Castro dictatorship again attacks Cuba Ladies In White (UPDATED)

Updated with photos.

Laura Pollan, left, and another member of the Damas De Blanco are assaulted Saturday in Havana. For more photos go here and here. (EFE photo)

As promised by one of its mouthpieces, the Castro regime on Saturday physically attacked one of Cuba's most effective opposition groups by unleashing its goons to besiege the Damas De Blanco ("Ladies In White").

About 200 police officers and other thugs surrounded the Havana home of Laura Pollan, where about 30 Damas, including many from other parts of the country, had gathered before a planned march to a church to honor Our Lady of Charity on her feast day.

The goons, who apparently were brought in from outside the neighborhood, shouted insults, threats, etc. designed to intimidate the Damas, according to the Associated Press.

But there was more to the story.

Several of the Damas, including Pollan, were beaten by State Security officers when they tried to start their march, according to Pollan.

For more on today's events, which may signal a new wave of repression in Cuba, follow the Damas on Twitter @DamasDBlanco.