Raul Castro

Fidel Castro – The Tyrant Exits but the Damage Remains

Published January 9, 2017 | By UMAP

Fidel Castro: The Tyrant Exits but the Damage Remains / Jeovany Jimenez Vega Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 29 November 2016 — The dictator Fidel Castro died last Friday at the age of 90. The extensive news coverage was to be expected. After all, he was both the object of the most romantic, idealized love and the […] Continue reading →

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Castro Regime Censors Blog Calling Raul Castro Responsible For UMAP

Published February 11, 2016 | By UMAP

Castro Regime Censors Blog Calling Raul Castro Responsible For UMAP* / Diario de Cuba Posted on February 9, 2016 Diario de Cuba, Havana, 9 February 2016 — A blog on sexual diversity, Proyecto Arcoiris (Rainbow Project), housed in the government-run blogging platform Reflections, has been censored by the regime after addressing UMAP and publishing a […] Continue reading →

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A look at Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega

Published September 21, 2015 | By UMAP

A look at Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega, right, stands behind Pope Francis in the popemobile as they arrive for Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. During Mass Sunday, Ortega thanked the pope for his work promoting detente between Havana and Washington and called for reconciliation between […] Continue reading →

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Cuba’s controversial cardinal takes center stage with pope’s visit

Published September 11, 2015 | By UMAP

Cuba’s controversial cardinal takes center stage with pope’s visit HAVANA | BY DANIEL TROTTA Cardinal Jaime Ortega rose from labor camp inmate in the 1960s to become one of Cuba’s leading political figures, leveraging a non-confrontational style into a rare position of influence for someone outside the Communist Party. With Pope Francis visiting Cuba next […] Continue reading →

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No, No and No Raul Castro

Published August 31, 2014 | By UMAP

No, No and No Raul Castro / Jose Luis Garcia Antunez Posted on August 31, 2014 This I believe is the second or third occasion that I write to you, and as always without the least mood or desire that you answer me, because given the absolute contempt and disgust that emanates from your person […] Continue reading →

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My Youth Labor Army (EJT)

Published August 11, 2013 | By UMAP

My Youth Labor Army (EJT) / Mario Lleonart Posted on August 9, 2013 They undoubtedly ordered the official press panegyrics in honor of the Youth Labor Army (EJT) for its forty years of existence. Between the two national newspapers they share the responsibility and take turns with articles such as, “At the end of the […] Continue reading →

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Hunted Leftist Terrorist Laughs at FBI from Cuba

Published May 7, 2013 | By UMAP

Hunted Leftist Terrorist Laughs at FBI from Cuba May 7, 2013 By Humberto Fontova This week the FBI announced a $1 million reward for “information leading to the apprehension” of Joanne Chesimard, also known as “Assata Shakur,” who they named a “Most Wanted Terrorist.” Chesimard is the first woman to make the FBI’s list. The […] Continue reading →

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Letter to Pope Benedict XVI / Jeovany Jimenez Vega

Published March 8, 2012 | By UMAP

Letter to Pope Benedict XVI / Jeovany Jimenez VegaJeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated Artemisa, 20 February 2012 To His Holiness Benedict XVI: Like most Cubans, I greatly rejoice in your announced visit to our country, which will undoubtedly be welcome. You come to a country living in the most complex moment in its history. When […] Continue reading →

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Santiesteban, Padura, Milanes and the Repression of Intellectuals in Cuba / Angel Santiesteban

Published November 19, 2011 | By UMAP

Santiesteban, Padura, Milanes and the Repression of Intellectuals in Cuba / Angel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated From Havana, Cuba, where he lives and is subjected to systematic police and legal abuse by the island's military regime, because of his determination to be a free writer, especially in his blog "The Children Nobody Wanted," Angel Santiesteban […] Continue reading →

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Guevara the economist? Workers short-changed

Published September 14, 2009 | By UMAP

Guevara the economist? Workers short-changedSubmitted on 29 August, 2009 – 09:10

CubaSolidarity 3/157, 20 August 2009

GuevaraAuthor:Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton reviews Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution by Helen Yaffe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)

A late night meeting of the Cuban… Continue reading →

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Politburo member backs gay marriage in Cuba

Published February 11, 2008 | By UMAP

Politburo member backs gay marriage in Cuba11th February 2008 14:20PinkNews.co.uk staff writer

A leading Cuban politician has welcomed proposals to allow gay men and lesbian marriage rights, as the country continues to discuss its future direction.

The poor health of… Continue reading →

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Las dos caras de Raul Castro

Published February 4, 2007 | By UMAP

Posted on Sat, Feb. 03, 2007

Las dos caras de Raúl CastroLUIS MANUEL GARCIA

El 31 de julio de 2006, a las 6:22 p.m., tras 47 años, 6 meses, 30 días, 18 horas y 22 minutos disfrutando del poder absoluto,… Continue reading →

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Los generales de Raul Castro

Published November 3, 2006 | By UMAP

POLITICALos generales de Raúl Castro

Juan González Febles

LA HABANA, Cuba – Noviembre (www.cubanet.org) – El estamento militar es fundamental en la dictadura de Fidel y Raúl Castro. El ejército nacional, llamado de forma eufemística Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, ha rebasado… Continue reading →

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Fidel's Executioner

Published October 16, 2005 | By UMAP

Fidel’s ExecutionerBy Humberto FontovaFrontPageMagazine.com | October 14, 2005

This is the fourth article in our “Leftwing Monsters” series, the first of which featured Humberto Fontova’s profile of Fidel Castro. “Leftwing Monsters” is a feature of www.discoverthenetworks.org where the entire series… Continue reading →

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