- Vitral
"Vitral" is a
magazine founded inPinar del Rio Province ofCuba .Name
Old Cuban constructions inherited from the Spaniards have multicolored or
polychrome glass on their windows. In Spanish these are called in "Vitral". They resemble thestained glass windows of a church but on a smaller scale. The magazine's name was intended to symbolize the need for transparency and a plurality of ideas in Cuba. The "Vitral" was intended to act as a window for Cuba and the people of Cuba to see the outside world.As defined in its web site "VITRAL is a Cuban socio-cultural
catholic magazine. A space for transparency and reflection in the pluralism and multicolor light the Civic and Religious Education Center offers, in the Pinar del Río Diocese".This magazine publishes articles about Cuba by Cubans independent from the government. Some of the articles published arecritical of the Cuban government. On April 12 2007, the magazine announced it would close, due to lack of funds. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=An outspoken magazine of Cuban church closing | date=2007-04-12 | publisher= | url =http://www.miamiherald.com/579/story/70946.html | work =Miami Herald | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-13 | language = ]External links
* [http://www.vitral.org Vitral]
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