by John Suarez | Oct 5, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives
“I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you.” – President Václav Havel, New Year’s Message, 1990 Václav Havel October 5, 1936 – December 18, 2011 ( Levan Ramishvili ) October 5, 2026, marks the 90th...
by John Suarez | Oct 2, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives
Today, October 2nd, is the International Day of Nonviolence that marks the 157th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi’s birth. The 1999 documentary series “A Force More Powerful” explores the power of nonviolent resistance around the world over a sixty year time span. The...
by John Suarez | Sep 30, 2026 | News Spanish, Publications Spanish
Diario las Américas, 30 de septiembre de 2026 RECUENTO Un análisis del historial de derechos humanos de Cuba Cuba ayudó a redactar la Carta de Derechos Humanos, y luego el régimen de Castro enterró a los autores Por JOHN SUÁREZ y REGIS IGLESIAS RAMÍREZ 30 de...
by John Suarez | Sep 28, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives
Three Cuban journalists are currently imprisoned in Cuba. Their plight has been overlooked by some due to the over 1,300 political prisoners currently identified. Jorge Bello Domínguez is a journalist who has been detained since July 11, 2021, and is not receiving...
by John Suarez | Sep 21, 2026 | Cuba Brief, Cuba Brief Archives
Ana Belen Montes, the Pentagon’s top analyst for Cuba who was arrested on September 21, 2001 for spying for the Castro regime for 17 years was released on January 6, 2023 from the Federal Medical Center (FMC) – Carswell, in Fort Worth, Texas where she was...