The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will vote today on a report denouncing the “absolute repression of individual liberties and the freedom of the press and expression” in Cuba, during its 68th general assembly, to be held on Friday in Sao Paulo.
Read MoreSpanish political activist Carromero Angel was sentenced to four years in prison in Cuba for manslaughter in the traffic accident that killed dissidents Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero.
Read MoreBeginning January 14, 2013, Cuba will allow its citizens to travel abroad without first obtaining exit permits, a key, and long awaited reform of President Raul Castro. They will be able to leave the island with a valid passport and visa from the country of destination.
Read MoreFIFA president Joseph Blatter will personally request explanations from Cuban sports authorities over the defection of three to four players before the qualifying match against Canada in Toronto last Friday.
Read MoreSpanish politician Angel Carromero, 27, was sentenced to four years in jail in Cuba over the traffic accident in which Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Paya was killed in July.
Read MoreThe Spanish Embassy in Cuba celebrated Dia de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day, or “Columbus Day” in the United States) on October 12 with a reception in which no dissidents, opposition bloggers or anti-Castro journalists were invited.
Read MoreWhile the Cuban media did report that the island’s soccer team lost its latest World Cup qualifier to Canada 3-0 on Friday, it did not mention the fact that they played with no reserves after the desertion of four players who reportedly fled to the United States.
Read MoreTropical Storm Rafael formed in the eastern Caribbean on Friday and is heading on a course that would keep it far from Cuba.
Read More“The Commandante is fine, doing his daily things, reading, doing exercises”, said his son Alex Castro at the inauguration of a photo exhibit in the city of Guantanamo, reports journalist Arlín Alberty Loforte on Friday on her blog.
Read MoreCuban authorities began updating and correcting the voter registry on Thursday in preparation for the first phase of the general elections, scheduled for October 21. In this balloting, delegates to municipal assemblies will be selected across the country.
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