Quote of the Week

"Information technology inevitably creates more space. And day after day, also inevitably, closed regimes are drowning in the little space they have guaranteed for themselves to remain in power."

- Pablo Pacheco, Cuban independent journalist and political prisoner sentenced to 20-years, who was arrested during the infamous Black Spring of 2003. Two months ago, Pablo launched a blog from prison, From Behind The Bars, narrating his entries by telephone to fellow blogger Claudia Cadelo, who prepares them for publication; additional helpers outside Cuba manage the translations.