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June 18, 2010

Hunger-striking Cuban political prisoner taken to hospital

The I Accuse the Cuban Government blog has the latest on Cuban prisoner of conscience Egberto Escobedo, who has been on hunger strike since April 16:

Radio Martí informs [in Spanish] that according to  the wife of political prisoner Egberto Escobedo Morales, he has been transferred to a hospital in the Cuban capital, La Habana. His health has deteriorated due to his hunger strike.

Escobedo has conducted a two month and two day long hunger strike in solidarity with Guillermo Fariñas, and as a show of support of those Cubans who refused to participate in the regime's electoral farce in April of this year.

He's been serving a twenty year sentence since 1995.

The Miami Herald has more about Escobedo.

And in Spanish, so does Cuban Democratic Directorate.

Posted by on June 18, 2010 at 10:28 PM in Cuba, Cuba - Political Prisoner of the Week, Cuba — Fariñas |

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