The human rights group Amnesty international appealed to Cuban President Raul Castro to release political prisoners and scrap laws that restrict fundamental freedoms, using the seventh anniversary of a major crackdown on dissent to call for change. Amnesty was especially critical of Cuban laws that make vague offenses ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban government supporters harassed and shouted at members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" on Tuesday in Havana as the women marched in protest against the 2003 imprisonment of 75 dissidents. The women, numbering about two dozen and dressed in white, had to be protected by state security agents after they stopped and yelled "Freedom, Freedom!" in ...

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has signed a petition calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Cuba, his production company said Tuesday. The Oscar-winning director put his name to the petition entitled "I accuse the Cuban government" that was launched on a Spanish blog on Friday, the company, El Deseo, said in a statement. Several personalities, including Spanish-Peruvian ...

A US decision to ease sanctions on Cuba and two other countries to allow exports of Internet services is intended to "destabilize" the communist island, Cuba's government has said. The US State Department announced March 8 it would ease sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Sudan to increase citizens' access to online communication tools and boost "free speech and information ...