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  • 5 Things to Know About the Paul Rusesabagina Case

    5 Things to Know About the Paul Rusesabagina Case

    Tags Share July 27, Carine Kanimba, the youngest daughter of Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina, testified before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee about a malware attack on her phone allegedly carried out by the Paul Kagame-led Rwandan government which has prosecuted and jailed her father over trumped-up allegations of terrorism. Here’s what you need to…

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  • Repression in Cuba: First year anniversary of the July 11th protests

    Tags Share One year ago, the Cuban population took to the streets to protest the increasingly deteriorating socio-economic and institutional conditions in the country. Cubans, both in Cuba and around the world, protested the authoritarian regime, the undermining of civil liberties and fundamental rights, as well as the profound socio-economic crisis worsened by the Covid-19…

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  • Finally there could be an opportunity for truth and justice in Oswaldo Payá’s death

    Finally there could be an opportunity for truth and justice in Oswaldo Payá’s death

    Tags Share For more than 60 years now, my family has had grave concerns about the restriction of fundamental rights of the Cuban people, concerns that have remained strong despite the march of time and the repeated failures of U.S. foreign policy to support the Cuban people. While the players and technology have changed since…

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