Cuban political prisoners

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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Dissidents’ detention and harassment is on the rise

August 19, 2010

Cuba’s Communist government continues to harass critics who publicly express their discontent on the streets even as it releases some political prisoners. The number of temporary detention of dissidents and incidents where they are harassed by groups of government supporters is on the rise. [Reuters]

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Castroism prepares against the masses

July 22, 2010

La Verdad Obrera (LVO), a publication of the Argentine Socialist Workers Party, has an interesting critical piece on the recent political developments in Cuba from a Trotskyist perspective. The following incisive paragraphs were transcribed from the story: Bureaucracy and corruption Accompanying the announcement of prisoners being released and an economic adjustment is the corruption scandal at [...]

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Freeing more political prisoners

July 22, 2010

Cuba has said it is ready to release more political prisoners, in addition to the 52 it announced it would free earlier this month. The releases are part of a deal between Cuba, the Catholic Church and Spain, which is taking in many of the men after their release. But the US has said prisoners who do [...]

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Tactics of survival

July 21, 2010

Alvaro Vargas Llosa on the Castro brothers as masterful tacticians: Other releases have lifted people’s hopes in the past. In 1969-70, about 1,300 prisoners were deported. In 1979, after a controversial negotiation with some exiles, 3,600 opponents were set free – and expelled. In 1998, Pope John Paul II’s visit was followed by the release of [...]

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Cuba politics: Freedom calls

July 14, 2010

From the Economist Intelligence Unit: No democratisation If the prisoners — who include journalists, community organisers and opposition figures — are indeed set free, this would be a major concession on the part of the Castro government. It appears to be designed for external consumption, however. It could lead to improvements in Cuba’s foreign relations, [...]

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