A New Type of Plantation Owner
“We must return to the land! We must make it produce!” emphatically expressed the President of the Council of State during the …
Where are the Structural Changes?
HAVANA, Cuba – The events over the last two years in Cuba would provide enough material to surpass Franz Kafka’s novels or …
Cuba: Are the Changes Beginning?
HAVANA, Cuba – The enactment of the Decree/Law 259, which deals with the turning over of idle lands in usufruct (i.e., the …
Dagoberto Valdés asks the EU not to treat Havana like ‘a normal government’
The Cuban state “cannot be treated as a normal government,” said the former director of the magazine Vitral, Dagoberto Valdés, in reference …
Report on the HR situation in Cuba over the last 5 month (January – May 2008)
Over the last five months, the Cuban regime arrested and jailed 22 dissidents and opposition activists, 13 of whom were still in …
Reflections from a recently released prisoner of conscience
For many years we have asked ourselves why the Cuban government acts one way or another. In the end, no one has …
Bilateral Relations between the EU and Cuba (2003 – 2008): 5 years, little progress
On March 18, 2003, when the world’s attention turned to the war in Iraq, a wave of repression swept across Cuba. 75 …
Cuba is Like a Hijacked Plane: The Cubans know the regime is finished, but they are waiting to be told. An Interview with Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
Havana, Prague/ After 50 years of Fidel Castro’s despotic rule, the Cuban government led by the younger Castro, Raúl, introduced a series …
A Mercenary and Dangerous Old Man
Members of the political police harassed an 80 year old opponent in his own home to prevent him from blemishing the festivities …
Presos de Consciencia: Cuba Europe Dialogues: Vol 3, Numero 7, ESP
Descargar PDF: Cuba Europe Dialogues: Vol 3, Numero 7, ESP: Presos de Consciencia Este número de Diálogos Cuba-Europa está dedicado a los …