On Tuesday when we published a commentary by the farmer and journalist Osmel Ramirez Alvarez on the subject of reforms to the Cuban Constitution, we did not imagine that he had been arrested a short time earlier in his house for writing in publications like ours, which are not controlled by the government.
Read MoreOsmel Ramirez Alvarez, a Havana Times contributing writer, arrested last Friday at his home in Mayarí and later taken to a State Security facility in the city of Holguin, in northeastern Cuba, was released late Monday afternoon.
Read MoreWe learned that on Saturday morning HT contributing writer Osmel Ramirez was transferred to the city of Holguín, about 90 kilometers away, and is currently being held in the State Security Police Training Center, better known as Pedernales.
Read MoreHere is my version of how President Obama might respond to an open letter by Osmel Ramirez published recently in Havana Times.
Read MoreOsmel Ramirez asks: Do we really have farm cooperatives in Cuba? “Nobody cooperates with anyone anymore or it’s very rare.”
Read MoreOsmel Ramirez writes about preparations for Tropical Storm Laura in his municipality of Mayari, Holguin, Cuba.
Read MoreOsmel Ramirez comments on the strategy used by the Cuban government and its media to try and shape public opinion around the just concluded Summit of the Americas in Lima, Perú.
Read MoreToday, our contributing writer from Mayari, Holguín, Osmel Ramirez Alvarez, was arrested, reported a family member. The agents also took with them Osmel’s laptop, hard drive and other belongings. His whereabouts are unknown at this moment.
Read MoreOsmel Ramirez describes the situation in his community of Mayari, Holguin as hurricane Matthew approaches. The memory of hurricane Sandy four years ago is still present in the minds of the authorities and population.
Read MoreWe went on a bus rented by the community, along with other neighbors who joined in the plan, which had been spontaneously organized.
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