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Marc R. Masferrer
I'm a career newspaper journalist. I also blog.
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Nothing scares the Castro regime like Cuban Independence Day
Monday, May 20, ought to be a great day in Cuba, the 111th anniversary of the nation's independence from the United States. Intead, it's just another day for the Castro dictatorship to target its opposition for repression. That was made... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas arrives in Miami, denounces Castro's reforms as 'cosmetic'
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Guillermo Farinas arrives Sunday in Miami. Perhaps Raul Castro's most highly touted "reform" has been the lifting of limits on the ability of most -- but not all -- Cubans to travel overseas. However, the independent journalist and activist Guillermo... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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From exile, 2 Ladies In White extend 'helping hands' to Cubans in Cuba
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They are now living in exile in Kentucky, but two Cuban Damas De Blanco ("Ladies In White") have not forgotten the people of Cuba, especially those in Holguin province in the eastern part of the country. (Generally speaking, that's the... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Teenage Cuban dissident calls on youth worldwide to support fight for freedom
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Enrique Lozada As he recovers from a lengthy hunger strike that helped force the Castro regime to release his father from jail, Enrique Lozada, 17, has a message for Cuba and the world. Via Pedazos de la Isla: div> Transcription... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Pope Francis to leader of Cuban Ladies In White: 'Continue onward'
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Read about Wednesday's brief but historic meeting between Pope Francis and Berta Soler, the leader of the Cuban Damas De Blanco, here and here. And for some perspective about how important the above photo is, read Carlos Eire's post at... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Former Cuban political prisoner Luis E. Lozada: I was beaten tortured while in jail
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The Cuban opposition scored a big win this week when the Castro regime released activist Luis Enrique Lozada just shy of a month after he was unjustly arrested. Following Lozada's example, other activists had used hunger strikes and other protests... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuba releases political prisoner Luis E. Lozada; activists end hunger strikes
From Cuba, activist Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia reports on the release of political prisoner Luis Enrique Lozada, who had been on hunger strike since soon after his arrest on April 9. Hunger strikes are not the way to fight the... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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An open letter from Elsa Morejon to Amnesty International
Via Translating Cuba Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet and his wife Elsa Morejon, 11 April 2011. I am Elsa Morejon Hernandez, wife of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet González, president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba. My letter is... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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The time is now to show solidarity with Cuban hunger strikers (UPDATED)
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UPDATED, May 8, 2013 -- Political prisoner Luis Enrique Lozada is released; he and other activists end hunger strikes. Luis Enrique Lozada and his family. Hunger strikes, and other forms of suicide by protest, are never welcome, moreso when the... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Worries rise for Cuban activists on mass hunger strike
Via Pedazos de la Isla: Dissident leader Jose Daniel Ferrer weakened during 19th day of hunger strike Youngest hunger striker, Enrique Lozada (17) during hunger strike. More activists keep joining the massive hunger strike encompassing more than 60 people throughout... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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In poor health, Cuban prisoner of conscience Marcos Lima released from jail
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Antonio Michel Lima Cruz, left, and Marcos Maikel Lima Cruz Cuban prisoner of conscience Marcos Maikel Lima Cruz, who has been hospitalized in Holguin since suffering a stroke on April 16, has been paroled because of his poor health. Lima's... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban rights group reports 377 arrests in April
The Hablemos Press human rights and news group on Thursday released its monthly update on repression on the island: -- There were 377 politically motive arrests in April, bringing the total for year to 1,544. In most instances, those arrested... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Freedom House: On press freedom, Cuba ranks in the Bottom 8
It is no surprise but always worth mentioning: When it comes to freedom of the press, there is none in Cuba. Nothing changed about that in 2012. In fact, conditions for independent journalists like Calixto Ramon Martinez, only got worse.... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Young Cuban activist: 'I am not afraid to die knowing that I am defending and fighting for my father’s freedom' (UPDATED)
See below for update. Cuban teenager Enrique Lozada is one of some 60 Cuban activists currently on hunger strike in an attempt to force the Castro dictatorship to release from jail his father, Luis Enrique Lozada Igarza. The elder Lozada... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Reporters Without Borders calls for release of Cuban political prisoner Angel Santiesteban
Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders calls on the Cuban authorities to quickly release Angel Santiesteban-Prats, a writer and blogger who has been held for the past two months and who has been on hunger strike since his transfer to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Rosa Maria Paya, you have the Castro dictatorship's attention
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To determine whether the Castro regime was paying attention while Rosa Maria Paya was traveling through Europe and the United States to demand an international investigation of her father's death last year, all she has to do is look out... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Jailed Cuban activist Luis Enrique Lozada increases protest, vows not to drink water
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Luis Enrique Lozada and his family. Jailed Cuban activist Luis Enrique Lozada Igarza, whose arrest and subsequent hunger strike April 9 sparked identical protests by other activists in several Cuban cities, is now vowing to not drink water until he... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Political prisoner tells UN Human Rights Council of abuses in Cuban gulag
Writing from prison, Cuban political prisoner Angel Santiesteban paints for the United Nations Human Rights Council -- of which Cuba is a member -- an horrific picture of conditions in the Castro gulag: I write to you from the depths... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban activist hospitalized after 'savage beating' by Castro police
Cuban activist Rubilandis Ávila González was hospitalized in serious condition this week after suffering a "savage beating" by police who had arrested him, according to opposition sources. Avila and another activist, Agustín Ferrer Parra, were arrested Monday in Mella, in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban freedom fighter Regis Iglesias remembers his friend Oswaldo Paya
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Regis Iglesias and Oswaldo Paya, prior to the "black spring" of 2003. Regis Igelesias is one of the former Cuban Group of 75 prisoners of conscience arrested during the "black spring" crackdown of 2003 because of his activism alongside other... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban activists continue with mass hunger strike against repression
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More than three dozen anti-Castro activists with the Patriotic Union of Cuba, lead by former prisoner of conscience Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, on Tuesday remained on hunger strike to demand the release of Luis Enrique Lozada Igarza and other imprisoned... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban Damas De Blanco finally get to accept Sahkarov human rights prize
Representatives of the Cuban Damas De Blanco, or "Ladies In White," today will finally accept the Sahkarov human rights prize that the European Union awarded the group eight years ago -- but that the Damas had not been able to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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English-language interview with Rosa Maria Paya
On her recent visit to the United States, Rosa Maria Paya should have done more television interviews in English. She is that good. Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Cuban political prisoner Marcelino Abreu on hunger strike
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Marcelino Abreu Cuban activist Marcelino Abreu Bonora, who has been jailed since last August when he took the occasion of Fidel Castro's birthday to distribute anti-Castro leaflets, has been on hunger strike since April 10 to protest his continued imprisonment... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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Is the Castro dictatorship trying to kill political prisoner Angel Santiesteban?
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Angel Santiesteban Supporters of Cuban political prisoner Angel Santiesteban on Monday posted on his blog a disturbing account of a recent attack on the imprisoned writer: We just received a very worrying message from Havana from Angel, who so far... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Uncommon Sense
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