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March
25
FROM
CUBA
Four
men attack dissident who suffers cut hand in attack
in his home
Four men, allegedly led
by the first secretary of a local branch of the
Communist Party, forced their way into the home
of dissident medical doctor Darsi Ferrer and beat
him up.
HAVANA
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FROM
CUBA
Denied
telephone for not participating in block committee
activities
An employee of the state-run
Cubapetroleo Company was denied the installation
of a telephone in his home because he failed to
participate in activities of the Commitees for
the Defense of the Revolution, known popularly
as bloc committees.
SANTA
CLARA
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FROM
CUBA
Emigration
offices runs out of forms for exit permits
The emigration office in the
"10 de Octubre"district in the capital has run out
of forms for those wishing to leave the island legally.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Independent
journalist accused of stealing and butchering a
cow
An independent journalist
who called authorities when she discovered a bloody
machete in the entrance to her home was later accused
by police of of stealing and butchering a cow.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Washroom
attendance fired after requesting exit permit to
emigrate to the U.S.
Félix Cárdenas Pérez, a retiree
working as a bathroom attendant on Santa Clara's
boulevard, lost his job last week after applying
for a permit to emigrate.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Dissident
fined for using a home-made stove
Luis Enrique Junquera García,
a delegate of the dissident Liberal Democratic Party,
told the inspectors he had no other means of preparing
meals for his children, aged 10 and 12 years.
RANCHUELO |
The Miami Herald
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Castro puts special peso above dollar in its value
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Lawmakers advocate lifting travel sanctions
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Cuban man suspected of torture is released
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Dissidents energize exiles, lawmakers
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Family makes epic journey to America
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Yahoo! News
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EU development chief Michel urges Cuba to turn
page, open new dialogue
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Mission
improbable
Cuba and human rights: Neither
American toughness nor a European charm offensive
is likely to persuade Fidel Castro to reverse his
crackdown on dissent.
The
Economist.
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Progress
in efforts to tap Cuban expertise
Malaysia's initiative to tap
Cuban expertise moves a notch higher with the Second
Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) to be hosted in Putrajaya
today.
The
Star Online, Malaysia. |
March
21
FROM
CUBA
Two
brothers released from prison after three years
for insulting Fidel Castro
Two human rights activists
were released from prison this week after three
years of imprisonment for insulting President
Fidel Castro, public disorder and resisting arrest.
CIEGO DE AVILA
|
FROM
CUBA
Dissidents
stopped by police outside of the U.S. Interests
Section
Two dissidents were stopped
last week by police officers after leaving the
U.S. Interests Section where they had surfed the
Interet.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Anti-government
slogans appear in Santa Clara
A group of garbage collectors
saw some anti-government slogans painted on walls
at a pickup point last week, prompting a team of
state security agents with sniffing to cordon off
the area.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Dissident
criticizes conditions at Guines provincial jail
Santiago Adrían Palomo of
the dissident November 30 Democratic Party says
conditions in the Guines provincial jail are worse
than those the Cuban government alleges about the
U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
SANTA
CLARA |
The Miami Herald
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Castro backers confront silent demonstrators
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Cuban immigrants find themselves stuck after being
denied benefits
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Cuban exiles, the CIA and a secret war: A new
book focuses on a post-Bay of Pigs program to
get rid of Castro
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Q&A with Don Bohning
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Spanish government speaks to Cuban exiles
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Castro gives upbeat portrayal of future
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Aznar condemns Spain's foreign ties
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Twin drives put focus on dissidents
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U.S. Cuba trade expert quits
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Ex-Spanish leader blasts Cuba, Venezuela ties
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Yahoo! News
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Prisoners' Wives Want Cuba Media Space
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Castro Slightly Strengthens Cuban Peso
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Cuba Dissidents Face Internal Divisions
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Cuba
criticised over dissidents
Amnesty International has
accused the Cuban authorities of holding 71 prisoners
of conscience, often in brutal conditions.
BBC,
UK. |
U.S.
to Focus on Cuba, North Korea, Burma at Human Rights
Meeting
At this year's meeting of
the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the
United States will sponsor a resolution on Cuba
and co-sponsor resolutions on North Korea and Burma,
senior Bush administration officials say.
Washington
File. |
Female
Castro Supporters Break Up Protest
With shouts of "Viva Fidel,"
female government supporters interrupted a weekly
silent protest by wives of political prisoners held
after Sunday church services.
Yahoo!
News. |
March
15
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
workers resent unkept promises
Workers at the Ramiro Lavendero
cigarette factory here say they are very unhappy
the government has not kept to its commitments
when it recently distributed just part of a suite
of working clothes.
RANCHUELO
|
FROM
CUBA
Worker
fired for advocating human rights in Cuba
Lázaro Oliva worked at the
dental clinic for 15 days before he was fired
for belonging to a human rights advocacy group,
the Partido Federalista de Cuba.
SANTA
CLARA
|
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
government opponent threatened in Manicaragua
A man who called himself Roberto
and said he was the chief of "Confronting subversive
enemy activity" visited government opponent Raúl
Rangel the afternoon of March 10 at home in Manicaragua
and threatened him with the loss of his job.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Areas
of Placetas without power for 13 days
La Vigía district of Placetas
has been without power for 13 days since the electric
transformer burned out. Residents say they have
asked that repairs be made, but the Electric Company
alleges they have no transportation to move the
needed equipment.
PLACETAS |
FROM
CUBA
Food
scarcity becoming critical in eastern Cuba province
The 25,000 residents of Campechuela,
in easternmost Granma province, are facing food
shortages approaching the critical point as a result
of the prolonged drought affecting the region.
SANTIAGO
DE CUBA |
The Miami Herald
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Cubans will unite to resist U.S.-style change,
Castro's brother vows
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Castro opponent says his life was threatened
•
Exile group may visit Cuba
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Cuba reinstating economic controls
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Yahoo! News
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Aide says Blanco feared offending Castro while
in Cuba
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Intellectuals Back Cuba Over Rights Record
•
Journalists have most hazardous year in a decade
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External
links
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Latin
Jews finding a home in South Florida
Mariano
Moshe Otero grew up struggling to understand both
his faiths."We were brought up in a Christian
home but knowing we were Cuban Jews," said Otero,
43, a former Evangelical minister who is now pursuing
rabbinical studies in Miami
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
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March
11
FROM
CUBA
Authorities
to fire teacher who threatened student
Authorities at the "Gilberto
Arocha" secondary school said a teacher who, while
reportedly drunk, threatened to kill a 15-year-old
10th grade student last Wednesday would be fired.
HAVANA
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FROM
CUBA
Police
confiscate vendor's wares
Police and government inspectors
raided a house in Managua, on the outskirts of
Havana, and confiscated all home-made merchandise
belonging to a street vendor who tries to make
a living in the underground economy.
HAVANA
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FROM
CUBA
Shortage
of cigarettes in Santiago de Cuba
Police and government inspectors
raided a house in Managua, on the outskirts of Havana,
and confiscated all home-made merchandise belonging
to a street vendor who tries to make a living in
the underground economy.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Travelers
stranded in Ranchuelo
Travelers in Ranchuelo who
expected to board a bus or train to Santa Clara
the morning of March 3 found themselves stranded
with little recourse but their wits.
RANCHUELO |
FROM
CUBA
Demand
exceeds capacity at computing center
As many as 40 would-be students
could not register for computer instruction at the
Youth Computing Club in Ranchuelo February 28 due
to the small size of the hall, said Ismary Pozo,
a frustrated registrant.
RANCHUELO |
FROM
CUBA
Churches
and convents apparently targeted in thefts
The situation came to the
attention of the province's bishop, Msgr. Siro,
who issued a letter to be read in all parishes and
other religious facilities, alerting nuns, priests
and parishioners alike to the danger.
HAVANA |
The Miami Herald
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Exile group may visit Cuba
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Cuba reinstating economic controls
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Cuban dissidents seek support for peaceful rally
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'Havana Night Club' is a spectacle -- but just
too Vegas
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Activist says his project tackles Cuba's 'culture
of fear'
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U.S.
Trade With Cuba? You Bet!
New rules implemented by
Washington could make it harder for U.S. agricultural
producers to sell to Cuba, but Louisiana Gov. Kathleen
Blanco is seeking a bigger piece of the pie - already
worth some $1 billion for her state.
CBS
News.
|
March
7
FROM
CUBA
Ag
worker fired, threatened with eviction
Agricultural worker Raúl
Rivero Ferrer was fired from his job at the Arroyo
Naranjo farm, and now administrators want him
to vacate the house he has occupied with his family
for the last 13 years, claiming the house is a
benefit that goes with employment.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Drought
in Cuba attracts water vendors
The ongoing drought in the
area has brought out people who supply water for
a price in Ranchuelo, and since February 22, several
can be seen plying the town's streets.
RANCHUELO
|
FROM
CUBA
Police
shoot unlicensed bread peddler
Police took a few pot shots
at a man they say they found peddling bread without
the appropriate license in the La Chirusa sector
of Santa Clara.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Police
raid self-employed street vendors in Santa Clara
Police made yet another sweep
February 26 directed against the self-employed street
vendors who try to eke out a living on the periphery
of the San Miguel market in Santa Clara, arresting
a number of them and imposing fines of up to 1,500
pesos.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
families evicted from make-shift housing
About 250 strong, police and
housing inspectors charged into "El Fanguito" marginal
housing area in Cienfuegos February 22, evicting
settlers and demolishing their jerry-built houses.
CIENFUEGOS |
FROM
CUBA
Handle
with care: Casket ready to come apart before burial
The grieving relatives of
Bienvenida Moreno, deceased at age 83, were too
worn-out to protest by the time a funeral-home employee
pointed out her poorly-made casket was about to
lose its bottom.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Surgical
personnel centralized in Santa Clara
In an apparent attempt to
centralize surgical services in the province, surgical
personnel from the Celestino Hernández Rubao hospital
in Santa Clara, as well as personnel from the nearby
municipalities of Placetas and Remedios, have been
told to report to the Arnaldo Milián Castro provincial
hospital, also in Santa Clara.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Books,
radios, and a copier confiscated from independent
libraries in Cuba
Two officers from the Department
of State Security who gave their names as Frank
and Ahmed called at the home of María Elena Mir,
in Guanabo, a beach community east of Havana, and
confiscated several boxes of books and 25 portable
radios.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Two
cases of AIDS detected in Cuban prison
A medical survey carried out
at the Mar Verde prison in the city of Santiago
de Cuba detected two inmates who have been infected
with the AIDS virus.
SANTIAGO
DE CUBA |
Cuba
reinstating economic controls
Cuba is gradually returning
to tight state control of its whole economy. Some
analysts say it's preparing for a day when Fidel
Castro no longer rules.
The
Miami Herald |
The Miami Herald
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Castro foes testify, support the U.S.
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Cuba's bid may stall FTAA talks
•
Cuban show plans dream gig in Miami
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Cuban church: Prelate treated rudely at MIA
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Dissidents feud on Cuba's future
•
Cuba, Haiti criticized in U.S. rights report
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Sherritt,
Cuba to Spend $450 Mln to Boost Mine Output
Sherritt International Corp.,
which produces nickel and cobalt, and Cuba plan
to spend as much as $450 million to boost production
by almost half at a mining joint venture in the
country.
Bloomberg.
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Yahoo! News
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Canadian airliner heads back to Cuba after losing
part of rudder
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Blanco heads to Mexico, Cuba on trade trip |
Speak
truth to tyranny
Cuba's embattled dissident
movement is back in action -- after suffering a
vicious crackdown only two years ago. In March 2003,
Cuba's dictatorship began rounding up dozens of
activists who increasingly had pushed for democratic
changes.
The
Miami Herald. |
External
links
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Film
satirizes life in tragic absurdity
Jokes, riddles and satire are the antidotes to
rigid government pronouncements and decrees. A
well-placed pun or double entendre helps deflate
tensions at home over empty kitchen cupboards,
hourslong blackouts or the cavernous gap between
average Cuban state salaries and the cost of living.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
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Eight
charged in attempts to smuggle people into U.S.
from Cuba
Eight Cubans are charged with alien smuggling
and conspiracy following their failed attempts
to bring a total of 103 migrants by boat to the
United States, authorities said Friday.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
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New
export rules on Cuba could backfire in Congress
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets
Control has just announced new trade guidelines
that reinterpret payment procedures for U.S. food
exports to Cuba. In October 2000, the U.S. Congress
authorized cash-only sales of American food items
to the island under the Trade Sanctions Reform
and Export Enhancement Act.
Orlando
Sentinel.
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