Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Yoani Sanchez gets no visa

Yoani Sanchez, the famous Cuban blogger (Generation Y)www.desdecuba.com has ben refused her visa by the Cuban government.
She had been invited to New York for the award ceremony of the prestigious Maria Moors Cabot Prize at the Columbia School of Journalism.
The Cuban government apparently did not want to give her a yet bigger world platform.
A prolific blogger, author of the book Cuba libre, Yoani Sanchez has built an impressive world audience for her candidly tough description of daily life in Cuba. The Columbia U. Jury gave her a citation for journalistic excellence.

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