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Pope’s Bodyguard in Cuba Helped Cuban Activists Reach the Pontiff: “Run and Tell Him.”

According Marti News, “the three activists from Cuba’s Patriotic Union (UNPACU) that had been held in detention since September 20th for approaching Pope Francis in Cuba’s Plaza of the Revolution, were released on Monday afternoon, but must still...

UNPACU Open Letter: “SOS Three Innocent Lives at Risk in Cuba

SOS Three innocent lives at risk in Cuba.This call for help for the lives of three humble and peaceful Cubans is addressed to Pope Francis, to the governments of the free world, to organizations defending human rights and all people of good will.On the morning of...

UNPACU publishes list of 142 activists arrested during Pope’s visit to Cuba

The following report was issued by the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), a Santiago de Cuba based pro-democracy organization that has activists throughout the island: List of the human rights defenders that the Pope “did not know were repressed” during his...

In a Photographer’s Own Words: “I Have A Dream: The Ladies in White”

I have a dream: Ladies in WhiteBy Hana JakrlovaI feel sorry for the Pope for not meeting the dissidents while in Cuba. Going to Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) silent march in Havana was the strongest experience of my visit in the country.Growing up in communist...

Social and Political “Cleansing” in Anticipation of Pope’s Cuba Visit

Miami, FL – Over the course of the last 48 hours The Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC) and the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF) have been receiving disturbing reports from Cuba regarding the temporary arrests, harassment and intimidation on the part...