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Cuba in the News
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2020-12-4, Granma, By Abel Prieto, Director of Casa de las Américas
(Translated by world-outlook.com on January 27, 2021)

Culture and Revolution:
Cubans Engage in Dialogue on Censorship and Freedom of Speech​

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The article responds to accusations levelled against the Cuban government for allegedly censoring artists and limiting free speech in the aftermath of the detention of members of the San Isidro Movement, a small and loose association of individuals claiming to speak for censored artists. Read more...

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What Cuba Can Teach The US About The Pandemic on Rising Up with Sonali--Interview with Cuban Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) graduate, Abraham Vela, doctor on the frontlines here in LA fighting coronavirus. In our on-going series examining nations that have successfully tackled the coronavirus pandemic, we turn today to Cuba, a nation that has been hindered for decades by crippling US sanctions, and which nonetheless prides itself for a highly educated population and a large proportion of skilled doctors. 
We can learn from Cuba on the pandemic


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2020-04-11, The Indypendent, JOHN TARLETON

​In the South Bronx, Dr. Melissa Barber is putting into practice lessons she learned more than a decade ago from her training as a medical student in Cuba at the Latin American School of Medicine, or ELAM as it’s known by its Spanish initials. 
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