PINAR DEL RIO


support babalú


Your donations help fund
our continued operation

do you babalú?




what they’re saying


bestlatinosmall.jpg

quotes.gif

activism


ozt_bilingual


buclbanner

recommended reading






babalú features





recent comments


  • asombra: Even if this publicity stunt had no tie to Cuba, Nyad would still be pathetic: a leathery old has-been clinging desperately to...

  • asombra: Thanks, Maggie. It’s pretty much as I would have expected; these people are quite consistent and predictable in their...

  • asombra: Don’t you just love lawyers? Such dignity, decorum and rectitude–you know, like Bill Clinton and Eric Holder. Of...

  • asombra: I pity the fools. Wait, I take that back. The pity part, I mean.

  • asombra: Oh-oh. Che’s bovine daughter Aleida won’t like this. Nice picture, though.

search babalu

babalú archives

frequent topics


elsewhere on the net



realclearworld

don’t miss these


Babalú @ Molina Art Gallery

gen-n-top sidebar ad.jpg

staIBDeditLogo.gif

A letter from a young man who left Cuba

Earlier this week, Punt de Vista ran this "Letter from a young man who has left (Cuba)." Written in Spanish, it was a response to a an open letter titled "Letter to a young person who is leaving," which was published in Cuban state-run media. Here's an English version from Translating Cuba: Dear Rafael Hernández: I [...]

Taiwan as a model for Cuba – panel discussions from the Cuba Transition Project

Back in February, the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies' Cuba Transition Project held some panel discussions on "Taiwan as a Model for Cuba's Future." It wasn't until now that they posted video of the event, which featured the following speakers: Dr. Jaime Suchlicki - Director, Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Mr. Ray H.W. [...]

Today in Cuba news: the Carromero family hires a lawyer, a cubiche wins bronze, and opinions on Oswaldo Payá

CUBA. DESPUÉS DEL ASESINATO DE OSWALDO PAYÁ: ¿QUIÉN SERÁ EL PRÓXIMO OPOSITOR ASESINADO POR LOS HERMANOS CASTRO. VIDEO CON TESTAMENTO POLÍTICO DE JUAN FRANCISCO SIGLER AMAYA EN CASO DE SU EXTRAÑA MUERTE http://baracuteycubano.blogspot.com/2012/08/cuba-despues-del-asesinato-de-oswaldo.html Cuban opera singer challenges "jealous" bureaucrats over closed theater http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/cuba-theater-reform-idINL2E8IU8AZ20120801 Opinion: What Really Happened to Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Payá? http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/08/01/opinionthe-legacy-oswaldo-paya/ Spaniard held [...]