Abused Cuban Journalist, Spirit Strong, Worsening in Hospital
Imprisoned Cuban journalist Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, hospitalized last month, faces medical procedures today that family members said could further imperil his already fragile health. They also provided a first-person… More
Jailed Cuban Writer, Extremely Ill, Hospitalized; May Be Freed
In the early morning hours of Sept. 14, jailed Cuban journalist Normando Hernandez Gonzalez was transferred across the island nation from Kilo 7, a prison in Camaguey, to Carlos… More
Cuba Keeps Writer in Jail: No Medicine for Hernandez Gonzalez
"Mi hijo esta muy mal. Muy mal." Even on the speakerphone from Miami, Blanca Gonzalez's voice is unmistakably choked with emotion. "My son is doing badly. Very badly," she… More
PEN Honors Cuban Dissident
An independent journalist, Normando Hernández González, was awarded the 2007 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award on Monday night. He could not travel to receive the award at the… More
Normando Hernández González Honored by PEN
PEN American Center, the largest center of the international literary organization dedicated to defending freedom of expression around the globe, awarded Cuban writer and independent journalist Normando Hernández González… More
Jailed Cuban Journalist to Receive PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
PEN American Center today named Normando Hernández González, a Cuban writer and journalist who was arrested along with 74 other journalists and democracy and human rights activists in a… More
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