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Cuba rinde homenaje a sus soldados muertos en Africa

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:15:21 GMT

El mandatario de Cuba, Raúl Castro, encabezó este lunes los homenajes a los más de 2.000 soldados muertos en las guerras de Angola, Etiopía y otros países africanos, al cumplirse 20 años de la "Operación Retorno'', en la cual fueron repatriados los...
Source: Miami Herald

INSIDE CUBA: Gay Life in Cuba

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:26:39 GMT

A contestant in the first-ever Mr. Gay Havana contest.(Photo by: lgbt-cuba-noticias-hoy.blogspot.com) EDITORS NOTE:The following posts are from the blog LGBT Cuba News Today.
Source: In These Times

Cuba, from Fidel to Raul

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:32:20 GMT

“On July 31, 2006, Fidel Castro, gravely ill, underwent emergency surgery and nearly died. He has been recuperating ever since.
Source: Rational Review

Embajador de Cuba se va de Nicaragua por presuntos roces con primera dama

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:08:16 GMT

El embajador de Cuba en Nicaragua, Luis Hernández Ojeda, puso fin a su misión en el país centroamericano tras un supuesto conflicto con la primera dama, Rosario Murillo, de acuerdo a fuentes diplomáticas citadas el sábado por El Nuevo Diario.
Source: Miami Herald

INSIDE CUBA: From Fidel to Raúl

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:26:26 GMT

Cuban President Raúl Castro speaks to the people.(Photo by:Kaloian) On July 31, 2006, Fidel Castro, gravely ill, underwent emergency surgery and nearly died. He has been recuperating ever since.
Source: In These Times

Claim of Cuban racism rejected

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:31:21 GMT

Pro-government Cuban writers and artists Friday rejected allegations by African-Americans of racism and repression on the island, calling the charges ``delusional'' and part of ``an anti-Cuban campaign.'' The reply came as four Afro-Cuban dissidents...
Source: Miami Herald

Timerman Case Threatened Argentine Military Regime

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:27:52 GMT

30 years after the release of Jacobo Timerman, the former newspaper editor and Argentina's most famous political prisoner during the military dictatorship, the National Security Archive today posted declassified documents that confirm that his case...
Source: History News Network

Crece el debate sobre el racismo en Cuba

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:37:57 GMT

Escritores y artistas cubanos identificados con el gobierno rechazaron el viernes las alegaciones de racismo y represión en Cuba hechas por un grupo de afronorteamericanos, al tiempo que calificaron las acusaciones de "delirantes'', así como de formar...
Source: Miami Herald

Quoted in 'Zapatero cree en un 'diálogo exigente' con La Habana'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:38:01 GMT

said in Miami Herald:

Tenemos que evaluar los pasos que dé el gobierno de Raúl Castro para iniciar un periodo de reformas económicas

Quoted in 'Raul's Cuba Shows Little Improvement on Personal Freedoms'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:21 GMT

said in World Politics Review:

In his three years in power, Raúl Castro has been just as brutal as his brother. Cubans who dare to criticize the government live in perpetual fear, knowing they could wind up in prison for merely expressing their views

Raul Castro sings in Chinese for chinese guests

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:50 GMT