San Isidro Movement

Foreign Agents #1: Exposing the San Isidro Movement & US culture war on Cuba

In new Rokfin livestream, Max Blumenthal details his investigation into Cuba’s San Isidro Movement and the US sponsorship of the right-wing cultural dissident group Watch the full livestream of Max’s first Foreign Agents episode at Rokfin.    
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La contrarrevolución cultural cubana: raperos y artistas apoyados por el gobierno de EE.UU. ganan fama como “catalizadores de las protestas”

El Movimiento de San Isidro, que se presenta como un colectivo popular de artistas que luchan por la libertad de expresión, se ha convertido en un arma clave en el asalto del gobierno estadounidense a la revolución cubana. Traducido por Diego Sequera (You can read this article in English here.) “Mi gente necesita a Europa, mi gente necesita que Europa señale al maltratador”, proclamó Yotuel Romero, un rapero cubano radicado en España en un evento del Parlamento Europeo convocado por […]

Cuba’s cultural counter-revolution: US gov’t-backed rappers, artists gain fame as ‘catalyst for current unrest’

Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the US government’s assault on the Cuban revolution. (Puedes leer este artículo en español aquí.) “My people need Europe, my people need Europe to point out the abuser,” Yotuel, a Spain-based Cuban rapper, proclaimed in an EU parliament event convened by right-wing legislators before handing the mic over to Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. Days later, Yotuel […]