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Five Months after Having Our Possessions Seized in Mayari, Cuba

April 20, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 0 Comments

Tuesday April 10th marked five months since my friend Jose Antonio Herrera and I had all of our digital communication and work devices seized. On that grey afternoon, on November 10th, they came and took everything they wanted to.

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Cuba’s General “Elections” in the Context of Presidential Transition

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 1 Comment

On April 19th, the new National Assembly of People’s Power will hold its first plenary session and will finally approve the National Nomination Committee’s proposal for its own president and the new president of the State Council too.

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A Well-Deserved Tribute

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 1 Comment

I had patiently been waiting for March 8th to write about women’s valor. That which many people don’t appreciate or pretend not to see but which is there, always spontaneously showing its vital presence.

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Blackouts Are Making a Comeback in Cuba

March 12, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 0 Comments

Blackouts have once again become a regular occurrence, at least in Mayari, Holguin, since the beginning of February. attributed to potential temporary breaks in the electricity distribution lines and because they don’t commonly make repairs with the power flowing, suspending the service.

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Valentine’s Day, a very special day for Cubans

February 14, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 0 Comments

February 14th is upon us which means it’s the day of lovers here in Cuba. Most couples go out hunting for a gift worthy of such a celebration. All of them on their own and in secret.

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Gandhi’s Thinking Can be Useful to Cubans

February 3, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 1 Comment

For us Cubans, who find ourselves at a crossroads for the country, of looking for new paths forward, learning a little more about Ghandi’s legacy and his ideas would be of help to us.

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The Master Always Comes to Your Aid

January 29, 2018 Osmel Ramirez 0 Comments

A relative told me when I came out of prison: “It was Marti who ruined you, for reading all those books. Reading these things in this country is trouble, because “these people” have everything locked down and they crush whoever raises their head.”

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