Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/225.htmlenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/27/what-cuba-s-dissidents-want/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/27/what-cuba-s-dissidents-want/On July 13, seven freed Cuban dissidents arrived at Madrid airport in Spain. They were part of a group of 75 people who were given long prison sentences in a crackdown in early 2003. Their release followed negotiations between the Cuban Catholic church and Raúl Castro.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-61db59a734eacc4b46b7d8003658e5f7euronews-enenhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38417159/ns/world_news-americas/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38417159/ns/world_news-americas/A B-team of socialist speakers spent Cuba's Revolution Day bashing the United States for everything from its drug consumption to the war in Iraq, portraying Washington as the great villain in world affairs.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200msnbc-176c7b6ccc8784b9210cc7426b8db73dmsnbcenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10754060http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10754060Former Cuban President Fidel Castro makes his first reported appearance outside Havana since handing over power to his brother in 2006.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-8ecd9c549aee95a250ae4702f84b5b5abbcenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/07/11/Cuba_begins_freeing_political_prisoners/?section=RegionCaribbean&template=worldnews%2Findex.txthttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/07/11/Cuba_begins_freeing_political_prisoners/?section=RegionCaribbean&template=worldnews%2Findex.txtdeal may pave way to reopening of US links • Fidel Castro seen in public for first time in four years Fidel Castro, 83, at the National Centre for Scientific Investigation in Havana – his first public appearance since 2006.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200africaFM-fef95745e50cbb87d11f6499d8f2d721africaFMenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=Fidel is back. In a one hour television appearance this week, his first since intestinal surgery four years ago, the 83-year old head of the Cuban Communist party appeared neither hale nor hearty. But neither did he look like El Cid, the Spanish warrior who was so inspiring that even after death his....Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-fc6e96c44efef05e7f10e72cc884124eftenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/16/cuban-spies-case-man-gets-life-wife-gets-81-months/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/16/cuban-spies-case-man-gets-life-wife-gets-81-months/WASHINGTON (AP) The 73-year-old great grandson of Alexander Graham Bell was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for quietly spying for Cuba for nearly a third of a century from inside the State Department. His wife was sentenced to 5½ years. Retired intelligence analyst Kendall Myers said .Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-d0b42d58e792062c11986e654644751awashtimesenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66F4LF20100716?type=domesticNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66F4LF20100716?type=domesticNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A retired U.S. State Department official got life in prison Friday and his wife a sentence of 6-3/4 years for spying for Havana for three decades because they shared the Cuban revolution's ideals.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-b85c644cd58604adbbfe7a5db42edac9reutersenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1295237/Now-Fidel-Castro-goes-aquarium-Che-Guevaras-daughter.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1295237/Now-Fidel-Castro-goes-aquarium-Che-Guevaras-daughter.html?ITO=1490The 83-year-old former president fraternised with aquarium employees and watched a dolphin show accompanied by Celia Guevara March.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-38ed3fd2077432dff0cb8fb1564c6252dailymailenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/15/freed-cuban-dissident-talks-freely-to-euronews/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/15/freed-cuban-dissident-talks-freely-to-euronews/Among the first to have arrived in Spain with their families is the Cuban dissident journalist Pablo Pacheco. He was one of those jailed for 20 years in the 2003 crackdown. Always maintaining his right to freedom of speech, the Castro regime eventually accused him of working for the US.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-f1cda51343fb1ab51b93a592d3834e5aeuronews-enenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128516247&ft=1&f=1004http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128516247&ft=1&f=1004The Cuban government has promised to release 52 political prisoners, some of whom have already flown to Spain. In light of that move, and recent sightings of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro, Julia Sweig, author of Cuba, predicts what may lie ahead in U.S.-Cuba relations.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200NPRnews-ea2267ef3b383f7e73f246586f3ef521NPRnewsenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31e28c0c-8eb1-11df-8a67-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=Fidel is back. In a one hour television appearance this week, his first since intestinal surgery four years ago, the 83-year old head of the Cuban Communist party appeared neither hale nor hearty. But neither did he look like El Cid, the Spanish warrior who was so inspiring that even after death his....Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-2db79927c056b86cc85b4eb41380ef65ftenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/12/fidel-castro-appear-cuban-tv-show/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/12/fidel-castro-appear-cuban-tv-show/HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro is back. The aging revolutionary leader will appear Monday on Cuba's key public affairs television program, according to a front-page headline in the Communist-party newsletter Granma. It may be the most prominent appearance by the former president since he fell ill in 2006.Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-3593d5343ece5b6a79a35117bef9aa47washtimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/kPRhHlu-r_s/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/kPRhHlu-r_s/index.htmlImages appearing to show former Cuban President Fidel Castro surfaced Saturday on a pro-government blog, which claims the photos were taken Wednesday.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-1f0da2ee991e3d98d663504b2219258bcnnenhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3917786,00.htmlhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3917786,00.htmlCuban church officials on Saturday released the names of 12 more political prisoners who will be freed and sent into exile in the coming days under a landmark agreement with President Raul Castro's government, bringing to 17 the total number of jailed dissidents who have accepted asylum in Spain.Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ynetnews-d71e9366b862d02efe818307c858daa1ynetnewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10552222.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10552222.stmSpain calls on the EU to soften its position on Cuba after Havana says it will free 52 political detainees.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-2e2725586ca8c699d040d160e93aabe1bbcen