Blog Report 2009 - English

2009

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REPORT ON THE BLOG FOR THE COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO POLITICAL PRISONERS & THEIR FAMILIES (CAPPF) AND CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY BRIGADE 2506 (CDHD)

On May 20, 2008 the blog 20 de mayo del of theElCommission for2008 comenzamos el blog de la Assistance to Political Comisión de Atención a Prisoners and their Families Presos Políticos y sus (CAPPF) and the Center for Familiares (CAPPF) y del Human and CentroRights de Derechos Democracy 2506 Humanos yBrigade Democracia (CDHD 2506) was launched. Brigada 2506 (CDHD 2506).

Caridad Hernández Vaquero aunt to political prisoner Claro Fernando Alonso with Nancy Ramona Samora Paz, CAPPF activist

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Hilda González mother of political prisoner, Ramón Balsinde González with CAPPF activist, Asdrúbal Lores Donatien

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Luis Nivaldo Biscet and Ilda Gonzalez parents of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet with Miguel Amado Fonseca, Human Rights Secretary for CAPPF and Co-Director of CDHD 2506 in Cuba

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from Las independent journalists visitas de los and reports de onlarepressive acts activistas CAPPF against members of CAPPF, ocurren mensualmente. CDHD and MLC and other groups, are published weekly in our blog.

Photos of the donations that CAPPF and CDHD activists take to political prisoners’ families, and the families then take to their loved ones unjustly imprisoned in Cuban jails.

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Our Blog has been read: by 3,005 visitors in 6 continents, 53 countries and 444 cities

In its first year, our blog had 3,005 visitors in 53 different countries. On the average, visitors to the blog spent 3 minutes and 37 seconds time reading the published articles and viewing the photographs and videos. 49.02% were new visitors to the site.

** Detalle de los paises en la ultima pagina numero 9 y 10.

Our blog was viewed in 6 of the 7 continents, with the most visits coming from North America, Europe and South America.

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Región

Visitas

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North America Europa Latin America Caribbean Asia Africa Australia Not Set Total

2,003 500 418 70 8 3 1 2 3,005

66.7 16.6 13.9 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 100

In North America, our blog had 1,983 visitors in the United States and 20 visitors from Canada. 148 visitors came from Central America, 248 from South America, and 92 from the Caribbean. In the US, the majority of visits came from Florida, California and New York. In total, visitors from 30 states and 168 cities viewed our blog.

Estado Florida California Not Set New York District of Colombia Texas New Jersey Virginia Missouri Nevada North Carolina Illinois Georgia Maryland

Visitas 1,217 222 165 124 43 41 39 38 20 13 12 8 8 6

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Ohio Colorado Arizona Pennsylvania Oregon Nebraska Alabama Hawaii Connecticut Washington Massachusetts West Virginia Minnesota Michigan Oklahoma Tennessee Total

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,983

What these figures reflect is that there exists broad interest from a wide segment of the American population on the work undertaken by the opposition in Cuba. In states with the highest volume of visitors, our blog readers came from various cities. In Florida, there were visitors from 46 different cities.

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We see the same results in the other states with a majority of visits, such as California and New York.

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In Central America, Mexico led with the most visitors (129). The visitors came from 49 different cities with Mexico City leading with 30.

In South America, the majority of visits came from Venezuela (57), Argentina (52), Chile (35), Colombia (34), Peru (31), Ecuador (17) and Uruguay (15). In Venezuela, there were 57 visitors from 6 different cities.

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In the Caribbean, most of visits came from Cuba (48), followed by the Dominican Republic (22) and Puerto Rico (18). In Cuba, the visits came from 4 different cities. In Cuba, the visits came from Havana and Camagüey. There were also visits that registered like “Not Set” which means that the computer is typically either from the government or from military organizations. The interesting thing is that the visits from Camagüey surprised us, since we know well how difficult it is to access the Internet in Cuba, especially in the other provinces outside Havana.

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In Europe, most of visits came from Spain (209), Italy (161), Sweden (44) and the Czech Republic (16). In Europe, Spain leads with the most visitors (209). The visits came from 44 diverse cities with the majority coming from Madrid (71).

Also, to our surprise, we had visits from countries in Asia and Africa. This shows how with the help of the worldwide web, in diverse parts of the world, the fight for the freedom of Cuba is known. Here is a list of all the countries that have visited our blog:

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Estado

Visits

EE UU Spain Italia Mexico Venezuela Argentina Cuba Sweden Chile Colombia

1,983 209 161 129 57 52 48 44 35 34

Peru Dominican Republic Canada Puerto Rico Ecuador Czech Republic Uruguay Austria England France Costa Rica Guatemala Poland Switzerland Belgium Brazil Portugal Panamá Romania Slovakia Bolivia Norway Trinidad y Tobago India Not Set Vietnam Russia El Salvador Macedonia Angola Pakistan Nicaragua Australia Guam Indonesia Tunisia Japan Netherlands Martinique Paraguay Nigeria Cayman Islands Total

31 22 20 18 17 16 15 13 9 8 7 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3,005

Thanks to our blog, the work of the human rights activists of the CAPPF and CDHD 2506 is known in diverse parts of the world. This has allowed us, thanks to the help that we receive from donations, the support of our readers, and the bloggers that collaborate with us, to develop programs such as: the aid given to political prisoners and their families, courses on human rights and law, microenterprise training (such as the vocational courses taught on jewelry repair) and other programs in which CAPPF and CDHD 2506 members undertake in Cuba.

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A search in Google for blogs on Human Rights Cuba shows ours blog listed first. We have published more than 500 articles from opposition groups in Cuba and in exile. Thanks for the success that you have helped us achieve.

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CAPPF and MLC activists engaged in courses on human rights. In the courses, they studied the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN pacts signed by Cuba in February of 2008

CAPPF and MLC activists participating in courses on rights and the law. The regimen continues to try to prevent these courses from taking place. Cuban attorney Wilfredo Vallin Almeida and his students have received citations, been detained and interrogated for participating in these courses on legal rights under the Cuban system fl

CAPPF and MLC activists learning how to fix jewelry. This knowledge helps them develop their own microenterprises, so they can eventually begin to earn money independent of the government controlled work force.

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Our activists and Cuban opposition continue their struggle, despite the constant harassment and repression from Cuban authorities. Our duty is to support them, and thanks to the blog their fight is known they world over.

Thank you for your support. To contribute to our cause, you can mail your contribution to: Centro de Derechos Humanos y Democracia Brigada 2506 1821 S.W. 9 Street, Miami, Florida 33135 (305) 649-8454 – [email protected] or donate online at: http://derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot.com/

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The Center for Human Rights & Democracy Brigade 2506 is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax exempt.