The European Parliament again criticized the human rights situation in Cuba in a communiqué released after yesterday’s incident in the island’s capital, which involved law and order forces and the Ladies in White, mothers and wives of political prisoners, reported the press in Brussels.
Read More“Cuba desperately needs political and legal reform to bring the country in line with basic international human rights standards,” affirmed Kerrie Howard, assistant director for America of Amnesty International, in a communiqué a propos the 7th anniversary of the detention of 75 dissidents in the island.
Read MoreConner Gorry is in Haiti for the NGO medicc.org (medical cooperation with Cuba) which is keeping tabs on the work of the Cuban medical brigade working in the earthquake recovery effort as well as the medical students form the Havana-based Latin American Med School (ELAM) that have joined forces. The following is the lastest blog post from Gorry.
Read MoreLast week the US Treasury Department announced it would allow exports to Cuba of software and Internet services such as instant messaging, e-mail, Web browsing and social networks. In response, the Cuban government lashed back saying this measure is part of a plan to destabilize the country and not one of loosening the economic blockade.
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Read MoreA friend, who works in a farm cooperative making her money honestly and living decently, told me she was concerned about constant pejorative criticisms alluding to “farmers who make money speculating with the people’s food.”
Read MoreThe Spanish government considers that it is difficult that changes can take place in the European Union (EU) policy toward Cuba during its presidency in this bloc, given the opposition of some countries like the Czech Republic and Germany, reported the press in Madrid. Relations with the island have been governed since 1996 by the so-called common position, which the administration of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero wishes to change for a framework established on a dialogue by both parties.
Read MoreAn earthquake of 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale was registered yesterday night in eastern Cuba, reported the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to the source, the epicentre was located some 50 kilometers south of the city of Santiago de Cuba, the second most important in the island.
Read MoreThe Mexican government urged the Cuban authorities in a Secretariat of Foreign Affairs communiqué “to carry out the necessary actions to protect the health and dignity of all its prisoners, including those who have been charged or sentenced for the crime of state of dangerousness.” Mexico also expressed in the text its desire to strengthen relations with the island, “based on a state vision and not on ideological positions.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities will relocate more than 40,000 persons who work indirectly in the agricultural sector, as well as eliminate around 100 state-run companies that are not profitable, announced Minister of Agriculture Ulises Rosales del Toro.
Read MoreA fire of large proportions consumed some 700 hectares of forest in Mayarí, a mountainous region in the eastern province of Holguín, reported IPS. The fire was caused by the work being carried out in a dam under construction.
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