Tribute is a piece composed in August 2021 by Luis Alberto Mariño Fernández. It is a tribute to Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, whom Luis Alberto believes (as many of us do) were assassinated by the Cuban dictatorship. The piece captures the violence and tragedy evoked by the killing of two larger than life human beings and democracy leaders.
Read MoreThe Association of Mothers and Relatives for Amnesty in Cuba sent a letter to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy indicating their support of the Amnesty and Decriminalization of Dissent Bill proposed by the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba and indicating they will proceed to collect the required number of signatures.
Read MoreLey de Amnistía en Cuba: Presionando a la Dictadura por la Liberación de todos los presos politicos cubanos.
Read MoreOn March 28, 2022, the Cuban regime committed another of its great injustices when a court sentenced Luis Robles Elizástigui to 5 years in prison. The reason? Luis Robles represents everything the dictatorship in Cuba fears
Read MoreAbout the report published by the NGO Prisoners Defenders titled “Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment and tortures of Political Prisoners in Cuba,” based on testimonies of 101 political prisoners subjected to tortures. The report will be presented to the Committee Against Torture by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 73rd session of the United Nations Committee Against Torture to be held from April 19 to May 13, 2022.
Read MoreAs we approach July 22nd, the tenth anniversary of the death of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas in unexplained circumstances, most likely the result of a state crime, the publication of this book on his ideas and legacy is announced and promises to be fascinating. The book titled “Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payᨠwill be available on June 21 in hard copy and digital format (Kindle and Apple Books). Payá was one of the pioneers of the human rights movement in Cuba, founder and leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, architect of the Varela Project and winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.
Read MoreA selection of news on the historic motion on Cuba presented by Senator Leo Housakos and seconded by Senators Denise Batters, Mark Wells, Judith G. Seidman MP Michael Chong in the Senate of Canada on March 24, 2022.
Read MoreHistoric speech by the President of Ukraine to the Parliament of Canada delivered on March 15, 2022. Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated calls for a ‘No Fly Zone’ over Ukraine and asked Canada to think of how it would be liked if bombs were falling on Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
Read MoreUS Senate Resolution introduced by Rick Scott Senator from Florida, honouring Jose Daniel Ferrer and Cuban activists. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate on Jan 12. 2022.
Read MoreAmidst a human rights campaign calling on the Cuban regime to cover the sham trials of July 11 protesters, Gabriela Cañas the EFE News Agency President has made a public statement on how the Cuban regime prevents the foreign press from practicing journalism with freedom.
Read MoreA summary of recent press releases from human right organizations and news articles in the English speaking and Spanish media on Luis Manuel Otero shows how solidarity with the contemporary artist and main coordinator of the San Isidro Movement grows.
Read MoreDEMOCRATIC SPACES recently learned that Melkis Faure Hechevarría and Edilberto Arzuaga Alcalá, two Cuban prisoners of conscience listed in our PETITION to the Parliament of Canada were released from prison.
Read MoreThe Eternal Flame Project launched by Amnesty International seeks worldwide solidarity with the San Isidro Movement and the persecuted Cuban artists, intellectuals and human rights activists subjected to “alarming levels of surveillance,” by the Cuban regime.
Read MoreA performance intended to call world attention on the irrational repression of dissenting voices in Cuba ended in the arbitrary arrest of Luis Manuel Otero, main coordinator of the San Isidro Artist Movement
Read MoreOn Sunday, April 11, Bishop Silvio Báez prays for Cuban artists and human rights activists leading the peaceful struggle for justice, human rights and freedom in Cuba. He prays for freedom in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Read MoreOAS Secretary General Luis Almagro’s Press Release in solidarity with activists of the Patriotic Union of Cuba in a hunger strike since March 20. It condemns the extreme repression of the Cuban dictatorship and states that such regime should have become extinct a long time ago.
Read MoreDay 18 of the UNPACU hunger strike and day 23 of a police cordon surrounding the main headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Cuba.
Read MoreIn this powerful video, Katia Hernandez Torres blames Diaz Canel for the extreme humanitarian catastrophe in Cuba, specially for the lack of food, medications as a result of the restructuring of the economic in the midst a pandemic. She also says she is not afraid to speak up and be the voice of the voiceless in Cuba regardless of the repression she will be target.
Read MoreCuban Canadian Patria y Vida Caravan in Toronto and Montreal on March 7, 2021. Caravana Patria y Vida en Toronto y Montreal.
Read MoreCuban Canadians have called on a Patria y Vida Caravan on Sunda, March 7 in solidarity with the ideals expressed in the popular song that has now become an anthem of hope and freedom for Cubans in the island and around the world.
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