By Gabriel Gasave | Friday August 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM PDT | 1 Comment
Celebrating Life in Union, a new documentary narrated by Andy Garcia, will premiere at the 2012 New York City International Film Festival. Celebrating Life in Union tells the story of the tragedy and brotherhood of a group of former political prisoners from the Cuban Revolution, who fought for, and then were betrayed by their...
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Tags: Art, Civil Liberties, Civil Society, Corruption, Integrity, Latin America, Liberty, Morality, Personal Liberty, Socialism, Terrorism, The State, Torture, Video, War
By Gabriel Gasave | Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM PDT | 0 Comments
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist and father of Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, was also detained upon his arrival today at the Caracas International Airport. Venezuelan customs authorities withheld his passport and held him for nearly two hours after his flight landed. Vargas Llosa and his wife are on their way to their hotel...
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Tags: Civil Liberties, Fascism, Latin America, Law, Media, Personal Liberty, Police, Politics, Presidential Power, Socialism, The State
By Gabriel Gasave | Tuesday May 26, 2009 at 2:19 PM PDT | 5 Comments
On the evening of May 25, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa was detained for questioning for almost three hours by Venezuelan authorities following his arrival at the Caracas International Airport. Since the officers in charge of his custody forgot to take away his cell phone, he was able to answer a call...
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Tags: Civil Liberties, Fascism, Immigration, Latin America, Law, Media, Personal Liberty, Police, Politics, Presidential Power, Socialism, Surveillance, The State
