Présentation

Les manifestations survenues à Cuba le 11 juillet sur fond de crise sanitaire et sociale ont subi une répression de la part des autorités qui a aussi touché des militants de gauche engagés dans une autre voie que celle d’une bureaucratie tout autant impotente qu’initiatrice d’une restauration capitaliste certaine (voir l’article de Samuel Farber de novembre 2020).

Nous reproduisons cet appel en trois langues (français, espagnol, anglais) car cela nous semble le minimum démocratique à réaliser. Pour l’heure, des informations non confirmées annoncent la libération de Frank Garcia Hernandez le lundi 12 juillet. Nous restons dans l’attente de plus amples informations.

La rédaction.

Appel Version française

Depuis des années, voire des dizaines d’années, nous avons dénoncé le blocus imposé par les autorités des États-Unis contre Cuba. Nous avons dénoncé et nous continuons à dénoncer les différentes politiques et mesures adoptées depuis 1959-1960 par Washington pour isoler, déstabiliser et agresser Cuba. Nous sommes des anti-impérialistes et des internationalistes convaincu·es. 

Nous sommes très préoccupés par l’arrestation, lors d’une marche de protestation à La Havane le 11 juillet 2021, de Frank Garcia Hernandez, historien et marxiste cubain, Leonardo Romero Negrin, jeune étudiant socialiste en physique à l’université de La Havane, Maykel Gonzalez Vivero, directeur de Tremenda Nota et Marcos Antonio Perez Fernandez, étudiant pré-universitaire. Frank Garcia Hernandez est un chercheur important qui a acquis une réputation mondiale pour son travail de réévaluation de l’histoire de la gauche cubaine et l’organisation d’un congrès international sur Trotsky à La Havane en 2019.

Nous appelons à la libération inconditionnelle de Frank et de tous ses camarades et au respect des droits démocratiques de l’ensemble du peuple cubain.

Comme l’affirmait la révolutionnaire Rosa Luxembourg dans La Révolution russe en 1918:

sans une liberté illimitée de la presse, sans une liberté absolue de réunion et d’association, la domination des larges masses populaires est inconcevable..

Elle ajoutait : 

La liberté seulement pour les partisans du gouvernement, pour les membres d’un parti, aussi nombreux soient-ils, ce n’est pas la liberté. La liberté, c’est toujours la liberté de celui qui pense autrement. Non pas par fanatisme de la « justice », mais parce que tout ce qu’il y a d’instructif, de salutaire et de purifiant dans la liberté politique tient à cela et perd de son efficacité quand la « liberté » devient un privilège.

Au moment où nous publions cette pétition, nous apprenons que des informations non confirmées indiquent que Frank García Hernández a été libéré le lundi 12 juillet. Nous sommes ravis de l’apprendre et attendons la confirmation définitive de sa libération. Pour l’instant, nous n’avons pas d’informations sur les autres personnes arrêtées avec Frank.

Premiers signataires

  • Etienne Balibar, Anniversary Chair of Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University London
  • Tithi Bhattacharya, author Feminism for the 99%, USA
  • Sâmia Bomfim, deputada federal São Paulo, Brazil
  • Richard Boyd Barrett TD (member of the Irish Parliament)
  • Robert Brenner, University of California Los Angeles, USA
  • Christine Buchholz, Member of the German Bundestag, Die Linke
  • Gerry Carroll, MLA (member of Northern Ireland Parliament)
  • Maria Carvalho Dantas, Member of the Spanish Congress, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
  • Noam Chomsky, Emeritus Professor, MIT, USA
  • Petros Constantinou, Athens city councilor, coordinator KEERFA, Greece
  • Mike Davis, Emeritus Professor, University of California Riverside, USA
  • Rehad Desai, Radical film maker, South Africa
  • Fábio Félix, deputado distrital Distrito Federal, Brazil
  • Eva Flyvholm, MP, Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
  • Luciana Genro- ex-candidata a Presidente, direção nacional do PSOL (Party of Socialism and Liberty) e deputada estadual Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Jess González, member of the Catalan Parliament for En Comú Podem
  • Christian Juhl, MP,  Spokesperson on Development Aid, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
  • Gino Kenny TD (member of the Irish Parliament)
  • Paul  LeBlanc, Professor of History, La Roche University, USA
  • Paul Murphy TD (member of the Irish Parliament)
  • Fernanda Melchionna, deputada federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • David Miranda, deputado federal Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Sola Olorunfemi, General Secretary AUTOBATE, Nigeria
  • Gerardo Pisarello, member of the Spanish Congress, Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem, and First Secretary of the Bureau of the Congress
  • Vivi Reis, deputada federal Pará, Brazil
  • Mônica Seixas,  deputada estadual São Paulo, Brazil
  • Brid Smith TD (member of the Irish Parliament)
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, University Professor in the Humanities,  Columbia University, USA
  • Eric Toussaint, University of Liège and Paris VIII, internationalist militant and writer, Belgium
  • Miguel Urban, member of the European parliament, Anticapitalistas, Fourth International, Spanish State
  • Nikolaj Villumsen, Member of the European Parliament, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
  • Suzi Weissman, Professor of Politics, Saint Mary’s College of California, USA
  • Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies, SOAS, London, Britain
  • Kieran Allen, National Secretary, People before Profit and author, Ireland
  • Eric Alliez, Philosopher, Professor at Université Paris 8, France
  • Luana Alves – city councillor, São Paulo/SP, Brazil
  • Anthony Arnove, editor, USA
  • Baba Aye, Co-convener Coalition for Revolution (CORE), Nigeria
  • Pratyay Banerjee
  • Tarun Bhartiya, Imagemaker, Northeast India
  • Andreu Blackwell, joint editor Punto de Vista internacional
  • Beth Boerger
  • Pratyajayaditya Bondhu
  • David Brophy, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Lai Brown, National Secretary Socialist Workers & Youth League, Nigeria
  • Alex Callinicos, Emeritus Professor of European Studies, King’s College London, Britain
  • Josemar Carvalho – city councillor, São Gonçalo/RJ, Brazil
  • Kunal Chattopadhyay, Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, India
  • Lam Chi Leung, editor of the Marxists Internet Archive Chinese, Hong Kong
  • Joseph Choonara, editor of International Socialism, Britain
  • Matt Collins, Belfast City Council, Ireland
  • Marc Cooper, writer, USA
  • William M. Crane, Doctoral candidate, History Dept, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 
  • Willy Cumming
  • Gareth Dale, Brunel University, Britain 
  • Alex de Jong, co-director IIRE Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Kadijatu Dem Njie, leading member, Marx21.net, Spanish state
  • Pelle Dragsted, writer, member of the national leadership of the Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
  • Penelope Duggan, editor International Viewpoint
  • Israel Dutra, Secretário de Relações Internacionais do PSOL, Brazil
  • Carolyn Egan, president of United Steelworkers Local 8300, president of United Steelworkers Toronto Area Council, Canada
  • Fiona Ferguson, Belfast City Council, Ireland
  • Pedro Fuentes, Direção Nacional do MES, Brazil 
  • Panos Garganas, editor, Workers Solidarity weekly, Greece
  • Thies Gleis Member of the Federal Executive Committee of Die Linke, Germany
  • G K Ghosh, peace activist, India
  • Melisa Halpin, Councillor, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, Ireland 
  • Wayne Heimbach
  • Robert Austin Henry, Honorary Associate, Department of History, University of Sydney, Australia 
  • Dr Christian Hogsbjerg, Lecturer in Critical History and Politics, University of Brighton, Britain 
  • Jack Howard
  • Adam Johannes, Cardiff Socialist Forum Cardiff, Wales, Britain
  • Kostas Katarahias, chair Hospital Workers Union, Athens Cancer Hospital, Greece
  • Amy Leather and Charlie Kimber, joint national secretaries of the Socialist Workers Party, Britain
  • Bruno Magalhães, Observatório Internacional do PSOL, Brazil 
  • Jan Malewski, editor of Inprecor
  • John Meehan
  • John Molyneux, Editor of Irish Marxist Review 
  • Marcio Lauria Monteiro, Historian, teacher and Communist from Brazil
  • Ben Moroney, Greens councillor, City of Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
  • Kevin Ovenden
  • Mel Packer
  • Mark Porciani
  • Charles Post, Editorial Board Spectre: A Marxist Journal and the Tempest collective, USA 
  • Philippe Poutou, NPA candidate for the presidential elections of 2022, France
  • Christine Poupin, spokesperson of NPA New Anticapitalist Party, France
  • Dr Lucia Pradella, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, King’s College London, Britain 
  • Dr Sean Purdy, Professor of History, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Viviana Ramírez, Senior Teacher of Spanish & Home Economics (retired), Australia
  • Dr John Rees, Visiting Research Fellow, Goldsmiths, University of London, Britain
  • Joel Reinstein
  • Nick Riemer, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Mariana Riscali, Executiva Nacional do PSOL, Brazil 
  • Roberto Robaina, city councillor, Porto Alegre/RS, Direção Nacional do PSOL, Brazil 
  • Neil Rogall
  • Catherine Samary, economist, member of the Fourth International, France
  • Zhaleh Sahand
  • Miroslav Sandev, teacher, unionist, member of Solidarity group Australia
  • Edgard Sanchez, spokesperson PRT and joint editor Punto de Vista internacional, Mexico
  • Dr Jeff Sparrow, author
  • Sukla Sen, peace activist, Mumbai, India
  • Jurandir Silva, city councillor, Pelotas/RS, Brazil
  • Ashley Smith Democratic Socialists of America Tempest Collective, USA
  • Colin Sparks, Professor Emeritus Hong Kong Baptist University, UK
  • Sue Sparks
  • Maria Styllou, editor Socialism from below review, Greece
  • Michael Thomson, NSW State Secretary National Tertiary Education Union (retired), Australia
  • Alan Wald, H. Chandler Davis Collegiate Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Adrienne Wallace , Councillor, Carlow, Ireland
  • Thomas Weyts, SAP – Antikapitalisten / Gauche anticapitaliste, Belgium
  • Lawrence Wong
  • Christian Zeller  Prof. of Economic Geography, University of Salzburg, Austria

Vous pouvez signer la pétition sur www.change.org

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Version originelle en castillan

Reclamo por la libertad de los detenidos en Cuba

En la manifestaciones de esta tarde en La Habana fue detenido Frank García Hernández, entre otros miembros de la izquierda cubana.

En la tarde de hoy el pueblo cubano salió a las calles. Un pueblo que no estaba convocado por ninguna organización que no fuera la aguda crisis económica que enfrenta Cuba y la discapacidad del gobierno para manejar la situación. Cuba salió a las calles con la consigna equivocada « Patria y vida », pero salió a las calles más allá de una consigna, salió para exigir al gobierno un socialismo verdadero. Los que estaban en las calles no eran artistas e intelectuales solamente, esta vez era el pueblo en su más amplia heterogeneidad.

Esta nota de Comunistas blog no busca analizar la situación de Cuba. Busca denunciar la detención con violencia de los manifestantes, denunciar que esta vez la fuerzas represivas del Estado se pusieron en el lugar contrario, que reprimieron a cubanos, que usaron gas pimienta y todos los recursos disponibles. Esta nota es un reclamo por la libertad de todos los detenidos y en especial por la detención arbitraria de Frank García Hernández, historiador y marxista cubano. Por la detención de Leonardo Romero Negrín, joven socialista estudiante de Física de la Universidad de La Habana. Por la detención de Maykel González Vivero, director de Tremenda Nota, una revista marginal. Por la detención de Marcos Antonio Pérez Fernández, menor de edad, estudiante de Preuniversitario. Por todos los detenidos violentamente en esta tarde negra que Cuba no olvidará. Comunistas apela a la solidaridad de la comunidad marxista internacional y también a la conciencia del gobierno cubano. Esta vez se trata de un pueblo que necesita respuestas y diálogo.

Se trata de una sociedad civil que no quiere la anexión, sino participar y decidir el destino de su nación. Comunistas blog condena la represión y dice basta a la burocracia.

Nota: no todos los miembros del colectivo editorial de Comunistas Blog suscriben esta comunicación.

Source : https://www.comunistascuba.org/2021/07/reclamo-por-la-libertad-de-los.html?m=1

Version en langue anglaise

Call for the Release of Detainees in Cuba

July 11, 2021

In this afternoon’s demonstrations in Havana, Frank García Hernández was arrested, among other members of the Cuban left. This afternoon the Cuban people took to the streets. A people that were not summoned by any organization but by the acute economic crisis facing Cuba and the government’s inability to handle the situation. Cuba took to the streets with the ill advised slogan “Homeland and life”, but they took to the streets for reasons that go beyond a slogan, they took to the streets to demand true socialism from the government. Those in the streets were not only artists and intellectuals, this time it was the people in its broadest heterogeneity.

This note by Comunistas blog does not seek to analyze the situation in Cuba. It seeks to denounce the violent detention of the demonstrators, to denounce that this time the repressive forces of the State put themselves in the opposite place, that they repressed Cubans, that they used pepper spray and all available resources. This note demands the freedom of all the detainees and especially of Frank García Hernández, Cuban historian and Marxist, arbitrarily detained. For Leonardo Romero Negrín, a young socialist student of Physics at the University of Havana. For Maykel González Vivero, director of Tremenda Nota, a marginal magazine. For Marcos Antonio Perez Fernandez, a minor, a student at the Pre-University. For all those violently detained on this black afternoon that Cuba will not forget.

Comunistas appeals to the solidarity of the international Marxist community and also to the conscience of the Cuban government. This time it is about a people that needs answers and dialogue. It is about a civil society that does not want annexation, but to participate and decide the destiny of their nation. Comunistas Blog condemns the repression and says to the bureaucracy: enough.

First posted here: https://www.comunistascuba.org/2021/07/reclamo-por-la-libertad-de-los.html