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Permission Denied: The Cuban Regime Is Afraid To Let Me Travel
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by kkipp | September 26, 2010 at 11:04 am
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It’s two in the afternoon at the Department of Immigration and Aliens (DIE) on 17th Street between J and K. Dozens of people are waiting for permission to leave the country, that authorization to travel that has been given the name “white card,” although it might better be called “the safe conduct,” “the freedom card,” or “the get out of prison order.”
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at 16:19 on September 26th, 2010
Any government has a right to deny a citizen its permission of travelling to dangerous zones,US and Europe,the epicentre of lies,deception,propaganda against socialist and anti-imperialist countries.Lies fetch prize.
at 03:46 on September 27th, 2010
To deny a citizen the right to be recognized for their work on such a global scale is a crime. It is hard for many to imagine in this day and time that while those of us in the US and Europe enjoy so many freedoms ..a celebrated journalist in Cuba can be denied the right to travel.
at 04:08 on September 27th, 2010
It's been well proven that those Cubans given the opportunity to travel seldom return to the glories of Cuban socialism.
at 10:54 on September 27th, 2010
In Yoani's case she emigrated to Switzerland in 2002 and moved back to Cuba in 2004. She has a teenage son that the government could be assured she would return to. On the other hand, they put so much energy into stifling Yoani's communication from the island, one wonders they don't say " just go."
at 14:06 on September 27th, 2010
If she was any real threat she'd be a political prisoner locked up in Boniato or Combinado del Este. Then released at gun point to find herself on a inner tube drifting towards Florida.