CUBA: TRIAL VIOLATES DISSIDENTS' RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION posted 04/22/04
(New York, April 22, 2004) – Cuba’s planned trial of a blind human rights lawyer, along with nine other dissidents and independent journalists, on charges of “disrespect for authority” demonstrates a continuing pattern of political repression, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has learned that the trial of the 10 defendants is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 27

Cumplen un año en prisión los disidentes cubanos posted 03/18/04

GISELA DELGADO (izq.), Miriam Leiva
(segunda  a la derecha) y Blanca Reyes (der.),
hablan a la prensa en La Habana.




Recuerdan en Miami a disidentes presos
JOSE BASULTO participa en el acto realizado
 para conmemorar el primer aniversario del
encarcelamiento de 75 disidentes en Cuba,
celebrado al frente de la Antorcha de la Libertad.



Cientos por la liberación de periodistas cubanos
posted 03/18/04

On March 18, 2003, Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, arrested more than
75 journalists, labor union organizers, civic leaders, and human rights activists as political prisoners.  Castro sentenced them to a total of more than 1,000 years in prison, most will die before their sentence is completed.  It was a brutal attempt by Castro to crush the citizens' movement for nonviolent regime change.  Despite the repression, the civic movement in Cuba continues to strive for change, inspired by
the example given by Cuban political prisoners.

INSIDE CUBAN JAILS
South Florida Sun Sentinel March 14, 2004

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