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Cuba Elects First Trans Woman Lawmaker, Adela Hernandez

crossfire wrote in ontd_political Nov 20, 2012 09:32

Transgender Woman 1st to Win Office in Cuba

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fidel castro, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities, totally awesome, cuba

President Ahmadinejad to Visit Latin American Countries

fishphile wrote in ontd_political Dec 30, 2011 19:16

TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to visit Venezuela and Cuba as part of a four-nation Latin America tour in the second week of January 2012, an official said Wednesday ( Read more... )

central america, latin america, hugo chavez, mahmoud ahmadinejad, south america, cuba, venezuela

Bachmann warns Hezbollah possibly installing missile sites in Cuba

smilingskull wrote in ontd_political Sep 27, 2011 20:35

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Monday floated the idea that a terrorist group based in Lebanon might be installing missiles in Cuba ( Read more... )

not the onion, tea party, hezbollah, michele bachmann, lol wut, cuba

Miami judge awards Cuban exile $2.8bn for father's forced suicide after Castro revolution...

chantalzola wrote in ontd_political Aug 25, 2011 15:16

((There are some interesting photos at the source that I was unable to post at this time due to my internet connection ( Read more... )

suicide, court/federal court, crime, fidel castro, cuba, justice

The Castros: Ian Sansom on a family that's a dictatorship, not merely a dynasty

aviv wrote in ontd_political Jul 22, 2011 20:06

Fidel Castro and his family have ruled an entire country for more than 50 years. One approaches such an achievement, of course, with a sense of one's own limitations. One dare not be patronising. Nonetheless, as Castro himself is often fond of saying, Hay problemas, hay contradicciones (There are problems, there are contradictions). An Amnesty ( Read more... )

latin america, fidel castro, cuba

4 weeks without Hugo Chávez

danyjoncew wrote in ontd_political Jun 27, 2011 17:18

Absence of ill Hugo Chavez sparks speculation

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latin america, hugo chavez, south america, cuba, venezuela

:-O

danyjoncew wrote in ontd_political Apr 16, 2011 21:33

Cuba's president Castro backs term limits

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latin america, cuba

Moore: Sicko NOT banned in Cuba

salienne wrote in ontd_political Dec 19, 2010 01:33

WikiLeaks cables: Michael Moore film Sicko was 'not banned' in Cuba
By David Batty

American diplomats made up a story that Cuba banned Michael Moore's 2007 documentary, Sicko, in an attempt to discredit the film which painted an unflattering picture of the US healthcare system, the film-maker said today ( Read more... )

wikileaks, health care, cuba

WikiLeaks: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting 'mythical' healthcare system

merig00 wrote in ontd_political Dec 18, 2010 00:08

Cuba banned Michael Moore's 2007 documentary, Sicko, because it painted such a "mythically" favourable picture of Cuba's healthcare system that the authorities feared it could lead to a "popular backlash", according to US diplomats in Havana.
The revelation, contained in a confidential US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks , is ( Read more... )

wikileaks, health care, cuba, socialism

Cuba Tells Its Gays Why It Voted In Favor Of Excluding Gays From U.N. Slaughter Rules. Good 'Nough?

paulnolan wrote in ontd_political Dec 03, 2010 17:25

Remember that time when the White House invited some gays over to the White House? Cuba just did something similar, and those gays are thrilled! Or at least as thrilled as they can be after watching their own country vote in favor of the Arab-led effort in the United Nations to keep sexual orientation from being a naughty reason to kill people.

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united nations, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities, cuba