My thoughts on the song Homeland and Life (Patria y Vida) which stands as the opposite of the regime’s slogan of Homeland or Death (Patria o Muerte). The song evokes the right of Cubans to choose the political system in which they wish to live. One that does not force people to choose between the ruling ideology or the opposite, which translates into prison, ostracism, persecution, exile and death.
Read MoreAs the lives of Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, Maykel Castillo and a group of Cuban artists hangs in a balance after 7 days in a hunger and thirst strike, I join pro democracy activists and freedom loving human beings around the world in solidarity with their cause by signing the petition below …
Read MoreIndependent journalists Esteban Rodriguez of ADN Cuba and Hector Luis Valdez of Heraldo de Cuba courageously captured the police truck where dissident artist Maykel Osorno was arrested this evening in Habana. He was arbitrarily arrested while walking on the streets wearing his face mask. It was also reported that police violently knocked down the door of Maykel’s house in the presence of a minor. This is an example of how a cell phone and a live broadcast on social media are capable of exerting pressure, raise awareness. I just got confirmation from artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara that Maykel had been released. The video is nevertheless valuable to show how regimes only yield to pressure not silence.
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