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August 05, 2009

Antúnez's message for Obama

Cuban human rights activist and former political prisoner Jorge García Pérez "Antúnez" has a message for the American president:

"In the name of the Cuban people, in the name of my imprisoned brothers, in the name of the Cuban political opposition and in the name of freedom, we are waiting for President Barack Obama to pay more attention to the human rights situation in Cuba."

Read the rest of independent journalist Carlos Serpa's interview with Antúnez, one of Cuba's most valiant government opponents, here.

Posted by on August 05, 2009 at 07:47 PM in Cuba |

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