Cuba may be "negotiating" with the United States, but political repression is still part of daily life on the island. In this Hablemos Press report, Cuban couple describes how they were arrested and detained Sunday while trying to attend Mass with the Cuban Ladies In White.
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Cuba Web sites
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Cuba's 114 political prisoners, as of 6/23/14
- Abreu, Marcelino
- Alcala, Harold
- Almeida, Anoy
- Alvarez, Miguel
- Alvarez, Pedro
- Arce, Lewis
- Arce, Mercedes
- Arce, Yohannes
- Ascencio, Jose
- Avila, Lazaro
- Borges, Ernesto
- Bustamante, David
- Calderin, Alieski
- Castillo, Eliseo
- Castillo, Juana
Cervantes, Jorge - Delgado, Maikel
- Fernandez, Ivan
- Guerra, Alcibiades
- Morera, Vladimir
- Mulet, Reinier
- Ramirez, Jorge
- Reyes, Francisco
- Rodriguez A., Osvaldo
- Rodriguez C., Osvaldo
- Santovenia, Daniel
- Vargas, Alexeis
- Vargas, Django
- Vargas, Vianco
- Velazquez, Hector
- Diaz, Miguel
- Real, Humberto
- Sosa, Armando
- Dufuss, Darian
- Garro, Sonia
- Guerra, Miguel
- Parada, Wilberto
- Figueredo, Angel
- Gallardo, Haydee
- Fernandez, Alexander
- Munoz, Ramon
- Hernandez, Roberto
- Guerrero, Alexis
- Michelena, Juliet
- Labrador, Luis
- Piloto, David
- Maine, Ruberlandis
- Sarraff, Rolando
- Ulloa, Miguel
- Paumier, Leonardo
- Dufuss, Darian
- Plana, Emilio
- Mendoza, Yordenis
- Otero, Alexander
- Quesada, Daniel
- Romero, Lazaro
- Mejias, Sandalio
- Remon, Angel
- Tamayo, Ernesto
- Tamayo, Miguel Angel
- Ortiz, Vladimir
- Pelier, Ricardo
- Rosabal, Yoelkis
- Ribeaux, Aracelio
- Riveri, Ernesto
Cuban Political Prisoners of the Week
- 'Barrera, Jorge'
Abreu, CarlosAlvarez, JulioAlvarez, PedroBorrego, MariaBruzón, LeonardoChaviano, FranciscoFernández, VictorFlores, YaremisGarcía, DaniaGarcía, Jorge (Antúnez)Labrada, ReinaldoLópez, MiguelMantilla, Virgilio- Martínez, Calixto
Mola, JoséPalacios, HéctorPernet, OmarRodriguez, RobertoRuiz, MaximoSaavedra, DiagzánSantos, AlexanderAguiar, NelsonAlcántara, ArmandoAlejo, Vladimir- Abreu, Marcelino
- Alfaro, Alfredo
- Alonso, Claro
- Alvarez Pedroso, Pedro
Alvarez, AdrianAnzardo, Yosvani- Alvares, Yordanis
- Amelo, Nivaldo
- Arzuaga, Ariel
- Barthelemy, Rodolfo
Basulto, LucasAguirresabal, Alexei- Batista, Idelfonso
- Becerra, Humberto
- Becerra, Juan
- Bencomo, Maikel
Bermúdez, Juan- Bernal, Liana Elena
Biscet, Oscar- Blanco, Ángel
Borges, Alexis- Borges, Ernesto
- Brown, Richard
Cabrera, RandyCalzado, AlfredoCampos, LuisCano, MarceloCaballero, EricCabrera, MiguelCalzado, AlfredoCampa, Victor- Bustamante, David
- Cano, Joel
- Capote, Mijail
- Caraballo, Giorvis
- Carballosa, Pedro
- Carbonell, Yoel
- Cardona, Diosdado
- Carmona, Yosvani
- Carvajal, Pascual
- Castillo, Andreivi
Cedeño, Hector- Celguera, Alfredo
Cervantes, AgustinCervantes, Jorge- Castillo, Ariel
- Castillo, Eliso
- Castillo, Reinaldo
- Chivas, Leónides
- Coba, Jorge
Conyedo, Yasmin- Coba, Roelbis
- Coss, Oglis
- Cruz, Jesús
- Cuarta, Israel
- Curbelo, Nelson
- Cásares, José
de la Rosa, José- del Pozo, Santo
Deliz, Luis- Dires, Jorge
Domínguez, Alfredo- Donatien, Alexis
- Durán, Ernesto
Díaz, AntonioDíaz, CarlosDíaz, EduardoDíaz, EnyorDíaz, Francisco- Díaz, Miguel
Díaz, OsvaldoEscobedo, Egberto- Estepe, Eugenio
Falcón, JoséFernández, Efren- Fernández, Leonardo
- Fernández, Osmany
Ferrer, DarsiFerrer, JoséFerrer, Luis- Ferrera, Yuselin
Fonseca, Sara- Franco, Noel
Galván, RicardoGarcía, AntonioGarcía, LázaroGarcía, YordisGaínza, PrósperoGonzález, DiosdadoGonzález, HirámGonzález, JorgeGonzález, Juan (Pánfilo)- García, Fidel
González, OsvaldoGonzález, RicardoGonzález, RobertoGrave de Peralta, LeonelGude, OmarGarces, YelenaGuerra, Augusto- Fernandez, Alexander
- Figuerola, Enrique
- Frometa, Eider
- Frómeta, Angel
- Garcia, Jose
- Garro, Sonia
- Gomez, Yordanis
- Gonzalez, Ulises
- Guilarte, Armando
- Guilarte, Wilmer
Gutiérrez, Yoandry- Frometa, Andy
- Guerra, Alcibiades
- Guerra, Yoeni de Jesus
- Gómez, Brian
- Hernandez, Roberto
- Hernández, Raúl
Herrera, Arnaldo- Herrera, Gean
- Herrera, Leivy
Ibarra, RafaelIglesias, Régis- Izaguirre, Roberto
- Jiménez, Alejandro
Jiménez, RolandoJorrín, Rafael- Julién, Orestes
Kuan, Alexis- Cola, Gustavo
- Fernandez, Ivan
- Guerra, Yoennis de Jesus
- Labañino, Manuel
- Lara, Duartes
- Larot, Adalberto
- Larroman, Yuleivis
- Larroque, Héctor
- Latamblet, Eduardo
- Ledea, Wilmer
- Leguen, Jésus
- Lescaylle, Osniel
- Lestapier, Yulian
Linares, LibradoLiriano, JorgeLópez, Abel- Lopez de Moya, Danny
Luque, Niurka- López, Adel
- Magín, Arturo
- Mangana, Leodan
Manzanet, FranciscoMartinez, José- Martinez, Raudel
Martín, CarlosMalleza, Ivonne- Martínez, Alberto
- Marín, Yoel
- Maure, Amado
Mederos, ErnestoMena, MisaelMenéndez, José- Milian, Leonardo
Milán, LuisMolinet, NelsonMonet, JuliánMorales, Aurelio- Labrador, Luis
Martínez, YordanisLuque, JoséMoya, AngelMustafá, JesúsMárquez, ArnaldoLima, MarcosMartinez, Jose EnriqueMatos, Rafael- Millet, Reinaldo
- Mustelier, Bismark
- Márquez, Yoendri
- Naranjo, Alberto
- Naranjo, Margarita
Navarro, FélixNieves, Juana- Marante, Laura
- Morera, Vladimir
- Naranjo, Omar
- Noa, Alfredo
- Nuez, Alfredo
- Núñez, Omar
- Núñez, Rolando
- Olivera, Juan
- Ortega, Benito
Padron, Juan- Padron, Santiago
Paino, Orestes- Paino, Victor
- Paniagua, Reinaldo
- Parada, Raul
- Pedroso, Juan
- Pelegrín, Jorge
- Peña, Elmis
Piña, HoracioPoveda, Izael- Ponce, Luis
- Pozo, Elmis
- Pradera, Maximo
Prieto, Hugo- Piloto, David
- Puerta, Jaziel
- Pulido, Pedro
Pérez de Alejo, Arturo- Pérez, Alexeydis
Pérez, Ciro- Plana, Emilio
- Planas, Emilio
Puig, Yelky- Pérez, Dagni
Pérez, Eduardo- Matos, Rafael
- Muñoz, Ramón
- Pérez, Dany
- Pérez, Elmis
Pérez, Mario- Pérez, Miguel
- Pérez, Rolando
- Pérez, William
Ramos, Arnaldo- Ramírez, Jorge
- Ramírez, Yoangel
Rangel, Fidel- Real, Humberto
Reyes, BlasRivas, EfraínRivera, JuanRoca, RámdolRodríguez, AlexisRodriguez, WalfridoRodiles, Antonio- Michelena, Juliet
- Parada, Wilberto
- Rivera, Niorvis
- Riveri, Ernesto
- Rodriguez, Osvaldo
- Rodríguez, Alfredo
- Rodríguez, Diamelis
Rodríguez, José L.Rodríguez, JuanOsoria, Francisco- Rodríguez, Lázaro
- Rodríguez, Manuel
Rodríguez, MichelRodríguez, Néstor- Rodríguez, Pedro
Rodríguez, Rolando- Rondón, Omauris
Rosales, Lázaro- Ramírez, Yanisleydis
- Remon, Angel
- Rodríguez, Raúl
- Roja, Jorge
- Rojas, Jesús
Sanchez, Claro- Román, Yosber
- Santana, Miguel
- Santiesteban, Angel
- Santovenia, Daniel
- Sarraf, Rolando
Sigler, ArielSigler, GuidoSilva, RicardoSocarrás, YosbanyLeon, JulioLima, Antonio- Rodríguez, Marcelino
- Sosa, Armando
Suarez, ArturoSuarez, Fidel- Suris de la Torre, Ihosvani
- Suárez, Lidier
- Sánchez, Eriberto
- Sílver, David
Talavera, DeisyTavío, Rogelio- Triana, Orlando
- Turcas, Emilio
Ubals, Manuel- Valdés, Erick
Valle, Héctor- Uranga, Yusilin
- Vargas, Alexeis
- Vargas, Django
- Vargas, Vianco
- Vega, Félix
- Verdecia, Amado
- Vigil, Agustín
- Vigil, Alexis
- Villalobos, Roberley
- Villarreal, Antonio, RIP
Vinajera, Raumel- Villar, Wilman, RIP
- Vázquez, Nelson
- Wilson, Fernando
Zamora, Rigoberto- Zapata, Orlando, RIP
- Álvarez, Alfredo
- Álvarez, Carlos
- Álvarez, Iván
March 18 Project (Cuban journalists in prison)
Betancourt, ArmandoEspinosa, GuillermoGonzález, AlejandroGonzález, OscarGuerra, RobertoRámon, José- About the March 18 Project
Anzardo, YosvaniArgüelles, PedroArroyo, VictorBárzaga, MijailCaraballo, JoséDu Bouchet, AlbertoFernández, AdolfoFerrer, JoséFelipe, AlfredoGalván, MiguelGarcía, JoséGonzález, LesterGonzález, RicardoGálvez, JulioHernández, IvánHernández, NormándoHerrera, JuanIzquierdo, JoséMaseda, HéctorPacheco, PabloPerdigón, RaimundoPrieto, FabioPulido, AlfredoRodríguez, OmarRuíz, OmarSanchez, OscarTriay, AlbertoVelázquez, Ramón
What others are saying about Uncommon Sense
- Jordan Allott, producer/director of "Oscar's Cuba":"Arguably the best blog regarding Cuba."
- The Militant (socialist newspaper):"A well-known right-wing opponent of the Cuban Revolution."
- Jay Nordlinger, National Review:"A valuable blogger."
- A reader from Australia:"Stop hanging out in Cuban bars in Miami and either go to a decent school or do some reading; either that or stop writing ridiculous articles for your likeminded friends to read."
- Marta Darby, www.mybigfatcubanfamily.com:"Fabulous and astute."
- Luis M. Garcia, author and blogger:"Worth the trip."
- Manuel A.Tellechea, author and former blogger:"In terms of sheer usefulness and commitment, it would be hard to top Marc's Uncommon Sense. Of course ... common sense is better than uncommon sense."
- Miami Herald:"An anti-Castro hardliner."
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