans in Venezuela? Any military advisors (hopefully trained on Che's book! the historical record show they'd be wiped out in a fortnight! The FARC knew better, but [...]