Roberto de Miranda | |
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Born | 1947 Camaguey, Cuba |
Occupation | Professor |
Roberto de Miranda (born 1947 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban professor and head of the College of Independent Teachers of Cuba, a non-governmental organization that he founded in July 1992. [1] The organization seeks "the de-ideologization of education in Cuba and denounces violations against students and professors that do not share the political ideals of the system." [1] Roberto de Miranda also founded the Félix Varela Independent Library in 2000. [1]
The goal of this system is to create false nationalism - something that has hurt our youth tremendously. [...] It is a grotesque invention, a lie that has been perpetrated for 40 years. [...] There isn't one young person on the island who believes in Communism. Our youth is more rebellious by the day and less [academically] prepared. They reject the system because there is too much manipulation. We are fooling ourselves if we think otherwise. [2]
He was imprisoned during the Black Spring crackdown on dissidents in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Amnesty International declared him as a prisoner of conscience. [3]
He received the 2003 Pedro Luis Boitel Freedom Award. [1]
He was released after 14 months of jail, possibly because the Cuban government feared the international backlash if he had died in jail. [4]
Roberto de Miranda | |
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Born | 1947 Camaguey, Cuba |
Occupation | Professor |
Roberto de Miranda (born 1947 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban professor and head of the College of Independent Teachers of Cuba, a non-governmental organization that he founded in July 1992. [1] The organization seeks "the de-ideologization of education in Cuba and denounces violations against students and professors that do not share the political ideals of the system." [1] Roberto de Miranda also founded the Félix Varela Independent Library in 2000. [1]
The goal of this system is to create false nationalism - something that has hurt our youth tremendously. [...] It is a grotesque invention, a lie that has been perpetrated for 40 years. [...] There isn't one young person on the island who believes in Communism. Our youth is more rebellious by the day and less [academically] prepared. They reject the system because there is too much manipulation. We are fooling ourselves if we think otherwise. [2]
He was imprisoned during the Black Spring crackdown on dissidents in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Amnesty International declared him as a prisoner of conscience. [3]
He received the 2003 Pedro Luis Boitel Freedom Award. [1]
He was released after 14 months of jail, possibly because the Cuban government feared the international backlash if he had died in jail. [4]