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| Cuba Criticized for Jailing Dissidents |
| Governments and human rights activists around the world condemned Cuba's crackdown on the opposition, saying Tuesday that the quick trials and long prison sentences flagrantly violated international norms... |
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| Activists: 75 Cuban Dissidents Convicted |
| Cuban courts have tried at least 75 government opponents in lightning-fast trials as the communist island presses ahead with a crackdown on dissent, human rights activists said... |
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| Cuba Says Jailed Dissidents Were U.S. Mercenaries |
| Cuba's communist government said on Wednesday 75 dissidents sentenced to up to 28 years in prison were U.S.-paid mercenaries and accused Washington of using its diplomats to start opposition groups on the island... |
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| Cuba Aims to Justify Dissident Crackdown |
| Cuba defended its speedy prosecution of 75 dissidents, saying Wednesday it had to protect itself against U.S. attempts to subvert the government... |
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| Castro Agents Infiltrated Dissidents, Envoy's Home |
| U.S. efforts to back opponents of Cuba's communist government were so heavily infiltrated by undercover agents that some had passes to the American diplomatic mission, Cuban officials said on Wednesday... |
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| U.S. Condemns Dissidents' Trials in Cuba |
| The State Department condemned trials in Cuba against 78 dissidents, charging that the proceedings amounted to a "kangaroo court"... |
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| Cuba Puts Dissidents on Trial, Seeks Life Sentences |
| Cuba's communist-run government took the unprecedented step of seeking life sentences for dissidents rounded up since March 18 as part of an intense crackdown on a small but growing opposition movement... |
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| Cuba Threatens Force to End Boat Hijack |
| Cuba on Thursday threatened to use force to free about 40 hostages being held on a ferry in a Cuban port by hijackers who want to take the boat to the United States... |
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| Cuba Tries First of 80 Dissidents |
| Cuba's communist government tried the first of 80 dissidents in hearings that stretched late into the night, moving forward with a campaign to steamroll a growing opposition movement... |
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| Cuba Warns of Force to End Hijacking |
| Cuban negotiators sought to end a standoff with armed men holding nearly 50 people on a ferry in a bid to reach U.S. shores, but the communist government warned it could use force to free the passengers... |
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| Cuba's Crackdown |
| WITH EXQUISITE TIMING, the Cuban representative to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva this week condemned the "pious pontificating" of Western leaders who proclaim themselves champions of human rights... |
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| Cuban Hijack Raises Florida Security Concerns |
| The recent hijacking of an airliner by Cuban migrants seeking U.S. asylum raised new concerns about security in the Florida Keys, a 125-mile-long archipelago that has historically lured pirates, smugglers and immigrants... |
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| Cuba, Jamaica Advance to Gold Cup Finals |
| Cuba and Jamaica qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals Sunday, while Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique advanced to a three-team playoff with Honduras for the final two spots in the regional championship... |
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| Court: Elian Gonzalez Kin Can't Sue Reno |
| Former Attorney General Janet Reno and other federal officials have immunity from an excessive force lawsuit filed by the Miami relatives of young Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez, an appellate court ruled... |
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| Contreras Ready to Help Yankees |
| Jose Contreras isn't upset because he's not the New York Yankees' fifth starter... |
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| Draft to U.N. Body Does Not Condemn Cuba |
| A resolution presented Wednesday to the top U.N. human rights body does not include a condemnation of Cuba's record, a rare move that immediately drew protests from rights campaigners... |
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