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September 29, 2013

Prominent dissidents arrested on 12th Sunday in a row of repression in Cuba

Former prisoners of conscience Ivan Hernandez Carrillo and Felix Navarro Rodriguez.

Independent journalist and human rights activist Guillermo "Coco" Farinas.

Punk rocker Gorki Aguila.

Members of the Damas De Blanco, or "Ladies In White," who march peacefully each Sunday to Mass to pray for their unjustly imprisoned loved ones.

These are just some of the Cuban opposition figures who reportedly have been arrested Sunday -- the 12th Sunday in a row of especially violent attacks and arrests by the Castro regime's goons across the island.

Many off the island may not notice and/or care, but there are independent journalists, bloggers and other activists trying to get the word out via Twitter and other means.

The compilation below is my tribute to them and to those risking what little freedom they have to demand freedom for Cuba.

 

Posted by on September 29, 2013 at 01:45 PM |

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