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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

 

Cuban Bloggers Challenging Government Censorship

Cuban bloggers are using the web to challenge government control over freedom of expression.  Here are a couple of examples of these "Blogueros Cubanos" [click on the British Flag icons for english translation.]:

Yoni Sanchez 's  Generacion Y.

Miriam Celaya's sin EVAsión

Readings on Cuba & the Internet:

Claudia Cadelo, "Cuba: Bloggers Gather In Spite of the Challenges," Global Voices Online, January 1, 2009.

Edan Ring, "Cuba's next revolution,"  Haaretz, January 10, 2009.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), "Anyone can browse the Internet... unless they are Cuban," May 20, 2009.

Committee to Protect Journalists Special Report: "Chronicling Cuba, bloggers offer fresh hope," September 10, 2009.


Video on Cuban Bloggers & Internet Access in Cuba:

This Video was  posted on YouTube and also on Reporters Without Borders shows a Cuban citizen trying to access the Internet at the hotel Melia Cohiba on May 9, 2009.  The YouTube desciption attributes it to a cuban blogger, Yoni Sanchez of Generacion Y.

"Restricción del acceso a Internet para cubanos en el hotel Melia Cohíba"

Description posted on YouTube:

"Ayer sábado 9 de mayo, me fui al hotel Meliá Cohiba para comprobar si siguen las limitaciones de acceso a Internet para cubanos. Varios amigos me habían dicho que la medida limitadora se había echado atrás pero quería comprobarlo por mí misma. De manera que Reinaldo y yo fuimos e hicimos este pequeño video.

La turista que aparenta leer el Granma soy yo. Yoani Sánchez, Generacion Y."



Committee to Protect Journalists Video Report on Cuban Bloggers:


Blogueros Cubanos from Committee to Protect Journalists on Vimeo.

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