The unsubmissive dignity of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
From last year’s gay march to the protest of the self-employed, it is obvious that, in Cuba, citizens are waking up from their induced lethargy. The Cuban dictators didn’t release Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. In fact, they freed themselves from him. At least,...
Cuban documentary “Sueños al Pairo“ reveals the essential perversity of Castroism
The censorship of a documentary that had been registered for this year’s Young Cinema Show has exploded in the hands of the Cuban Institute of Film Art and Industry, ICAIC, as it provided unexpected resonance to (“Dreams on Hold”) , a film that reveals some of the...
New US agency will reduce impunity for Cuban repressors
Many Cubans who came into exile in the United States can remember, from their years in Cuba, the face of a repressor. Surely a victim never forgets the face of the one who led a violent act of repudiation against him/her, or that of the police sector chief who...
Cuba’s regime no longer guarantees essential edible roots for the population
In 1957, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) praised Cuba and classified it as the largest exporter of agricultural products in Latin America in proportion to its population. The island supplied itself with beef, milk, tropical fruits, fish and shellfish,...