by JE | th May | Human Rights, Blogs, Danger, International Relations, Middle East
Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian journalist and founder of the Liberal Saudi Network, was arrested in 2012 by the Saudi government and sentenced in a grossly unjust trial, based on charges stemming solely from him establishing an online debate forum. He was accused of...
by JE | nd Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
A trip to Cuba today is no mean feat. I studied the Cuban Revolution in graduate courses at my alma mater, and, after many years of pondering, in early 2021, I began planning in earnest travel and exploration here. The trip would have to wait until I retired from...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
The next morning, Franky, the son of the owner of the Havana lodgings offered to take me in his taxi to the bus station. My departure was delayed some minutes when I looked at my left arm and saw a bloody gash from one of my backpack straps, but I applied antibiotic...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
It is evident that Cubans in most parts and economic strata are struggling. Save for the elites with government connections or those blessed with artistic talent, every day for a Cuban means each is like a quartermaster who must take into consideration hundreds of...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
During the trip to the coast as Pablo drove and I tried not to think about the absence of seat belts, he seemed to want to get some things off his chest. He started talking about Che Guevara and said he had spoken with a Cuban academic and some contemporaries of the...