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The Critical Observatory Network will hold its sixth Social Forum on May 26-27 at the La Ceiba Community Center, in the Havana municipality of Playa.

Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on Wednesday criticized the granting of a visa to visit the United States to Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, as well as to the Havana City Historian, Eusebio Leal.

A 50-year-old man was the lone casualty following an afternoon collapse of a wall at a school in the Havana municipality of Marianao. The accident occurred about 4:30 pm, on Wednesday as students were leaving school.

Over this period we will be expecting abundant rainfall, especially from Saturday onwards. Temperatures will experience little change, though the trend will be slight increases. The highest temperatures will be between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (88°F), while the minimums will be around 23°C (73°F).

The fraternal organization “Cofradia de la Negritud” (the Negritude Brotherhood) has called for another action against racism in Havana. This time it is set for for Sunday, May 20, on the occasion of the centenary of the initiation of the armed protest by the “Partido Independiente de Color” (Independent Party of Color).

Members of the “Men’s Group for Diversity,” which is part of the National Centre for Sex Education (CENESEX), on Saturday urged the Cuban government to pass legislation regarding their sexual rights.

Leandro Cerezo Sirut, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two soldiers and attempted hijacking of a Cuban airliner in 2007, went on a hunger strike on May 6 after demanding improved prison conditions.

At least two people were arrested in connection with the murder of a Havana man on April 27, though Guyanese medical student Shurlon Austin remains the prime suspect, reports the Café Fuerte website.

Kais Omran Portocarrero, a young Cuban musician, remains held under arrest in Israel since April 18, accused of offenses against the security forces in that country and for being a member of the Popular Front.