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Slow Cuba investment raises red flags: Telecom a key factor

According to USA Today, “Although companies such as MasterCard, American Express, Netflix and Twitter have announced plans to expand operations in Cuba, they can’t flourish on the island until two essential U.S. industries get on board: banking and...

A.I. releases annual Cuba report: The repression continues

Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize winning human rights organization, has just released its 2014 annual report on Cuba.Following is an excerpt regarding “freedom of expression, association, assembly and movement:”Criticism of the government...

Statement regarding recently assaulted Ladies in White member Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez

The Following translated statement was released today by Ladies in White leader Berta Soler regarding fellow member Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez:We can not fail to overlook the magnitude of the last act of vandalism ordered and directed by member agents of the Department of...

Ladies in White leader Berta Soler announces “recall referendum”

As reported in Translating Cuba and 14ymedio, “during a press conference Sunday afternoon, Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, announced that a recall referendum would be held within the organization to define her continuity at the head of this Human...

UNPACU lanches a campaign to recruit “massive” number of activists in Cuba

The Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) has issued the following press release:*****************************February 16, 2015The Patriotic Union of Cuba, UNPACU, has as a main objective to recruit, capacitate, train and lead in a nonviolent struggle the largest possible...