POTUS Praises Ladies in White, civil society…pushes for “open Internet” at Clinton Global Initiative
Today, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech on civil society at The Clinton Global Initiative. The following are some excerpts from his remarks:”It was citizens here in America who worked to abolish slavery, who marched for women’s rights, and workers...
Cuban girl suffers discrimination at hands of State Security due to mother’s membership in Ladies in White
According to reports from Hablemos Press and the article in Diario de Cuba:”An eight year old student will be required to repeat the second grade for being the daughter of a Lady in White, denounced the independent news agency Hablemos Press.”The article...
U.S. & E.U. condemn arrest of Ladies in White
According to El Nuevo Herald, the U.S. government “energetically condemned Monday the arrest of approximately one hundred members of Cuban opposition group The Ladies in White, occurring this past Sunday in Havana.”The activists were arrested by...