Remembering Cuba's '13th of March' massacre

There are moments in the history of every dictatorship when it reveals its evil nature, even to those normally too blind or too naive or too dumb to see. When it reveals that the only thing that matters is its own power, regardless of what it takes from the people they rule.

Construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.

The Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.

The Iranian elections in 2009.

One such moment in Cuba happened 15 years ago, on July 13, 1994, when the tugboat "13 de marzo" ("13th of March"), which had been hijacked by dozens of people attempting to flee Cuba, was sunk after being repeatedly rammed by Cuban coast guard vessels.

Forty-one people were killed, murdered by the Castro regime.

It is a moment in the history of the dictatorship that should never, and will never, be forgotten.

Maria Werlau of the Cuba Archive has written the definitive history of the massacre. You can read it here.

Read Amnesty International's report, here.

For photos of the victims, go here.

These victims of the Castro dictatorship will be remembered Monday on the campus of Florida International University in Miami. Here are the details:

WHAT: Join a 15 Minute Silent Vigil for Justice
WHEN: The Vigil begins on July 13 at 12 noon and ends at 12:15pm
WHERE: FIU University Park campus, fountain between Charles Perry Building and Library