W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Cuban Five prisoner Gerardo Hernandez demands justice
August 16, 2011Persecution of the "Cuban Five" continues - they are victimized presumably as proxies for an unvanquished revolution.
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A plea for Liliany Obando, Colombian political prisoner
August 9, 2011Class conflict, rural - urban divisions, and impunity for criminals created circumstances putting Obando and other political activists at high risk.
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Cuba Caravan challenges blockade, returns to the United States
August 8, 2011A year of work for organizers, and a month on the road for many participants, culminated on August 1 when the 22nd Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan returned from Cuba, passing that day from Mexico into...
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Cuba and Venezuela shape new generation of “Revolutionary Doctors”
July 28, 2011Brouwer traces the evolution of Cuba's health system that has led to Cuban-Venezuelan collaboration in providing health care for their people and medical assistance throughout the world.
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Friendshipment en route to Cuba, breaking U.S. blockade
July 15, 2011The U.S. economic blockade against Cuba, which has lasted 50 years, targets people.
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Serbian refugee situation still a big problem
June 30, 2011Serbia harbors more refugees than any other European country.
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Indonesian domestic worker is beheaded in Saudi Arabia
June 29, 2011Jakarta stopped workers from traveling to Saudi Arabia after the beheading there of a 54-year-old Indonesian migrant worker June 17.
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Bahrain: Military tribunals hand down long sentences
June 28, 2011Condemnation is mounting in response to severe sentences handed down June 22 against 21 leaders of ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
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