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Cuban Dissident Ends Hunger Strike as Arrests Double in August
September 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban dissident Jorge Cervantes, who has been in police custody since Aug. 22, ended the hunger strike he has been pursuing for 13 days to demand his release, his mother told Efe on Tuesday. "The family asked him for the favor of suspending the (hunger) strike because he would be one more casualty," Alba Verdecia said by telephone from her house in Las Tunas, 690 kilometers (428 miles) east of Havana. continue reading »
Silenced During Papal Visit, Cuban Bloggers, Dissidents Speak Out (VIDEO)
April 7, 2012 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
Not much was heard from dissidents during Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to Cuba. They say that is because the government mounted a campaign of arrests and harassment to silence them. After the pope left, I was invited to a meeting that the country's best known Internet blogger, Yoani Sanchez, had with other critics of the government to share their experiences. continue reading »
Cuba Gov’t Denies Exit Visa for Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez for 19th Time
February 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Cuban government has again denied dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez ( regularly seen in HS News) permission to leave the country, which on this occasion she requested for a trip to Brazil where she was invited to the premiere of a continue reading »
