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250 delegates in 2nd World Meeting on Women, Gender and the Law Begins in Havana

nesy — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:08:05 -0400

The meeting will be attended by some 250 delegates from Cuba and Latin American and European countries.

Cuba Takes World Food Crisis Issue to Fifth Latin America-Caribbean-European Union Summit

nesy — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:57:01 -0400

Cuba requested on Tuesday that the issue of the current world food crisis be included in the agenda of the Fifth Latin America-Caribbean-European Union Summit, whose stage at the level of experts began yesterday in Lima, Peru.

Director of U.S Project Censored Exchanges With Cuban Journalists during Havana Conference

nesy — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:37:55 -0400

The director of U.S Project Censored, Peter Philips, is in Cuba attending a three-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the murder in Havana of Ecuadorian Journalist Carlos Bastidas and Freedom of the Press Day, an event called by UNESCO.

US President George W. Bush is desperate because he failed with Cuba

nesy — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:50:32 -0400

US President George W. Bush is desperate because he is about to leave the White House without having been able to destroy the Cuban revolutionary project, Cuba's state-run television claimed.

Octavio Cortázar, Cuban filmmaker to be Honored in "The 2nd Festival de la Memoria", Mexico

nesy — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:59:42 -0400

The 2nd Festival de la Memoria, to be held in Mexico, will pay homage to late Cuban filmmaker Octavio Cortázar. The film festival pays tribute to important Latin American film figures.

Al Jazeera's Sami Al Hajj out of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba

nesy — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:50:00 -0400

Sami Al Hajj became a prisoner in an Orwellian drama that had no final ending, or destination involving torture, simulated drowning and possibly death that was in the end averted through cruel force feeding.

Cuban Judokas Win Three Titles and Five Olympic Berths in Miami

nesy — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:42:26 -0400

World champions Driulis Gonzalez and Yurisel Laborde as well as young Idalis Ortiz gave Cuba three titles in the first day of competitions of the Pan American Judo Championships that began on Thursday in Miami, United States, and which grants tickets for the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games in China.

Guantanamo five detainees to boycott trials

nesy — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:26:59 -0400

Six detainees currently at Guantanamo have appeared before a military judge, and five of those have joined the boycott, which is expected to spread as more suspected terrorists are arraigned.

Cuban visual arts exhibition without precedents in Montreal

nesy — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:16:06 -0400

A huge Cuban visual arts exhibition without precedents, called ¡CUBA! Arte e historia de 1868 hasta nuestros días (CUBA! Art and history from 1868 to our days) is being successfully exhibited at the Fine Arts Museum from Montreal, Canada) since January 29, 2008.

United States obstructs the relationships between Cuba and Europe

nesy — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:24:40 -0400

Spanish media outlets are denouncing new actions undertaken by the United States to obstruct the improvement of relations between Cuba and Europe.