Havana Journal
February 24, 2010-Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo is dead after an 80-day hunger strike to demand better jail conditions. Orlando was arrested with Normando back in 2003 due to opposition against the Cuban Government.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Recent News from Cuba
Amnesty Calls for More Freedom in Cuba
March 16, 2010-The human rights group Amnesty international appealed to Cuban President Raul Castro to release political prisoners and scrap laws that restrict fundamental freedoms, using the seventh anniversary of a major crackdown on dissent to call for change.
Castro's Cuba at 50
Pictures of Cuba posted by The New York Times Magazine.
Cuba-The New York Times
The latest news articles on Cuba from The New York Times.
Cuban Crackdown Anniversary Marked with Protest
March 18, 2010-Hundreds of government supporters surrounded a small group of Cuban dissidents as they marched through Havana on Thursday on the seventh anniversary of the arrests of their loved ones, screaming abuse but otherwise allowing the protest to proceed peacefully.
March 16, 2010-The human rights group Amnesty international appealed to Cuban President Raul Castro to release political prisoners and scrap laws that restrict fundamental freedoms, using the seventh anniversary of a major crackdown on dissent to call for change.
Castro's Cuba at 50
Pictures of Cuba posted by The New York Times Magazine.
Cuba-The New York Times
The latest news articles on Cuba from The New York Times.
Cuban Crackdown Anniversary Marked with Protest
March 18, 2010-Hundreds of government supporters surrounded a small group of Cuban dissidents as they marched through Havana on Thursday on the seventh anniversary of the arrests of their loved ones, screaming abuse but otherwise allowing the protest to proceed peacefully.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Links to Normando
The following links provide more information on Normando's current condition and other activists looking to bring justice to this case:
Blog: "Uncommon Sense: For a Free Cuba. And More."
Havana Journal: Update on Cuban Dissident Normando Hernandez Gonzalez
Bloomberg.com: Mother of Jailed Writer to Sit With First Lady at Bush Speech
Cuba: Insufficient Medical Assistance for Normando in Solitary Confinement
Blog: "Uncommon Sense: For a Free Cuba. And More."
Havana Journal: Update on Cuban Dissident Normando Hernandez Gonzalez
Bloomberg.com: Mother of Jailed Writer to Sit With First Lady at Bush Speech
Cuba: Insufficient Medical Assistance for Normando in Solitary Confinement
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