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Political Dissent

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Fidel Castro's Birthday Present: A Big Transsexual Wedding

    ​Fidel Castro turned 85 this past Saturday, and the celebrations were mostly typical. Supporters held a giant concert featuring dozens of musical acts, but Castro himself spent the day in seclusion, which prompted rumors he might have been too feeble for a public appearance. Miami exiles, meanwhil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Cuban Government Attacks Coral Gables Candidate For Mayor

    By Michael McElroyJames Cason's battle with Cuba continues.​Cuba's communist government is looking to disrupt James Cason's run for Coral Gables mayor, bringing some Cold War era spookiness to the City Beautiful's election season. Earlier this month, the American ex-diplomat, whom Fidel Castro nic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Protests Staged in Cuba, Miami to Commemorate Hunger Striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo

    ​Some 130 dissidents were arrested in Cuba, while several hundred demonstrators hit the streets of Miami to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of hunger striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo. The arrests on the communist island included the reported harassment and roughing up of a doz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Cuban Artist to Commemorate Hunger Striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo's Death with Surprise Work

    ​To commemorate the first anniversary of hunger striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo's death today, Cuban artist Geandy Pavón, who has projected images of the dissident on Cuban government buildings, has something big up his sleeve. And he promises it will be "legal, creative and have major impact." "I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Cuba Remains Protest Free on Anniversary of Hunger Striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo's Death

    ​As expected, the Cuban government has been doing a bang-up job keeping protests from flaring into major demonstrations on the first anniversary Wednesday of the death of hunger striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo. The anniversary coincides with major upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. But the ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2011

    After battling Castro, James Cason takes on Coral Gables

    ​As expected, the Cuban government has been doing a bang-up job keeping protests from flaring into major demonstrations on the first anniversary Wednesday of the death of hunger striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo. The anniversary coincides with major upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. But the ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Thomas Wenski: Archbishop Easy Rider

    ​As expected, the Cuban government has been doing a bang-up job keeping protests from flaring into major demonstrations on the first anniversary Wednesday of the death of hunger striker Orlando Zapata Tamayo. The anniversary coincides with major upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. But the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Archbishop Wenski Says the Church is "Winning More Space" in Cuba, but Not Enough For Castro to Stop Intercepting his Phone Calls

    floridacatholic.orgArchbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski​For a moment last night, it looked as if Thomas Wenski was in over his head. As the Archbishop of Miami stood beneath a giant mural of Cuban history in the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, he stumbled over his normally flawless Spanish. "Today, C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Five More Cuban Dissidents to be Freed

    In a carefully timed move, Cuba will free five more political prisoners, bringing the total number to 57, the Roman Catholic Church announced Thursday. The announcement comes before the 27-nation E.U. block meets to review its hard-line policy toward the totalitarian nation, which is seeking to bol ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    Ninjasonik at Grand Central September 25

    In a carefully timed move, Cuba will free five more political prisoners, bringing the total number to 57, the Roman Catholic Church announced Thursday. The announcement comes before the 27-nation E.U. block meets to review its hard-line policy toward the totalitarian nation, which is seeking to bol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Paraplegic Prisoner Arrives in Miami, Castro Calls for Return of "Cuban 5"

    Fidel gets emotional talking about "The Cuban Five"​Trade between the U.S. and Cuba may be reaching its nadir, but prisoner exchanges seem to be just getting started.On the day when paraplegic political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya arrived in Miami, a video of Fidel Castro shows the jefe supremo pr ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    Letters from the issue of July 1, 2010

    Fidel gets emotional talking about "The Cuban Five"​Trade between the U.S. and Cuba may be reaching its nadir, but prisoner exchanges seem to be just getting started.On the day when paraplegic political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya arrived in Miami, a video of Fidel Castro shows the jefe supremo pr ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2010

    Cuban punk rockers Gorki and Gil used music to take on Castro

    Fidel gets emotional talking about "The Cuban Five"​Trade between the U.S. and Cuba may be reaching its nadir, but prisoner exchanges seem to be just getting started.On the day when paraplegic political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya arrived in Miami, a video of Fidel Castro shows the jefe supremo pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Cuban Dissident Leaders call for Lifting Travel Ban

    Hardliners opposed to lifting the travel ban to Cuba have been among the staunchest champions of the Communist island's increasingly vocal dissident movement. But a letter released Thursday by 74 of the Cuba's most prominent dissenters undermines some of the key arguments made by leaders of Miami's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Human Rights Watch: Cuba More Repressive Than Ever

    Cuba has been on a repressive kick since the beginning of a year. After well-known critic Zapata Tamayo died in February, other Cubans took to the streets in protest. ​Another one, Guillermo Farinas, is said to be at death's door. The government, in turn, responded by beating some them -- the Lad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Thousands Attend Puerto Rican Band Calle 13's Habana Concert

    Who knew Cubans even liked Puerto Ricans? On Tuesday, boricua reggaetoneros Calle 13 threw a concert in Habana and 200,000 Cubans showed up.from diplo's twitter​ It was the second major concert by an international star in Cuba in the last year, following August's Juanes show. Singer René Pérez J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Cuba Clamps Down on Protesters

    Orlando Zapata Tamayo​For the second day in a row Wednesday, the Cuban government cracked down on protesters, this time punching and dragging several members of the Women in White denouncing the treatment of dissidents, one of whom died after a hunger strike last month, the Herald reported. The mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Fidel Castro's New Miniseries Chronicles 638 Times He's Cheated Death

    On Sunday, Cuban television broadcast the first episode of an 8-part miniseries on the various assassination attempts on Fidel Castro.Just another jolly night on Cuban prime-time!​Called He Who Must Live, the miniseries covers the "638" attempts on El Supremo's life, including some that took place ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Augusto Pinochet Painted as True Hero of Chilean Earthquake by Wall Street Journal

    ​As far as Latin American dictators go, Augusto Pinochet doesn't get nearly enough hate in these parts. I mean, this is what Miami does: hate Latin American dictators. Philly has cheese steaks, Orlando has theme parks, Miami has its undying hate for Latin American dictators.Oh, that's right! Pinoc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2010

    The Arch Address

    ​As far as Latin American dictators go, Augusto Pinochet doesn't get nearly enough hate in these parts. I mean, this is what Miami does: hate Latin American dictators. Philly has cheese steaks, Orlando has theme parks, Miami has its undying hate for Latin American dictators.Oh, that's right! Pinoc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Cuba Ordered to Pay $27.5 Million for Jailing Dissident Journalist

    Cuban dissident journalist Omar Rodriguez Saludes was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to 27 years in prison simply for telling the truth. Today a U.S. federal judge ordered the government and communist party of Cuba to pay $27.5 million to Rodriguez Saludes's mother.    "During hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Will McCollum Get a Primary Challenge from the Right Too?

    'Tis the season for former speakers of the state house to run to the right of front runners in Republican primaries it seems. Marco Rubio is already in an uphill battle in the senate primary against Charlie Crist, and now March on Politics reports that former speaker and state Senator Dan Webster is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Raul Castro Will Trade Political Prisoners for Cuban 5

    Cuba's imprisonment of political dissidents has long been a point of contention between the island nation and Miami's exile community. So it comes as a surprise that Raul Castro is willing to let them go."These prisoners you talk about -- they want us to let them go? They should tell us tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2008

    Vlog - March on the Mayors Community Reactions

    Cuba's imprisonment of political dissidents has long been a point of contention between the island nation and Miami's exile community. So it comes as a surprise that Raul Castro is willing to let them go."These prisoners you talk about -- they want us to let them go? They should tell us tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Marquez for Mexican Cops: Roger That

    Cuba's imprisonment of political dissidents has long been a point of contention between the island nation and Miami's exile community. So it comes as a surprise that Raul Castro is willing to let them go."These prisoners you talk about -- they want us to let them go? They should tell us tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    NPR: Gone too far

    Cuba's imprisonment of political dissidents has long been a point of contention between the island nation and Miami's exile community. So it comes as a surprise that Raul Castro is willing to let them go."These prisoners you talk about -- they want us to let them go? They should tell us tomorrow ... More >>

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Press Time

    With Fidel on his death bed, journalist Carlos Otero is more critical than ever

  • News

    May 29, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of May 29 - June 4, 2003

    With Fidel on his death bed, journalist Carlos Otero is more critical than ever

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of April 17-23, 2003

    "Once again we Americans have successfully married hedonism and controversy for profit."

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Proposals with Punch

    Swap jailed Cuban spies for jailed Cuban dissidents

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    Dialogueros

    Caught between Iraq and a hard-line place

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Dialogue: The Final Frontier

    When trade sanctions, bluster, and a few bombs don't work, you gotta try something else

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Kafka in a Guayabera

    He may be across the ocean, but Czech Pres. Havel's Cuban-exile headaches have already begun

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of April 18, 2002

    Is the only good fish a dead fish?

  • News

    April 4, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of April 4, 2002

    More sideline heckling over cheating at University of Miami

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Live from Havana, It's Mesa Redonda!

    Thanks to one show, an unprecedented amount of foreign news is airing in Cuba -- but it ain't Nightline yet

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Voice of a Nation

    Radio and TV Martí are supposed to remain above politics and provide Cubans with unbiased news. This is not a joke; it only seems like one.

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Equal Opportunity Dissident

    Julian Jorge Reyes, a child of Castro's revolution, turned against his leader. Now he's taking on el exilio.

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Nursing a Grudge

    The Jackson Memorial nurses' union is troubled by controversy about everything from bad accounting to homophobia

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Cuba Ordinance 101

    A New Times guide to busting the county's Cuba law

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Portrait of the Artist As a Communist Bureaucrat

    Cuba's Minister of Culture Abel Prieto faces a daunting challenge: Sell Cuban culture to the world, but don't sell out the revolution

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    Dateline Havana

    Tenacious Cuban journalists Olance Nogueras and Lazaro Lazo were strangers in their homeland. Now they are strangers in ours.

  • News

    April 10, 1997

    Images of Exile

    No money. No filmmaking experience. No hope for commercial success. Minor details didn't stop Joe Cardona and Alex Anton from exploring their Cuban heritage.

  • News

    November 28, 1996

    Notes from the Underground

    Impoverished and imperiled, Cuba's independent journalists stubbornly cling to the notion of a free press

  • News

    September 21, 1995

    What About Those Stinking Badges?

    Hialeah City Council members take an unprecedented legal step to protect their reputations

  • News

    May 4, 1994

    No Peace for Paula

    In Cuba she was a symbol, the Madonna of the Counterrevolution. But in Miami, it's a different kind of fight for Paula Valiente.

  • News

    November 24, 1993

    Temple Tantrum

    Not even the embattled State of Israel can hold a candle to this feuding little synagogue in North Bay Village

  • News

    July 14, 1993

    From Moscow to Miami

    When Cuba's top students were sent to the Soviet Union, no one could have guessed they would change from revolutionaries to refugees.

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