Cuban Catholic Church

Massive political prisoner release?

October 5, 2010

Cuban dissidents and the Cuban Catholic Church believe Raúl Castro’s government is preparing conditions for a massive political prisoner release once 16 members of the Group of 75 are freed, who remain in prison, reports El País.

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Miscellanea

August 25, 2010

6 more political prisoners have been freed by the Cuban government.  It remains to be seen if they will stay in the country or forced into exile. [AP] The Cuban government will end the quota of cigarettes given to the populace through the rationing book with the intent of limiting subsidies. [EFE] Dissident Juan Juan [...]

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Polemic between church and dissidents

August 23, 2010

164 Cuban dissidents (many of whom are Catholic) signed an open letter addressed to Pope Benedict XVI stating that they are not in agreement with “the position the Cuban Church hierarchy has taken in its intervention in support of political prisoners.” Furthermore, the dissidents believe that if the bishops had offered the “right mediation,” they would [...]

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Diplomatic corner

July 9, 2010

The European Union will revise its “Common Position” which conditions the position of the community over links with Cuba about the human rights situation on the island. [Clarín] Past negotiated releases did not bring an end to repression in Cuba. [New York Review of Books Blog] Cuban Catholic Church and the Spanish government set up mechanism [...]

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Widening political role of Catholic Church in Cuba?

June 16, 2010

Listen to the report from National Public Radio (NPR).

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A larger role in solving island’s problems?

May 23, 2010

Via the Financial Times: Raúl Castro, Cuba’s president, has given a nod to the Roman Catholic Church’s desire to play a larger role in solving the communist-run island’s problems, possibly opening the way for the release of political prisoners, leading prelates said, in what experts and diplomats termed his most significant political move since replacing [...]

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