Monthly Archives: May 2009

This Cuban Exile Won't Forget

Published May 21, 2009 | By UMAP

This Cuban Exile Won't ForgetWednesday May 20, 5:53 pm ETDavid Hogberg

It was Oct. 9, 1967, and 19-year-old Emilio Izquierdo Jr. was trying desperately not to smile.

As a political prisoner in one of Cuba's gulags, he seldom had reason… Continue reading →

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La comparsita de Mariela

Published May 21, 2009 | By UMAP

La comparsita de Mariela

Lucas Garve, Fundación por la Libertad de Expresión

LA HABANA, Cuba, 21 de mayo (www.cubanet.org) – El Día Mundial contra la Homofobia se celebró públicamente en La Habana el sábado 16 de mayo a… Continue reading →

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