Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Cuba from April 2012

Cuban netizens, primarily from the diaspora, are once again blogging about instances of police abuse in the country and how the island's justice system routinely makes hunger-strikers out of prisoners...

23 April 2012

Cuba: The “Gap” within the Cuban Exile Community

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Quick Reads · Citizen Media

Cuba: Omni Zona Franca in New Orleans

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Quick Reads · Arts & Culture

21 April 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

In last week's summary of the regional blogosphere, a young comtemporary artist from Barbados made the observation that the region is “more than the beach and coconuts.” Here's a round-up...

19 April 2012

Two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI left the island, Cuba returns to normalcy. Elaine Diaz offers a review of the different conversations and debates after the Pope's visit that have...

18 April 2012

Cuba: Youth Film Festival Marked by Controversy

Written by Rafael Gonzalez · Arts & Culture

The 11th "Muestra Joven del audiovisual cubano" [Youth Festival of Cuban Audiovisuals] took place this year from the 3rd to the 8th of April. The festival was marked by poor...

17 April 2012

Cuba: Diaspora Blogs About Dissidents

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

The plight of prisoners of conscience is a front-burner issue with Cuban diaspora bloggers. This week, they are talking about two in particular: Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, a former member...

15 April 2012

Cuba: Uproar Over Ozzie Guillen's “Love” for Fidel Castro

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · U.S.A.

Across digital and mainstream media, in the United States and Cuba, Miami Marlins baseball team manager Ozzie Guillén's comments on Fidel Castro unleashed a searing debate between baseball fans, political...