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December 04, 2012

As of today, Cuban political prisoner Calixto Ramon Martinez has been on hunger strike for 24 days

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As of today, Cuban independent journalist and political prisoner Calixto Ramon Martinez Arias has been on hunger strike to demand that his captors respect his human rights and release him immediately.

Martinez's colleagues at the Hablemos Press news agency have an update on his protest:

Other Cuban activists have rallied in support of Martinez:

I am proud to join my voice with theirs:

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