CubaCuban Government Backtracks On Verbal Assurances To Grant Pastor Exit VisaFriday, January 20th, 2012Pastor Gude, a national leader in a fast growing network of independent churches called the Apostolic Movement, served almost three years of a six-and-a-half year prison sentence on trumped up charges. Church Planters Target Cuba With Baseball MinistrySaturday, December 3rd, 2011Global Baseball has been going into Cuba for several years. Siegal says, "A famous national team player named Raul Valdez got saved. Now we were going from four house churches to eight, eight to 16, and 16 to 20, and he introduced me to the second-youngest son of Fidel Castro." Cuba Denies Local Pastor And His Family Permission To Seek Asylum In USMonday, November 7th, 2011Officials warned the family that they could be a target of an “act of repudiation”, government orchestrated mobs often mobilised by officials to intimidate and attack human rights and democracy activists. Baptist Pastor Arrested In CubaSaturday, October 29th, 2011Pastor Lleonart Barroso has been subjected to multiple house arrests in the past month, on one occasion for attempting to attend a theological course. Cuban Pastor, Family Arrive in U.S. after Suffering under RegimeSunday, July 10th, 2011Authorities imprisoned, fined church planter who fought for religious freedom. Cuban Pastor on Conditional Release Prohibited from PreachingMonday, March 28th, 2011Pastor in Cuba on conditional release from prison. Cuban church leader publishes letter denouncing persecutionThursday, February 17th, 2011Cuban Christian Prisoner Nominated For Nobel Peace PrizeMonday, February 14th, 2011Apostolic Coalition call on Cuban government to respect religious freedomFriday, November 19th, 2010Cuban Christian Leader FreedTuesday, September 7th, 2010Reverend Roberto Rodriguez cleared of charges and allowed to return home Call for Cuban tolerance to ChristianityTuesday, August 24th, 2010CSW calls on Cuban officials to stop harassing church leaders Mother of dead Cuban Prisoner prevented from attending churchTuesday, August 17th, 2010After the death of her son the Cuban government continues to intimidate and deny mother rights Cuba to release 52 political prisoners, Catholic Church saysThursday, July 8th, 2010Release of prisoners could mean freedom for imprisoned pastors Raul Castro’s talks with Catholic Church marks a political shift in CubaTuesday, June 1st, 2010Repressed but eager, the Cuban church hopes for an ease of pressure Obama Urged to Lift U.S. Restrictions on Religious Travel to CubaMonday, May 10th, 2010Leaders of the National Council of Churches and Church World Service are urging the president to lift the restrictions on religious travel to Cuba, calling the current U.S. policy toward Cuba “ineffective and counter-productive.” Wife and Children of Imprisoned Pastor to be EvictedThursday, April 15th, 2010Family forced to relocate from home to urban apartment by government officials. Wife states she will not leave. Cuba–Imprisoned Pastor’s Appeal for Freedom is DeniedFriday, January 29th, 2010Cuban independent Christian leader arrested under false charges—his detainment continues. Cuban Catholic Church starts blogWednesday, December 2nd, 2009Cuban starts Spanish blog on Christian church. If you don’t speak Spanish, another good option is to use Internet Explorer Live Search page translator . Two Cuban Pastors Released, But Crackdown Continues, Christians SayTuesday, November 3rd, 2009"Over 30 other pastors across the country have also reported being arrested and temporarily detained during 2009,” Cuba: Hefty Fine for Pastor’s Wife Who Miscarried after Street AttackMonday, August 24th, 2009“It is a terrible injustice that Gilianys Meneses de los Rios is being fined for a crime she did not commit and over an incident in which she was the victim. We urgently call on the Cuban Government to investigate this and every charge against the Rodriguez family without further delay, and we urge the international community to raise this case with the Cuban government forthwith.” |
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