Chicago Council Honors Cuban Blogger for Efforts Promote Freedom of Speech
June 6, 2014 CHICAGO - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is honoring Yoani Sánchez, the Cuban blogger who recently launched a digital newspaper, as its 2014 Gus Hart Visiting Fellow. She will visit Chicago June 9-13 to meet with Chicago’s civic, business, media and technology leaders. She will deliver the Council’s 13th annual Gus Hart Lecture, “Cuba Uncensored ,” on the evening of Thursday, June 12.Cuban law prohibits independent journalism and the distribution of mass media not approved by the
