Estado de Sats Presents “Notebooks for the Transition” in the Midst of a Police Operation

Estado de Sats Presents "Notebooks for the Transition" in the Midst of a
Police Operation
Posted on November 19, 2013

Saturday morning Estado de Sats presented the first issue of their
magazine "Handbooks for the Transition" despite a political operation to
prevent the audience from arriving; several activists were detained,
Antonio Rodiles, director of the independent project, informed Diario de
Cuba

According to Rodiles, Gabriel Barrenechea, a member of the magazine's
editorial board, and Andrés Pérez were besieged in their homes.
Meanwhile, the artist Luis Trápaga was arrested on his way to the
presentation, as was José Díaz Silva, who was beaten and held at least
six hours.

However, about 60 people managed to attend the event. Rodiles said that
some participants were arrested by regime's agents on leaving, to take
copies of the magazine from them.

"Despite arrests, violations, pressures, we presented 'Handbooks for the
Transition." SATS will continue because the desire for freedom us
unstoppable," insisted the director of the independent project.

The monthly magazine, in print and digital editions, "has as its
objective to address different themes about the future transition to
democracy on the Island, with authors from within and outside the
country," Rodiles told Diario de Cuba this week.

The first volume includes articles by Walfrido Lopez (The Internet in
Cuba-US Relations), Emilio Morales (Remittances have become an engine of
the Cuban economy), Juan Antonio Blanco (Civilizational and migration
change), and Antonio Rodiles and Alexis Jardines (Notes for the
transition), among others.

Future issues will address topics such as economic liberalization and
legality.

"We must begin to discuss these issues openly. We need to debate them,
without fear," said Rodiles.

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