Just hours after the demonstrations took place, images of the Damas de Blanco being hauled away by the Cuban police appeared… Read more Hunger strikers? What hunger strikers?
Author: Ellery Roberts Biddle
writer, editor, tech and human rights expert
Quiet on the island: Cuban bloggers in analog
One of the most important things to understand about Cuban bloggers is that they are among a minority of Cubans… Read more Quiet on the island: Cuban bloggers in analog
Washington, please stop screening your calls.
Foreign Policy’s Christopher Sabatini says it’s time to end the communications embargo on Cuba. I think he’s right. Read the article.
How many political prisoners are there in Cuba?
The New York Times’ Marc Lacey writes that the numbers vary, depending on who you ask, and how you define ‘political.’… Read more How many political prisoners are there in Cuba?
Thank the camera phone
Since I wrote my last post, the terms of the prisoners’ release have become a bit more clear. Those who… Read more Thank the camera phone
On “banishment” and freedom
Last Wednesday, after days of negotiations with Catholic church leaders and the Spanish foreign ministry in Havana, Cuban government authorities… Read more On “banishment” and freedom
After the “half-news”
In the autumn of 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, bringing the beginning of the end of communist rule for most,… Read more After the “half-news”
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