Despite 'amnesty', Castro regime still jailing those who dare to exercise their rights

Which recent development best represents the true nature of the Castro dictatorship?

The government that just before Christmas granted amnesty to almost 3,000 prisoners, which a prominent human rights activist dismissed as a "media show."

Or the government that is holding in its worst jails three Cubans -- Ivonne Malleza, Ignacio Martinez and Isabel Alvarez -- who dared to exercise their God-given, but banned-in-Cuba right of free expression.

Fifty-three years of history ought to give you the answer.

Learn more about Malleza and her activism here and here.

Read an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of Malleza, Martinez and Alvarez here.

Show your support for Malleza, Martinez and Alvarez by signing this petition.

Posted by Marc R. Masferrer on December 29, 2011 at 09:42 AM in Cuba | Permalink

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