Continuous interruptions of telephonic service and the temporary or permanent suspension of same, render the work of these heroes extremely difficult in their fight for freedom of expression. Cuba Free Press, who I am honored to preside, is a palpable example of what I have just described. Outside the legal framework established for the official Cuban press, there exist in Cuba today, small independent agencies organized within the island, such as Cuba Press, directed by poet and journalist Raul Rivero, who was recently nominated as Vice President of the Committee for Freedom of the Press and Information of the Interamerican Press Association, and who is the recipient as well of the Freedom of the Press award presented by Reportieres Sans Frontieres last December. The primary objective of the independent journalists inside Cuba is to inform the Cuban people of what transpires inside their country. This the independent journalists accomplish by reading their chronicles and news reports from within Cuba to foreign radio stations which in turn are heard on the island, principally, through Radio Marti and medium wave stations originating from Miami.
Worldwide propagation is as well being accomplished through the Internet.
Organizations like Cuba Free Press publish and maintain a permanent library of articles and news reports issued by independent journalists, which encompass all aspects of Cuban social life, health, nutrition, transportation, religion, human rights, culture, etc. Many of these works are translated into other languages. The majority of the information originating from journalists and independent writers in Cuba, and published by the large worldwide media, is gathered directly from the Internet by editors throughout the world who visit the web each day. Additionally, from outside of Cuba, small newspapers, magazines, bulletins, and pamphlets, are published and distributed by different means, to parties interested in the Cuban situation all over the world. We all hope that the evolution of the Cuban problem towards democratization will permit us to participate in the process with our publications from outside Cuba, and with future ones published from inside Cuba by free Cubans, with the goal of informing all Cubans as to what is transpiring in Cuba and all around the world.