BBC NewsLeaving Castro's Cuba behindMiamiHerald.comThe first wave of Cubans — many of them for the first time in 50 years — are leaving their island to see the world. Among them the famous blogger Yoani Sánchez. They seize the opportunity of… Full Story

US Diplomat Based In Havana Engages Castro Regime DefendersFox News LatinoThe Interests Section, which stands in for an embassy due to lack of full diplomatic relations, for years has cultivated ties to dissident bloggers and tweeters, who are widely… Full Story

New York Times (blog)A Daughter of the Cuban Revolution Visits the Liberty BellNew York Times (blog)The visitor was Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raúl Castro and Cuba's premier sexologist, currently visiting Philadelphia as a guest of… Full Story

MiamiHerald.comMariela Castro, Cuba and human rightsMiamiHerald.comIn the wake of several Cuban dissidents' enlightening visits to the United States — among them Yoani Sánchez, Rosa María Payá and Berta Soler — came last weekend's arrival… Full Story

Cuba's Raul Castro Meets With President of Russia's Federation CouncilCaribbean JournalCuba's Raul Castro met Friday with Valentina Matvienko, chairman of Russia's Federation Council, who is on a visit to Cuba. The Federation Council is… Full Story

Daily CallerFidel Castro may be America's most famous illegal immigrantDaily CallerIn his 2007 book “After Fidel: Raul Castro and the Future of the Cuban Revolution,” former CIA officer Brian Latell recounts Castro's 1956 journey across the… Full Story

Washington TimesCuba: US Bars Raúl Castro's Daughter From a ForumNew York TimesThe State Department denied the daughter of President Raúl Castro of Cuba permission to attend a gay rights conference in Philadelphia, where she was to receive an award… Full Story

Havana TimesLetter to Raul Castro Demanding Free Internet Access for All CubansHavana TimesHAVANA TIMES — I write you this 17th of May not to send you my greetings on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, which we enthusiastically… Full Story

The GuardianRaúl Castro's Daughter Speaks In Philadelphia On Gay Rights In CubaKYW NewsradioThe panel addressed the past, current challenges and opportunities for the LGBT community in Cuba. Speaking through a Spanish interpreter was Mariela Castro,… Full Story

Cuba's Mariela Castro receives LGBT Equality AwardWorkers WorldMariela Castro Espín, the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) in Havana, Cuba, and a deputy of Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly of People's… Full Story