Tag: Repression

Cuba: Citizenship vs Mafia State

These protests are against the status quo, meaning a politically-authoritarian, ideologically-conservative, economically-exploitative and socially-exclusionary regime.

Political Power and Authorized Academy in Present-day Cuba

In different ways, the dictatorship was in academia... the regime killed and thought at the same time— and, of...

We are Alive! In Praise of the Rebellion on...

I was talking with a friend in Cuba a few days after the July 11, 2021 protests,...

I Was a Witness in the Trial against Luis...

The courts in Cuba are places where punishment is administered. Justice is conceived as the safeguard of...

Prosecution’s Office Is Demanding Seven and Ten Years for...

Cuban prosecutors are asking for seven and ten-year prison sentences for the artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara...

Cuba: The Myth and its Uses

Cuba is back in the public eye as a result of the planned action of November 15....

Of Leadership and Collective Responsibilities: Where is the Dilemma?

The departure from Cuba of Yunior García, one of the organizers of Archipiélago, the civic organization that...

How to Read the 11-15 Protest?

Seventy-two hours after 11-15, many are focusing exclusively —how could they not— on the departure from Cuba...