Stories about Cuba from February, 2011
Cuba: The Disconnect
The irony of having an Information Science Fair “on the Island of the Disconnected” does not escape Generation Y.
Cuba: What do the Cables from Havana Say? (Part I)
Around 506 diplomatic cables of the 250,000 released by WikiLeaks on November 28, 2010 proceed from the American Section with Interests in Havana. Until February 2011, only 34 messages had been declassified. Global Voices author Elaine Díaz analyzes their content in the first part of a series on the cables and Cuba.
Cuba: Internet Landscape
Generation Y and Regina Coyula blog about the Internet monitoring situation in Cuba.
Cuba: Church or State?
Uncommon Sense offers another example of why he thinks Havana's Cardinal Jaime Ortega “is on the wrong side” of the struggle.
Cuba: “Operation Cyber-Mambí”
There has been much speculation of late as to whether the spirit of protest will find its way from Egypt and Tunisia to the Caribbean. If the lock on the marketplace of information maintained by Castro's government is what's standing between discontented Cuban citizens and protest, then recent attempts to use “counterrevolutionary” bloggers' tactics against them have come as no surprise to netizens.
Cuba: Entertainer Dies At 96
“She was an absolute delight, a class act, and she will be missed by many”: Along the Malecon is saddened by the passing of “a legendary Cuban singer and actress.”
Cuba: The Reality of Revolution
1Click2Cuba wonders whether Cuba will be the next Egypt, but Iván's File Cabinet reminds us that the Cuban reality is different.
Cuba: Who Does The Law Protect?
Laritza's Laws says that “the fact that justice depends on politics “assures them [leaders] political immunity, both for themselves and their clique.”
Cuba: Pacheco Blogs From Exile
“Cubans, undeniably, have to find a path. We must keep one thing very present: only love can save us from human misery”: Pablo Pacheco, one of the prisoners of Cuba’s...
Caribbean: Looking at Cairo
Caribbean bloggers have their eyes on Cairo. From Bermuda, Wishful Thinking republishes an image that offers “hope for humanity”; Cuba's Yoani Sanchez says: “The insinuation is clear: five decades of...
Cuba: More Questions About Mazorra
Laritza's Laws notes the decision of the Havana Provincial Court in the case of the deaths, by starvation and cold, of 26 psychiatric patients in January 2010, saying: “So the...
Cuba: Legalising Prostitution?
“The Cuban regime does not accept the practice of prostitution”: Iván's File Cabinet makes a case for why it should.
Cuba: Parallels with Egypt
Ernesto Morales Licea looks at the unfolding situation in Egypt and wonders: “why not Cuba?”
Cuba: Transportation in Reverse
“In Cuba, the only means of cheap public mass transit are the city buses…state taxi service has disappeared”: Iván's File Cabinet says that the transportation service in Havana is regressing.
Latin America: Drawing Parallels with Egypt
As protests in Egypt continue, Latin American bloggers are drawing historical parallels with similar uprisings in the region and some are wondering: “Could it happen here now?”
Blogger asks: “Could instability spread to Latin America?”
Considering the recent and ongoing events in Tunisia and Egypt, Bloggings by boz asks: “If it is a crisis year, what would it mean for Latin America?”. Boz goes over...
Cuba: Uncovering Martí
Repeating Islands blogs about the commemoration of the 158th birthday of national hero José Martí, while Iván's File Cabinet says: “The government likes to sell the image of a sad...
