Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Cuba "considers releasing more political prisoners"
It's interesting to me read about news from Latin America. In spite of be spanish and belong to the UE I feel closer to Latin American news. Maybe because my latin blood. Last week I wrote about Colombia, where the situation has been very difficult for the last 40 years. Well, Cuba has a critic history too, but this news opens a sunshine in the coasts of the caribbean island.
Last july, President Raul Castro, brother of the leader Fidel Castro who left the mandate of Cuba in 2008 after 32 years of communist regimen, agreed to free 52 politic prisoners arrested in a crackdown on opposition groups in 2003. Now, the cuban government is considering another political prisoner releases which could be a number of 40-100. 36 of the 52 politic prisoners liberated live now in Spain with their families.
Good news! I remember the day that Fidel Castro proclaimed his decision to leave the presidency of Cuba. The first question that became to our mains was: is Cuba going to change? or is the regimen going to be exactly the same with a different face? At that time I was not sure what to think. It was not a big change. The new president was Fidel's brother Raul, and still Fidel was alive, so could direct the country from the shadow. But I am happy to read this news. Still the situation in Cuba is very complicated, poor and closed, but in the las 2 years some changes have appeared which I consider the country is walking in the right way. Cuba has opened commercial relations with many Latin American countries, has grown his relations with Spain, China, Russia... and in 2009 came back to the OEA, the most important organization of Latin America, of which Cuba was excluded in 1962. And now this news, which is not the best way to work, because the prisoners are levered with the condition to leave the country, but it is something. Step by step maybe in a few years Cuba become a country where the citizens are going to be able to speak with total freedom.
Cuba "considers releasing more political prisoners". (2010, October 6). BBC News. Retrieved October 4, 2010 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11472901
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David, I don't know much what going on in Latin or Cuba. I wonder what wrong with the political, why do they have been in prison for a long time?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened in 2003?
Like David, I'm also interestde in south america because most of them have some history like southeast asia, such as colonialism, drugs, and junta. Cuba is one of my favourite countries in south america because the dark tone of this countrie , which is illustrated by hollywood, can attract most of guys including me.
ReplyDeleteThank you your news I can know the real-time situation of
Cuba. I think that change might be the bad news of The US because cuba is the absolute junta countrie which is the nearest Us so the opening door of cuba might affect US especially with China and Russia. In fact, cuba has been importance to Us since the past. Today Cuba is the bigest cocane exporter to Us. And in the past the freeing Cuba from Spain by Us lead to Us take the owner of Atlantic from Spain and it is the one of cause of Us' rising.
From those, u can see that Cuba is the important countries and any change of it might affect to the world.
Sorry, my tryping have a lot of mistakes because my computer is out of order so I have to type on my phone.
I also want to know what happen in 2003. Is it passing time between Raul and Fidel?
ReplyDeleteDavid, when I finished your article, I’m simply remind to the name of exhibition of my next article. I think the name-Small Scale, Big Change- is an appropriate name for your opinion. “Small Scale, Big Change” has become a near-relevance. In a few years it’ll have been a triumphant moment for Cuba which were sick of the conflict and dismayed for a long time.
ReplyDeleteApple and Poome, thank you for your comments and show interest in what is happening in the other side of the world :D
ReplyDeleteIn 2003, more than 70 people were arrested in a demonstration in La Habana. 52 were livered in July after 7 years into jail. They were accused as dissidents; in other words, have been in prison for the last 7 years just for express a different political idea than the one, the government likes. I mean, they didn't beat anyone, didn't planed to make an attack; they just wanted to be free to express their ideas. It has been happening in Cuba for many, many years. Hundred of thousands of cubans have leave the country to Miami (US), Spain... in the last 40 years running away from the government.
You right Poome, Cuba has been a strategic place in the history of the world. A war between US and Russia was very close to start because Us found some russian missiles in Cuba in 1962. And yes, US have had several interests in Cuba, and the behavior from it to the island has been very questionable. An economic block that has done of Cuba, one of the poorest countries in the world. But I am still with NK, these new events look to be a new way in the history of Cuba. And I think it is positive. Specially for the cubans, and we will see what US and Spain do, countries which have big economic interests in the island.