The Latest Example of the Media Blockade of the Cuban 5

We were more than a little surprised when a CNN journalist based in Los Angeles contacted SPARC Gallery interested in covering Gerardo Hernandez’s exhibit “Humor from my Pen” before its opening on June 4.  We remained skeptical but after several phone calls back and forth an interview was set up.   On June 3 the [...]

UN recognizes Cuba’s struggle against racism

JOEL MICHEL VARONA HAVANA.—United Nations bodies have acknowledged here Cuban advances in fighting racial discrimination, thanks to a state policy directed at benefiting all sectors of society. Rolando García, auxiliary representative of the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA), stressed that the country’s achievements are an example to the world and currently head Latin American efforts in [...]

Che diary published

MADELEINE SAUTIÉ RODRÍGUEZ DIARIO de un combatiente, Sierra Maestra-Santa Clara(1956-58) is the title of a book containing notes written by Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara in the two years preceding the triumph of the Revolution. The diary was launched yesterday at Havana’s International Press Center, to coincide with the 83rd anniversary of the birth of the heroic [...]