Cuba Archive: Telling the Stories of the Oppressed
By Cuba Archive
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Cuba Archive: Telling the Stories of the OppressedJul 19, 2021
The Story of Rafael García Muñiz: A Police Officer Murdered under Che Guevara´s Leadership
Directly after the Communist Revolution in Cuba, a police officer steps down to withdraw his support from the new Cuban regime. To his dismay, this decision led to his execution.
In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Sergio García Muñiz to hear how the Cuban government falsely accused his brother, Rafael García Muñiz, of murder after Rafael left his job as a police officer. And, even more shockingly, how Che Guevara smugly stood by as it all happened under his leadership.
Please visit cubaarchive.org to learn more about the victims of the communist regime in Cuba, as well as our mission.
MUSIC CREDITS:
Epic Unease by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3714-epic-unease
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Devastation and Revenge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3644-devastation-and-revenge
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This podcast is sponsored by and material of the Free Society Project, also known as Cuba Archive. Its mission is to promote the understanding, recognition, and observance of human rights through research and information. Reproduction or distribution of this material is authorized as long as its source is cited.
The Story of Pastor Mario Félix Lleonart Barroso: Religious Perseverance against a Despotic Regime
In this second episode, I interviewed Mario Félix Lleonart Barroso in order to hear his story of peaceful resistance against the totalitarian and previously atheistic regime in Cuba.
To hear more from Pastor Mario Lleonart, you can read his blog: cubanoconfesante.com, check out his twitter @maritovoz, and listen to his podcast on soundcloud.com/maritovoz.
For more information about the atrocities committed by the Cuban regime, please visit: http://cubaarchive.org/
Reproduction or distribution of this material is authorized as long as its source is cited.
WORKS CITED:
History.com Editors. “Berlin Wall.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 15 Dec. 2009, www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall.
“László Tőkés.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 May 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_T%C5%91k%C3%A9s.
Mario Félix Lleonart Barroso (1975), 22 May 2017, www.memoryofnations.eu/es/barroso-mario-felix-lleonart-20170522-0.
MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS CREDITS:
(Note: All of these songs were cut, and their sound level was adjusted, thus changes were made to all of them)
Epic Unease by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3714-epic-unease
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Prelude and Action by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Five Armies by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armies
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Devastation and Revenge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3644-devastation-and-revenge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This House by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Story of Mario and Lourdes Díaz: A Grieving Mother´s Struggle to Mourn Her Murdered Son
In this third episode, I had the chance to speak with Lourdes Díaz, the mother of a young man who was brutally murdered by Cuban border guards while attempting to flee the island. Despite an attempted coverup on behalf of the Cuban regime, years of hardship, and threats on her family´s lives, Lourdes Díaz has persevered to be able to share her story.
For more information regarding the victims of the Cuban regime, please visit cubaarchive.org .
Reproduction or distribution of this material is authorized as long as its source is cited.
WORKS CITED:
https://news.miami.edu/stories/2020/04/40-years-later-cuban-americans-reflect-on-the-mariel-boatlift.html
http://database.cubaarchive.org/case-record-simple-search/8392/
MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS CREDITS:
(Note: The sound level was adjusted, thus changes were made.)
Epic Unease by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3714-epic-unease
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Story of Sebastián Arcos Bergnes: A Son Describes His Father's Transition from Cuban Revolutionary to Champion of Human Rights
In this first episode of Cuba Archive: Telling the Stories of the Oppressed, Sebastián Arcos Cazabón reveals the tragic story of his father, Sebastián Arcos Bergnes: a story of betrayal and oppression, but also of hope and resistance against the evils of a nefarious regime. From a former Cuban revolutionary to a persecuted political prisoner and human rights activist, Sebastián Arcos Bergnes' story illuminates the horrors perpetrated by the Cuban government, as well as his struggle to expose them.
For more information about the atrocities committed by the Cuban regime, please visit: http://cubaarchive.org/
Thank you to Mr. Sebastián Arcos Cazabón for agreeing to tell him and his father's story.
Reproduction or distribution of this material is authorized as long as its source is cited.
WORKS CITED:
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Fulgencio Batista.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 12 Jan. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Fulgencio-Batista.
Goforth, Sean H. “Cuba, Twenty-Sixth of July Movement.” Encyclopedia.com, 12 Mar. 2020, www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cuba-tw enty-sixth-july-movement.
“Gustavo Arcos.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Arcos.
Press, The Associated. “Gustavo Arcos Bergnes, 79, an Early Ally, Then a Critic, of Castro, Dies.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 Aug. 2006, www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/world/americas/gustavo-arcos-bergnes-79-an-early-ally-then-a-critic-of.html.
Sentinel, Orlando. “SEBASTIAN ARCOS BERGNES.” OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Dec. 1997, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1997-12-25-9712240925-story.html.
MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS CREDITS:
(Note: All of these songs were cut, and their sound was adjusted, thus changes were made to all of them)
Epic Unease by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3714-epic-unease
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Prelude and Action by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Five Armies by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armies
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Devastation and Revenge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3644-devastation-and-revenge
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This House by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Prelude and Action by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lost Time by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4005-lost-time
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/