The small town of Baracoa, in far eastern Cuba, is a den of resistance and opposition to the Castro dictatorship, no small thanks to the efforts of brothers Néstor and Rolando Rodríguez Lobaina, leaders of the Cuban Youth Movement for Democracy.
This past Wednesday, the dictatorship struck back against the men.
Cuban Democratic Directorate reports:
In the afternoon hours of April 29th, Néstor and Rolando Rodríguez Lobaina, brothers and leaders of the resistance movement in Cuba, were arrested in the city of Baracoa, according to their father Ramón Rodríguez Azahares.
“They were at their mother’s house, Mrs. Dinorah Lobaina, which is located in a rural area of Baracoa, when they were arrested. The political police agents carried out searches in both the house where they were arrested and mine, which is located in central Baracoa. The search of my house lasted from six fifteen in the afternoon until nine o’clock at night. This is a violation of our rights, they don’t know what to do anymore to harm us”, stated the activists’ father in a telephone communication from Baracoa.
According to family sources, the activists were transferred to the State Security Operations Headquarters in the city of Guantánamo, and are currently being processed for the supposed crime of “disturbance of the peace”. The official in charge of the case is Lieutenant Odelín, and as of the moment, family members have not been able to see them to get direct information about their situation.
“During the searches of both homes, the political police agents confiscated a laptop computer, a few books, and a radio. We are worried about their case. It has also come to our attention that Keyber Rodriguez Fernández was also arrested and his home was also searched. We don’t know anything about his whereabouts and we are considering him missing at the moment”, affirmed Cristián Toranzo Fundichely from the Cuban Youth Movement for Democracy.
Read one of Rolando's recent writings, "With Truth and Justice," here.
(Coincidentally, this week's Cuban Political Prisoner of the Week, Ricardo Galván Cazal, is a also a member of the Cuban Youth Movement for Democracy.)
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