United States Condemns Continued Repression in Cuba
The United States condemns the continued repression of Cuba's dissidents by the regime of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and looks forward to a day when basic freedoms are enjoyed by all Cubans, according to the U.S. State Department.
As Cuban leader Fidel Castro wages war against private enterprise, petty theft and a shackled opposition, analysts say the aging militant is striving to recover the egalitarian aims of his revolution and protect his legacy of having rescued Cuba from capitalism.
Russia, Cuba consider new projects in transport industry
Russia and Cuba consider new projects in the transport industry. Cuban leader Fidel Castro is interested in the development of bilateral trade ties, head of the Federal Agency for Industry Boris Alyoshin who headed the Russian delegation in Cuba told Itar-Tass on Monday.
At a meeting with the Russian delegation Castro spoke about the plans to develop the transport network in Cuba. He noted that Cuba may purchase Russian buses, trucks and trains, Alyoshin emphasized.
Anti-government graffiti appears in Santiago de Cuba
Anti-government graffiti saying "Down with Fidel" and "Down with the Dictatorship" appeared in Santiago de Cuba last week.
Independent journalist Guillermo Espinosa Rodríguez said he saw the graffiti on March 29 on San Pío Street. He said the authorities immediately removed the graffiti. He said the messages "were even clearer" after the cleansing.
Espinosa Rodríguez said several dissidents were subsequently arrested on suspicion of being the authors of the graffiti.
