Cuba by billboards

Sophie Team Observers — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:04:07 +0200

Our Observer in Cuba, blogger Yoani Sanchez, takes us on a tour of the propaganda billboards of Havana. Read more and see the photos.

Yoani runs the blog Generacion Y. She was recently voted by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 influential people in the world. She explains why she took these photos :

A city can be not only portrayed by its people, its architecture and its plazas, but also by its billboards, posters and graffiti. That is why I've taken pictures of the signs around my home.

The photos were taken by Yoani Sanchez. The captions were added by our Observer in Argentina, Johana Kunin.

Castro retires: Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez “relieved”

Julien — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:18:37 +0100

Ganma, Cuba's official news site, has just announced that Fidel Castro has given up his presidency of the country. On hearing the news we immediately called our Observer in Havana, blogger Yoani Sanchez, to get her reaction. As the news had not yet been broadcast on Cuban TV or radio, Sanchez was unaware of the declaration and gave an initial reaction of "a sense of relief". She said she believes that the Cuban system could now evolve into something similar to the Chinese regime.