The first independent Internet publication was created in Cuba

The host of the popular Cuban Opposition Blog, Joani Sanchez, has created its own independent online publication, BBC reports . The site 14YMEDIO.com earned at 8:00 Cuban time (16:00 Moscow time). The Cuban authorities have not yet attempted to block the resource.

14ymedio has become the first independent Cuban media over the past fifty years. All Cuban media, including three national newspapers, are under tough government control. In addition to Sanchez, her husband, journalist Reynaldo Escobar, and nine more authors from all over Cuba took part in creating the site materials.

According to Sanchez, the newspaper will “represent the information so that the Cubans can mature their fates more mature,” and does not intend to become an anti -government platform. Escobar also noted that the publication will avoid the use of words such as "dictatorship" or "mode". The main task of the newspaper, he called the presentation of voluminous information about the daily life of Cubans.

It is planned that the materials of the publication will also be distributed in PDF format on electronic media. There will be no paper version of 14ymedio.com. The cube does not provide for the possibility of obtaining a license to conduct a publishing business, so Sanchez and Escobar cannot legally hire the authors and spread the newspaper. However, they hope that they will be able to apply for accreditation for official events.

Sanchez gained international fame as the host of the Generation Y Blog, which now moved to the 14YMedio website. In it, she comments on the events taking place in Cuba, and often criticizes the policy of Fidel and Raul Castro. In 2008, access to the Generation Y blog was blocked by the Cuban authorities . Access was also blocked to two more blogs located on servers in Germany. From 2007 to 2013, Sanchez did not give permission to leave Cuba. In 2012, the opposition was arrested by the police for "trying to organize provocation," but was released a couple of days later.

Sanchez is less popular in his homeland than beyond. This is due to the fact that only a small part of Cuba residents have constant access to the Internet due to the relatively high price of the Internet. Home Internet in Cuba is not widespread, and an hour of work in Internet centers controlled by the state costs $ 4.5.