Elaine Díaz is an “independent” blogger in Cuba. As she put it, she is a blogger who has not declared… Read more Cuban self-censorship
Author: Ellery Roberts Biddle
writer, editor, tech and human rights expert
Marianela Boán on art worlds in Cuba and the US
During my recent break from work (and half-wired), I had a chance to interview Philadelphia-based Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán, who… Read more Marianela Boán on art worlds in Cuba and the US
For the red curious
People frequently ask me to compare Cuba and China on the question of Internet use, and just about everything else.… Read more For the red curious
Internet access is not the same thing as rice
Cuba’s Ministry of IT and Communications has framed the Internet policy discussion around two central ideas: Cuba’s commitment to social… Read more Internet access is not the same thing as rice
Jama y toma
Over 52,000 people worldwide have signed a petition calling for the release of all of Cuba’s political prisoners. Last Friday… Read more Jama y toma
A July 26th to forget
The 26th of July commemorates the failed 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks that marked the beginning of the revolutionary… Read more A July 26th to forget
Half-journalism (at most)
Days before government officials announced their intentions to release fifty-two of the island’s political prisoners, Granma, Cuba’s largest newspaper, which… Read more Half-journalism (at most)
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