An inspirational new documentary brings to
U.S. audiences an American filmmaker's
message of Cuba's prisoners of conscience.
 
  IN ALTUM PRODUCTIONS & THE PAN-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Los Angeles (March 15, 2010) - - OSCAR'S CUBA, a documentary about Amnesty International's prisoner of conscience and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Oscar E. Biscet, will be pre-screened in [...]

During the 2003 Black Spring crackdown in Cuba, among the dissidents rounded up and arbitrarily sentenced, were fifteen librarians.  They were members of an Independent Library movement that collected books , newspapers and periodicals banned by the regime,  and loaned them to interested readers. In Cuba this is a crime. 
 At the time of their arrest, thousands of books and [...]

You'd think that 51 years of barbaric tyranny would be enough to capture world opinion. I came across these powerful words written to free Mandela; change a few of them and they more than apply to Cuba, except of course that there is NO international campaign to free Cuba's political prisoners, or to liberate [...]

Please sign this petition by clicking HERE:
I would like to bring to your attention the case of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, an imprisoned Cuban and human rights advocate. On a hunger strike since December 3, 2009, for purely requesting some of his most basic human rights, it appears Zapata Tamayo is on the brink of death, [...]

I can't think of any one more deserving to win, or who would do more to restore the status of the prize.
To wit:
To:  The United Nations, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the Organization of American States (OAS, OEA), the European Union, the US Congress, and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
We, the undersigned, would like to nominate [...]

From Capital Hill Cubans:
at 12:26 AM Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas is a time of giving. It's a time of selflessness.
As such, let's not forget all of the courageous pro-democracy leaders and human rights advocates separated from their loved ones, in distant political prisons, due to their selfless pursuit for freedom and justice.
Advocates such as Orlando [...]

On December 10, Conversa Cuba Companioni blog radio show covered Cuban human rights day 2009 with Jorge Utset of The Real Cuba, and co-host John O'Donnell Rosales.  They were able to telephone Yusnaimy Jorge Soca, brave wife of jailed Afro Cuban civil rights leader Dr. Darsi Ferrer, and speak with her about the events of [...]

The castro tyrants are cowards who fear and beat women, The Real Cuba Reports:
**BREAKING NEWS** Dr. Dasi Ferrer's wife arrested
2:20 PM - I was able to get through and spoke with Yusnaimi's brother.
He said that she left for the march around 10:30 AM EST with another 3 persons.
Before she was able to reach the Parque [...]

Myself with Henry Agueros, Esteban Fernandez of Periódico 20 de Mayo, and Junta Patriotica members Joel Borges and  Gilberto Perez at the Jose Marti Plaza in Los Angeles.
We read the  manisfesto internacional por los Derechos Humanos en Cuba, 05-12-09.
Nosotros, cubanos en el exilio, unidos en una cadena internacional por la libertad y la democracia en [...]

Dr. Ferrer's message regarding this years International Day of Human Rights activities, it's in Spanish, my rough translation is below the fold, and I invite corrections please:
“Celebración del Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos”
Por Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez, preso de conciencia.
La Habana, Cuba. 20 de noviembre de 2009.
La adopción de la Declaración Universal de los [...]

This is why I blog for Cuba:

 
Spread the word - tomorrow's Canto Talk, Silvio Canto's blog talk radio show, will focus on Dr. Biscet.  His guest for the show, "Let's talk about Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, Cuban Political prisoner!" will be Dr. Biscet's daughter, Winne Biscet.
The show airs at 10 am eastern time, and the call-in number is:  (646) 478-4933
The link is here. 

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, [...]

Our friend George from The Real Cuba on the Michael Moore interview:
Oct. 11 - Michael Moore was interviewed on Friday, October 9, by Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel.
During the interview, Hannity played excerpts from Moore's documentary "Sicko" where he presented a false view of Cuba's healthcare.
Hannity then told Moore that he wanted to show [...]

If I were in the DC area, I'd be out with a poster of Dr. Biscet and other Afro-Cuban political prisoners.   What say you Danny boy, don't you think your Cuban brothers deserve freedom and human rights the same as you enjoy?

CUBA CULTURAL DAYS 2009 to feature DANNY GLOVER. Guest of honor will be Cuban [...]

Val will be attending the Standing up for Freedom in Iran event in New York City today. He'll be reporting in to the Pitbull to update this post. As Jose Martí said, "Man is not free to watch impassively the enslavement and dishonor of men, nor their struggles for liberty and honor."  The tyrants who rule [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTIEMBRE 10, 2009
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Omar López (305) 592-7768Mbr>
BRUTAL ARREST OF INTERNET ACTIVIST IN CUBA

San Germán, Holguín, September 10, 2009. Yosvany Anzardo Hernández, promoter of the Campaign for Free Access to the Internet in Cuba and creator of ‘Red Libertad’ an independent e-mail service in Cuba, was today brutally arrested by local [...]

According to an AP article ,  Juanes wrote on Twitter, referring to Cubans separated by the 90 miles, “Don't you think it would be good that they talk after 50 years?" 
You have to wonder if this dimwitted useful idiot ever leaves the house, not to mention television and radio. Here's a clue, there are a large [...]

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 [...]

Cuban prisoner of conscience, Pablo Pacheco Ávila, was arrested March 18, 2003, as part of the "black spring" roundup of 75 journalists, librarians, human rights activists and other dissidents.  He was convicted under the abhorrent and arbritary Law 88 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The Internet is a powerful instrument,  disseminating information of a quantity and [...]