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March 21, 2011

Cuba prisoner of conscience Néstor Rodríguez to be released, expelled to Spain (UPDATED)

UPDATED, 8 p.m. EDT — Néstor Rodríguez has not decided whether to accept exile, according to his family.

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UPDATED, 1:50 p.m. EDT — The Catholic Church today announced that Néstor Rodríguez would be released and expelled to Spain.

6a00d8341c54f053ef0147e156435b970b-150wi Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina

Prisoner of conscience Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina on Tuesday will stand 'trial' on trumped-up charges of "disobedience" and "disorderly conduct", the most notable of the Cuban opposition to be prosecuted since the "black spring" of 2003.

Rodríguez, a leader and co-founder of the Cuban Youth Movement Democracy, was arrested Dec. 9 and is currently recovering from the effects of a lengthy hunger strike he started last month to force his release. He ended the protest after authorities set a trial date.

Rodríguez's arrest, which came on the eve of International Human Rights Day, and subsequent imprisonment and prosecution belie the notion that the recent release of dozens of other political prisoners somehow means the Castro dictatorship has somehow changed its essential nature.

The world must stand up and bear witness to the injustice set to happen on Tuesday — Cuban "justice" is anything but — and demand the immediate release of Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina and all Cuban political prisoners.

Cuba Democratic Directorate has more, including information on the recent arrest of Rodríguez's brother Rolando.

Read more, in English, here.

Posted by on March 21, 2011 at 07:00 PM in Cuba, Cuba - Political Prisoner of the Week |

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