NEWS

29 December, 2021

THE PROMOTERS OF CUBA DECIDE ON THE ISLAND AND AROUND THE WORLD WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR. 2022 WILL BE OUR YEAR FOR FREEDOM.

9 December, 2021

Launch of digital version of Oswaldo Payá’s book

The Hialeah Public Libraries invite you to the book presentation “La noche no será eterna” written by Oswaldo Payá on Saturday, December 11 at 2:00 pm. A panel discussion will be moderated by @RosaMaríaPayá and composed of panelist: Ofelia Acevedo, Juan Manuel Cao, Padre Juan Rumín Domínguez and Ladislao Aguado. This program will be conducted in Spanish. Where: John F Kennedy Public Library, 190 W 49th St, Hialeah, FL 33012 When: Saturday, December 11 at 2:00 pm How: The event will be in […]
22 November, 2021

Parliamentarians from Europe, the United States and Canada found a forum to denounce the illegitimacy of the Cuban regime and demand the release of political prisoners, among other measures.

The Parliamentarians gathered at the Transatlantic Forum for a Free Cuba pledged to influence the governments and institutions to which they belong to support the Cuban people in their demand for freedom, interrupt the financing of the repressive machinery, and apply sanctions to those responsible for serious human rights violations.  Miami, FL. This Saturday, November 20, 2021, legislators from the European Parliament and the congresses of Spain, Holland, Canada and the United States founded the Transatlantic Forum for a Free Cuba with the […]
20 July, 2021

‘Si Cuba está en la calle, Miami también.’ Thousands rally for end to Cuban dictatorship

Chants of “Patria y Vida” and “Libertad” — rallying cries in solidarity with protesters against the authoritarian government in Cuba — filled the streets outside the Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard on Saturday as around 3,000 people gathered for a rally at the Miami landmark after police blocked off the street. Draped in Cuban and American flags, the crowd joined in singing “Patria y Vida” — Homeland and Life, an anthem for Cuban freedom — that manipulates a famous slogan […]
16 July, 2021

Demonstration at the Freedom Tower

Peaceful Demonstration at the Freedom Tower By Land and By Sea to Demand Freedom for Cuba We invite everyone to participate in this demonstration to request concrete actions from the United States in support of the Cuban people who are demanding freedom in the streets. WHAT: Invitation to participate in a peaceful demonstration in the city of Miami by taking your boat to Biscayne Bay or marching to the Freedom Tower. Cubans, Cuban-Americans and friends of the world are called […]
15 June, 2021

Bipartisan Legislation Highlighting Cuban Regime Human Rights Violations, Honoring Dissident Oswaldo Payá.

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation with Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to rename the street outside the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. “Oswaldo Payá Way,”. “The name of Oswaldo Paya, who died while peacefully working to promote constitutional democracy in Cuba, will never be forgotten in Cuba. This measure would ensure that Americans also would be reminded of Paya’s courage and the sacrifice he made for the people […]
30 April, 2021

JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON THE HUNGER AND THIRST STRIKE OF LUIS MANUEL OTERO

We request that the implementation of the PDCA be suspended until the government in Cuba takes irreversible steps towards the recognition of human rights. We should not allow Otero to die. Luis Manuel Otero, the Cuban artist who creates modern sculptures for performance art and prominent leader of the San Isidro Movement, -exhausted by the continuous arbitrary detentions, harassment and home searches-, entered a hunger and thirst strike on April 25th. His demands from authorities are to: lift the state […]
29 April, 2021

Achievement Summary January-April 2021

Throughout the first few months of 2021, Cuba Decide has been working harder than ever to fight for democracy and human rights in Cuba. Our efforts have been focused on the close monitoring of La Huelga Contra Represión, and garnering international support and solidarity for the strikers which resulted in the ultimate dispersal of the police barricade on the 21st day of the strike. Promoters of Cuba Decide also participated in the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights 179th Period of […]
16 April, 2021

Cuba ignites in protest of the congress of the Communist Party

The “Luz de Alarma” protest lit up towns and cities in Cuba to claim that the heads of the Communist Party cannot decide the future of the nation for the people. Last night, houses and neighborhoods of the Island were filled with lights from cell phones, candles and flashlights in a non-violent protest promoted by the Cuba Decide initiative. The protest was carried out by many civil society organizations and by thousands of Cubans who decided to light a #LuzdeAlarma […]