
The Cuban government’s now-ritual weekly arrests of pro-democracy dissidents continued on the last Sunday before Pope Francis lands on the Caribbean island, with more than 50 Catholic protesters arrested after attending weekly Mass.
by Frances Martel14 Sep 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

A total of over 100 Cuban dissidents were arrested this weekend, with more than 90 being hauled away on a bus by Cuban authorities on Sunday as they marched through Havana wearing masks of President Barack Obama, demanding the White House pressure Cuba to respect human rights and political freedom.
by Frances Martel10 Aug 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

In a weekend during which House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declared from Havana that Congressional Democrats had a “great enthusiasm” for lifting what is left of the American embargo in Cuba, the Cuban government reportedly arrested more than 200 dissidents across the island for attempting to attend Catholic mass.
by Frances Martel23 Feb 2015, 8:05 AM PST0