On Wednesday of this week, Google (operator of YouTube) took down the channel of Cubadebate, one of the larger state-run… Read more On Global Voices: Cubadebate’s YouTube channel taken down
Category: Cuba in Miami
Blogging consistently is hard to do
I have been on hiatus from half-wired for a few weeks, because of final exams and life in general. Now… Read more Blogging consistently is hard to do
Technical difficulties
Earlier this week, Yoani Sanchez tweeted that she could no longer send Twitter messages from her cellphone, via SMS (presumably,… Read more Technical difficulties
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
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”
Ellery Roberts Biddle 