Women in White invite Pope Francis to visit Cuba

May 10, 2013 - 12:39 pm .- The leader of the Cuban protest group Women in White said she hopes Pope Francis will visit Cuba after she had the opportunity to meet the Holy Father at a general audience in Rome.

European People’s Party demands Cuba respect basic freedoms

Feb 6, 2013 - 04:05 pm .- A major European political party has approved a series of resolutions calling on Cuba to end violations of basic rights such as conscience and political expression.

Cuban officials slammed for jailing dissident's disabled son

Nov 2, 2012 - 12:04 pm .- Cuban dissident Rosa Maria Rodriguez has denounced the local government for imprisoning her mentally impaired son as retaliation for her refusal to leave the opposition.

Spaniard receives four years for crash that killed leading Cuban dissident

Oct 17, 2012 - 12:59 pm .- Officials in Cuba announced on Monday that a court has sentenced a Spanish man to four years in prison for his role in a car crash that killed Oswaldo Paya and another prominent political dissident.

Cuban bishops lament untimely death of dissident

Jul 24, 2012 - 12:04 pm .- The president of the Bishops' Conference of Cuba, Archbishop Dionisio Garcia of Santiago, has mourned the sudden death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, leader of the Christian Liberation Movement.