The mother of Cuban independent journalist Guillermo Fariñas, on hunger strike since Feb. 24, is pleading with the Castro dictatorship for "an act of goodwill" that might save her son's life.
Alicia Hernández is also begging that the international community intervene with the dictatorship.
Reports this week describe Fariñas' health has deteriorating dramatically, despite receiving IV nourishment for some three months at a Cuban hospital. He has suffered terrible fevers and pains, and doctors recently diagnosed a blood clot in his neck.
A hunger strike against the Castro dictatorship is a dangerous — and maybe futile — act because the regime cares only if they die to the extent that it might prove embarrassing to the government. Otherwise, the Castros don't give a damn.
But despite the odds against him, Fariñas has remained steadfast in his demands: The release of some two dozen critically ill Cuban political prisoners.
The release of one prisoner, and the transfer of 12 others to jails closer to their families, won't cut it.
It cannot be stated enough. If Fariñas dies, his blood will solely be on the hands of the Castro dictatorship.
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