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August 20, 2013

Cuban political prisoner Francisco Osoria Claro released from jail

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Cuban political prisoner Francisco Osoria Claro has been released from jail, according to Cuban independent journalist Roberto de Jesus Guerra Perez.

Osoria, an activist with the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), was arrested in November 2012, after a police search of his home revealed nothing worse than a wooden replica of a gun.

At the time, his family said Osoria, who had previously served five years in prison as a political prisoner, was targeted because of his anti-Castro activities, including as a member of UNPACU, one of the most active opposition groups on the island.

Guerra reported news of Osoria's release via Twitter.

Posted by on August 20, 2013 at 07:19 PM |

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