Interview with Radio Martí "probable reason" for Cuban blogger's arrest (updated).

In Cuba: "Two bloggers, Luis Felipe González Rojas and Yosvany Anzardo Hernández, were arrested and beaten by police in the eastern city of Holguín on 10 September and their computers were confiscated. González was released after four hours but Anzardo is still being held. His detention brings the number of detained journalists in Cuba to 26. The interview González recently gave to Miami-based Radio Marti was the probable reason for his arrest. ... The Dutch embassy and the US Interests Section offer free Internet access ... to the public, but several hours of waiting is often necessary in order to use it. After Raúl Castro took over as president, the government lifted a ban on Cubans entering tourist hotels, which have better [than typical Cuban] connections. But supervision has been reinforced again and several bloggers ... have [been] turned away when they tried to enter hotels. Finally, several sources say that the University of Computer Sciences is helping to monitor and censor the Internet in Cuba." Reporters sans frontières, 18 September 2009.
     Update: "The website of Voces Cubanas (http://vocescubanas.com/), a platform that supports independent Cuban bloggers, has meanwhile been inaccessible within Cuba since 28 August. The same goes for the Payo Libre website since 10 September. The blog of Lia Villares (www.habanemia.blogspot.com) is also blocked, as is Yoani Sánchez’s blog, Generación Y (www.desdecuba.com/generaciony/). The Cuban government often blocks websites dedicated to daily life on the island, only to restore access after a relatively short period. This repeated censorship tactic is way of discouraging alternative sources of news and information while misleading the foreign media, which are not well represented on the island and are closely monitored by the authorities." Reporters sans frontières, 25 September 2009. Posted: 29 Sep 2009 Permalink Print