What is the position of the Friends on the U.S. trade embargo?
We do not comment on the U.S. trade embargo because we focus exclusively on intellectual freedom issues. It is not widely known that under U.S. law informational materials such as books, newspapers, magazines, films, sound recordings, art works and broadcasts are exempt from the trade embargo. Cuban informational materials are sold and transported without hindrance to other countries, including the U.S., but books and other materials sent to Cuba from other nations, including the U.S., are often confiscated upon arrival. It is sometimes alleged that Cuba suffers from an “information blockade,” but in reality the only information blockade in Cuba is the one imposed by the Cuban government on its own people. Back to Top Copyright 2001 Robert Kent. All rights reserved. Revised: 03/21/07.
