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Cuban Dissident Yoani Sanchez Hopes for a Post-Castro Era

The blogger/journalist  Yoani Sanchez, a leading dissident voice in Cuba and one of the most influential people in the world, according to  Time Magazine, is on her first worldwide tour. Sanchez finally received her passport in January, after the Cuban government  rejected her application  20 times. At the age of 37, Sanchez is the voice of a younger generation […]

Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez Begins World Tour

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