2009

http://www.derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot. com

REPORT ON THE BLOG

FOR

THE COMMISSION FOR

ASSISTANCE TO POLITICAL
PRISONERS & THEIR
FAMILIES (CAPPF)

AND

CENTER FOR HUMAN

RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY
BRIGADE 2506 (CDHD)
 On May 20, 2008 the blog
of theElCommission
20 de mayo del
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comenzamos el blog de la
Assistance to Political
Comisión de Atención a
Prisoners and their Families
Presos Políticos y sus
(CAPPF) and the Center for
Familiares (CAPPF) y del
Human
CentroRights and
de Derechos
Democracy
Humanos yBrigade 2506
Democracia
(CDHD 2506)
Brigada 2506was launched.
(CDHD
Caridad Hernández Vaquero aunt to political prisoner 2506).
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and take donations to them,
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such as food and medicines,
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which the family member then
políticos y le llevan
takes to the como
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alimentos y
during their scheduled
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sus visitas familiares en las
report with photographs based
cárceles.
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these reports are published on
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and reports de
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Oscar Elias Biscet with Miguel Amado Fonseca, Human
groups, are published weekly
Rights Secretary for CAPPF and
Co-Director of CDHD 2506 in Cuba in our blog.

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 Photos of the
donations that
CAPPF and CDHD
activists take to
political prisoners’
families, and the
families then take
to their loved ones
unjustly
imprisoned in
Cuban jails.

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 Our Blog has been read:
by 3,005 visitors in 6 continents, 53
countries and 444 cities
http://www.derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot. com

In its first year, our blog had 3,005 visitors in 53 different countries. On the average, visitors to the
blog spent 3 minutes and 37 seconds time reading the published articles and viewing the
photographs and videos. 49.02% were new visitors to the site.

** Detalle de los paises en la ultima pagina numero 9 y 10.

Our blog was viewed in 6 of the 7 continents, with the most visits coming from North America,
Europe and South America.

Región Visitas %

North America 2,003 66.7

Europa 500 16.6
Latin America 418 13.9
Caribbean 70 2.3
Asia 8 0.3
Africa 3 0.1
Australia 1 0.0
Not Set 2 0.1
Total 3,005 100

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In North America, our blog had 1,983 visitors in the United States and 20 visitors from Canada.
148 visitors came from Central America, 248 from South America, and 92 from the Caribbean.

In the US, the majority of visits came from Florida, California and New York. In total, visitors from
30 states and 168 cities viewed our blog.

Estado Visitas
Florida 1,217
California 222
Not Set 165
New York 124
District of Colombia 43
Texas 41
New Jersey 39
Virginia 38
Missouri 20
Nevada 13
North Carolina 12
Illinois 8
Georgia 8
Maryland 6

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 Ohio 4
Colorado 3
Arizona 3
Pennsylvania 2
Oregon 2
Nebraska 2
Alabama 2
Hawaii 1
Connecticut 1
Washington 1
Massachusetts 1
West Virginia 1
Minnesota 1
Michigan 1
Oklahoma 1
Tennessee 1
Total 1,983

What these figures reflect is that there exists broad interest from a wide segment of the American
population on the work undertaken by the opposition in Cuba.

In states with the highest volume of visitors, our blog readers came from various cities. In Florida,
there were visitors from 46 different cities.

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We see the same results in the other states with a majority of visits, such as California and New
York.

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In Central America, Mexico led with the most visitors (129). The visitors came from 49 different
cities with Mexico City leading with 30.

In South America, the majority of visits came from Venezuela (57), Argentina (52), Chile (35),
Colombia (34), Peru (31), Ecuador (17) and Uruguay (15). In Venezuela, there were 57 visitors from
6 different cities.

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In the Caribbean, most of visits came from Cuba (48), followed by the Dominican Republic (22) and
Puerto Rico (18). In Cuba, the visits came from 4 different cities.

In Cuba, the visits came from Havana and Camagüey. There were also visits that registered like
“Not Set” which means that the computer is typically either from the government or from military
organizations. The interesting thing is that the visits from Camagüey surprised us, since we know
well how difficult it is to access the Internet in Cuba, especially in the other provinces outside
Havana.

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In Europe, most of visits came from Spain (209), Italy (161), Sweden (44) and the Czech Republic
(16).

In Europe, Spain leads with the most visitors (209). The visits came from 44 diverse cities with the
majority coming from Madrid (71).

Also, to our surprise, we had visits from countries in Asia and Africa. This shows how with the help
of the worldwide web, in diverse parts of the world, the fight for the freedom of Cuba is known.

Here is a list of all the countries that have visited our blog:

Estado Visits
EE UU 1,983
Spain 209
Italia 161
Mexico 129
Venezuela 57
Argentina 52
Cuba 48
Sweden 44
Chile 35
Colombia 34

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 Peru 31
Dominican Republic 22
Canada 20
Puerto Rico 18
Ecuador 17
Czech Republic 16
Uruguay 15
Austria 13
England 9
France 8
Costa Rica 7
Guatemala 7
Poland 7
Switzerland 5
Belgium 4
Brazil 4
Portugal 3
Panamá 3
Romania 3
Slovakia 3
Bolivia 2
Norway 2
Trinidad y Tobago 2
India 2
Not Set 1
Vietnam 2
Russia 2
El Salvador 1
Macedonia 1
Angola 1
Pakistan 1
Nicaragua 1
Australia 1
Guam 1
Indonesia 1
Tunisia 1
Japan 1
Netherlands 1
Martinique 1
Paraguay 1
Nigeria 1
Cayman Islands 1
Total 3,005

Thanks to our blog, the work of the human rights activists of the CAPPF and CDHD 2506 is known
in diverse parts of the world. This has allowed us, thanks to the help that we receive from
donations, the support of our readers, and the bloggers that collaborate with us, to develop
programs such as: the aid given to political prisoners and their families, courses on human rights
and law, microenterprise training (such as the vocational courses taught on jewelry repair) and
other programs in which CAPPF and CDHD 2506 members undertake in Cuba.

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A search in Google for blogs on
Human Rights Cuba shows
ours blog listed first. We have
published more than 500
articles from opposition
groups in Cuba and in exile.
Thanks for the success that
you have helped us achieve. http://www.derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot. com

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 CAPPF and MLC activists
engaged in courses on human
rights. In the courses, they
studied the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
and the UN pacts signed by
Cuba in February of 2008

CAPPF and MLC activists

participating in courses on rights and
the law. The regimen continues to
try to prevent these courses from
taking place. Cuban attorney
Wilfredo Vallin Almeida and his
students have received citations,
been detained and interrogated for
participating in these courses on
legal rights under the Cuban system
fl

CAPPF and MLC activists

learning how to fix jewelry.
This knowledge helps them
develop their own
microenterprises, so they can
eventually begin to earn money
independent of the government
controlled work force.

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http://www.derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot. com
Our activists and Cuban opposition continue
their struggle, despite the constant harassment
and repression from Cuban authorities. Our
duty is to support them, and thanks to the blog
their fight is known they world over.

Thank you for your support.

To contribute to our cause, you can mail your contribution to:

Centro de Derechos Humanos y Democracia Brigada 2506

1821 S.W. 9 Street, Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 649-8454 – segundo@cdhd2506.org

or donate online at:

http://derechoshumanoscuba-cappf-cdhd2506.blogspot.com/

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 The Center for Human Rights & Democracy Brigade 2506
is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax exempt.