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By Ziva Sahl, on February 25, 2010, at 12:04 am
The roster of castro's victims continues to grow, as does our grief, but it is our duty to remember each and every one of them, and to never forget who is responsible, and to never, ever give up on insisting that justice be served.
Here is the video of fidel admitting responsibility: http://www.hermanos.org/Movies/Fidel%20Castro%20Admite.mov
Read more about the [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on December 5, 2009, at 9:41 pm
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 [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on November 8, 2009, at 1:30 pm
Via Capitol Hill Cubans:
November 7, 2009
(Washington, DC) – Cuban authorities should cease all attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and civic activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should condemn attacks on those who peacefully exercise their basic rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and assembly in the strongest terms.
On November 6, [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on July 24, 2009, at 2:07 pm
This just in, sorry it's in Spanish, I'm working on getting it translated:
En prisión activista por los derechos humanos Dr. Darsi Ferrer.
Por Jaime Leygonier.
En La Habana, el 21 de julio de 2009, agentes en uniforme policial y verde olivo detuvieron en su hogar al Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez y lo condujeron al penal de Valle [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on July 17, 2009, at 3:37 pm
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 [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on July 14, 2009, at 6:13 pm
Last week Dr. Darsi Ferrer and his wife were arrested; their alleged crime? Inviting a group of friends for a walk on Havana’s Malecón. The Real Cuba has the photos showing Dr. Ferrer’s injuries and the damage done to his home by Cuban state thugs while they were detained.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge:
By Alberto de la Cruz, on June 18, 2009, at 6:19 am
If I didn't know any better, I would have to say that President Obama is just plain terrified of Fox News. What other reason would he and his administration have to spend so much time complaining and whining about the cable news channel?
Unlike the State-run media, Fox News does not shy away from critical [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on June 6, 2009, at 1:52 pm
This stunning post from Capital Hill Cubans serves as a reminder to those celebrating this weeks OAS decision on Cuba:
"Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she [...]
By Val Prieto, on May 27, 2009, at 12:39 pm
...you shoved him down our throats and got him elected, asswipes.
I warned you, said it many many a time. Under socialism, the free press is the first victim.
By Val Prieto, on May 21, 2009, at 1:51 pm
Update by Gaius Pitbullius Maximus: I decided to update Val's post by including the entire text of the letter he linked to below because IT NEEDS TO BE READ AND SENT AROUND THE COUNTRY! I want one -- just one -- justification as to why this is okay to do in "post-partisan America." Just one, [...]
By Val Prieto, on May 13, 2009, at 7:20 am
OK folks, after tons of hard work and running around and phone calls and emails galore, among lots of other things, we have put together a schedule of events for this year's Cuba Nostalgia Convention:
Friday, May 15th:
Cigar Rolling and Buy Val Mojitos day, sponsored by Cuban Crafters Cigars
Swing by the Babalu Pavilion today and [...]
By Val Prieto, on April 28, 2009, at 11:11 am
Jorge of The Real Cuba nails it:
How would Mexico feel?
Mexico is currently going through a crisis due to the spread of the swine-flu.
More than 100 people have died; businesses and schools have had to shut down; people are living in fear; tourism is suffering, no doubt it is a complete disaster.
All countries that are in [...]
By Ziva Sahl, on April 27, 2009, at 9:07 am
Cubanet reports that on April 23, police along with members of the DTI (Department of Technical Investigation) seized thousands of DVD’s, and equipment from a neighborhood in Guanabacoa. Numerous people were taken to the police station, and at present, their whereabouts are unknown.
Who would want to visit a country where the people are not allowed [...]
By Val Prieto, on April 24, 2009, at 7:54 am
Sean "I never met a dictator I didn't want to cuddle with by the fire" Penn:
I know President Chavez well. Whether or not one agrees with all his policies, what is certainly true of Chavez is that he is a warm and friendly man with a robust sense of humor (who daily risks his own [...]
By Val Prieto, on April 16, 2009, at 8:22 am
Great editorial at the Washington Times on the upcoming Summit of the Americas and why Cuba shouldnt be allowed into the OAS:
...allowing Cuba's regime into the OAS would be destructive to the increasingly weakened Inter-American Democratic Charter and the OAS itself. Including the Cuban regime in the summit process would reverse a long-standing policy against [...]
By Cigar Mike, on March 31, 2009, at 9:38 am
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By George Moneo, on March 28, 2009, at 6:48 pm
From 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM please turn ON all of your lights as a counter-protest to these environmentalist wackos who want us to live like its 1499. Every effing light and television set in my house will be on.
By George Moneo, on March 20, 2009, at 10:41 pm
The Great One, Mark Levin, at last night's 2009 Media Research Center Gala and DisHonors Award presenting the "Half-Baked Alaska Award for Pummeling Palin."
He's the best. He's me, but with less hair and Jewish. Well worth the twelve minutes.
By George Moneo, on March 14, 2009, at 8:21 pm
Beginning with the settlers in Cuba who came in with the second wave of colonizers, the musical life in Cuba was always rich. Cuba, as the colonizers discovered, was populated by three Indian tribes—the Siboney, the Taino, and the Guanatabey. The first hundred years of Spanish rule on the island resulted in these populations being [...]
By Val Prieto, on March 12, 2009, at 6:40 pm
Let's see where we stand today on the following issue:
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