CENSORSHIP IN CUBA

WORLDPOST
Extremist Today, Democrat Tomorrow
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
LATINO VOICES
After 50-Plus Years, Finally It Won't Cost $1 a Minute to Make a Call From Miami to Havana
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
Among the many dramas that play out because of emigration, in the case of Cuba we have to add the complications of communicating with the island. We have the most expensive rates in the world for those who want to communicate with us.
WORLDPOST
In the "Country Without Internet" the Bytes Find Their Voice
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
LATINO VOICES
Pedro Pablo Oliva Defies Cuban Censorship to Open His Own Exhibition on the Island
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
I could never forget that picture, because in a limited number of inches Oliva had traced the national map of the last half century.
WORLDPOST
Cuba's Official Press: Triumphalism, Blacklisting and Censorship
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
The original sin of the official press is not the press, but propaganda. It emerged to sustain the ideological political-economic model and it can't shed that genesis.
WORLDPOST
Meme Solis, an Artist Banned in Cuba, Honored in Havana
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
For the first time I heard the music of Meme Solís without hiding. The only thing missing was him singing it.
WORLDPOST
Terabytes... Slipping the Bonds of Censorship in Cuba
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
With a lack of information channels not under the strict supervision of the State other paths also arise to exchange, buy and sell foreign television programs, music and films. In a dizzying variety and quantity.
WORLDPOST
Cuba Removes Artists Such as Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan From the Blacklist
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
In addition to the already deceased Celia Cruz, many other artists have been banned for years and years. Among them are the bolero singer Olga Guillot, the saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, and pianist Bebo Valdes.
WORLDPOST
Cuba's Communist Party Worries About Our Tastes in Music
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
The El Chupi Chupi video has been nominated for a Lucas Prize, but it was categorized as "horrible" by the president of the Cuban Music Institute. Fans of the composer don't know if he will remain in the competition and the media has almost stopped airing the song.
WORLDPOST
My Blog Is Once Again Visible In Cuba
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
With just a click I managed to enter the site that, since March of 2008, has not been visible from a public place. This is a citizen victory over the demons of control.
WORLDPOST
The Devaluation of Piracy
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
WORLDPOST
Prosperity and Personal Well-being: "Completely contrary to the principles of our society"
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
WORLDPOST
Sleepwalking Through History, Officially Newsless In Cuba
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
WORLDPOST
What Did You Do When They Came For The Nonconformist?
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
Cubans are not living through a return of the cultural inquisitors, but rather the tightening of the screws of a dying system that has run out of arguments.
WORLDPOST
Trying to Control Our Thoughts With Bricks and Mortar [VIDEO, PHOTOS]
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba