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The [[Office for Cuban Affairs]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] issued a statement praising the Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations (GCCPFO) for their efforts to bring attention to the “unjust jailing of journalists” in Cuba. GCCPFO called for release of the imprisoned journalists, end to government reprisals against journalists, and loosening of restrictions on allowing visas for journalists. <ref name='US-SD'>{{cite news | first=Eric | last=Green | coauthors= | title=U.S. Lauds Press Freedom Advocates’ Criticism of Cuba | date=[[2006-11-06]] | publisher=United States Government | url =http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=November&x=200611281552291xeneerg0.9977686 | work =News From Washington | pages = | accessdate = 2006-12-08 | language = }}</ref> |
The [[Office for Cuban Affairs]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] issued a statement praising the Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations (GCCPFO) for their efforts to bring attention to the “unjust jailing of journalists” in Cuba. GCCPFO called for release of the imprisoned journalists, end to government reprisals against journalists, and loosening of restrictions on allowing visas for journalists. <ref name='US-SD'>{{cite news | first=Eric | last=Green | coauthors= | title=U.S. Lauds Press Freedom Advocates’ Criticism of Cuba | date=[[2006-11-06]] | publisher=United States Government | url =http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=November&x=200611281552291xeneerg0.9977686 | work =News From Washington | pages = | accessdate = 2006-12-08 | language = }}</ref> |
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Private Internet access is banned, leaving only 2% of the population with access. Cuban officials, however, blame the United States' trade embargo for the low Internet usage, as fiber optic cables are not available. Web activity is monitored for those who do gain access. Sentences for "subversive" activities on the Internet are severe, ranging from five years for illegal connection to the Internet, to twenty years for writing a "counter-revolutionary" article for a foreign website.<ref name='WPW'>{{cite news | first=Timothy | last=Sprinkle | coauthors= | title=Press Freedom Group Tests Cuban Internet Surveillance | date=[[2006-11-08]] | publisher= | url =http://worldpoliticswatch.com/article.aspx?id=321 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-12-08 | language = }}</ref> |
Private Internet access is banned, leaving only less than 2% of the population with access. Cuban officials, however, blame the United States' trade embargo for the low Internet usage, as fiber optic cables are not available. Web activity is monitored for those who do gain access. Sentences for "subversive" activities on the Internet are severe, ranging from five years for illegal connection to the Internet, to twenty years for writing a "counter-revolutionary" article for a foreign website.<ref name='WPW'>{{cite news | first=Timothy | last=Sprinkle | coauthors= | title=Press Freedom Group Tests Cuban Internet Surveillance | date=[[2006-11-08]] | publisher= | url =http://worldpoliticswatch.com/article.aspx?id=321 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-12-08 | language = }}</ref> |
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== Chronology of events == |
== Chronology of events == |
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Censorship in Cuba has been reported on extensively, and resulted in European Union sanctions as well as statements of protest from groups, governments, and noted individuals.
In August of 2006, the Cuban government announced a warning to owners of illegal television satellite dishes, citing as a concern that the United States could use the dishes to transmit programming with "destabilizing, subversive content." [1]
Sanctions, imposed by the European Union in 2003 as a response to a massive crackdown, were not renewed in 2006, in spite of a finding by the EU council that "the state of human rights had deteriorated" since sanctions were initially imposed. 20 reporters imprisoned in 2003 are still in jail, including Guillermo Fariñas, who is on a hunger strike and is denied Internet access. [2]
The Office for Cuban Affairs of the United States government issued a statement praising the Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations (GCCPFO) for their efforts to bring attention to the “unjust jailing of journalists” in Cuba. GCCPFO called for release of the imprisoned journalists, end to government reprisals against journalists, and loosening of restrictions on allowing visas for journalists. [3]
Private Internet access is banned, leaving only less than 2% of the population with access. Cuban officials, however, blame the United States' trade embargo for the low Internet usage, as fiber optic cables are not available. Web activity is monitored for those who do gain access. Sentences for "subversive" activities on the Internet are severe, ranging from five years for illegal connection to the Internet, to twenty years for writing a "counter-revolutionary" article for a foreign website.[4]
Chronology of events
- 1963 - Cuba begins to jam foreign radio broadcasts
- April 1990 - Cuba begins to jam Radio Marti
- 2006 - Cuba jams Radio Republica, a clandestine broadcast to Cuba on 7205 kHz.
External links
- Reporters Without Borders
- Imprisoned journalists
- Atlapedia on Cuba
- ALA and IFLA, Access to Information and Intellectual Freedom in Cuba
- Information Without Borders
References
- ^ Thompson, Ginger (August 10, 2006). "Cuba: Warning On TV Dishes". New York Times. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Dismay at the European Union's decision not to re-impose Cuba sanctions". Reporters Without Borders. 2006-06-04. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Green, Eric (2006-11-06). "U.S. Lauds Press Freedom Advocates' Criticism of Cuba". News From Washington. United States Government. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Sprinkle, Timothy (2006-11-08). "Press Freedom Group Tests Cuban Internet Surveillance". Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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