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Cuban dissident movement

Bob Guild is vice president of Marazul Charters, a US-based travel group founded in 1979 when Washington briefly loosened travel restrictions to Cuba.

These travel groups have bridged the US-Cuba divide for decades

Global Politics

Soon it will be much easier for Americans to travel to Cuba, thanks to the thaw in relations between Washington and Havana. But a small group of tour companies has been bringing Americans to the island for decades, hoping to give them a new understanding of Cuba.

Renowned, outspoken Cuban dissident dies in car accident

Global Politics

Cuban Dissident Yoani Sanchez Hopes for a Post-Castro Era

Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez Begins World Tour

Conflict & Justice

Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Paya Dies in Car Crash

Conflict & Justice
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Cuban dissident dies in hunger strike

Conflict & Justice

Leading political dissident Orlando Zapata died in a Cuban prison after going on a hunger strike in early December 2009 to protest his prison conditions. Zapata’s death has prompted condemnation from the U.S. and international human rights groups.

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The Cuban dissidents

Global Politics

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nik Steinberg, Cuba researcher for Human Rights Watch, about the situation in Cuba, where the government has promised the release of 52 political prisoners. The first seven were freed and flown to Spain today.

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