Among the acts of repression reported Sunday from across Cuba was the arrest of seven Damas De Blanco, or "Ladies In White," as they walked from a church after Mass.
Among the seven was Alejandrina Garcia de la Rivas, the wife of former Group of 75 prisoner of conscience Diosdado Gonzalez.
Less than three months ago, I was fortuante to meet Garcia during her visit to Tampa.
In her remarks to a gathering at Casa de Cuba and later in a brief private conversation, Garcia impressed with her forthrightness in her condemnations of the Castro regime.
Alejandrina Garcia de la Rivas (Photo: Uncommon Sense)
It is no surprise that she and the others decided to go to Mass, as a group, despite the obvious risks.
Garcia and the others -- Ester Hernandez Linares, Yamila Sendra Ruiz, Katiuska Rodriguez, Marisol Hernandez, , Margarita Cienfuegos and Leticia Ramos -- were later released. according to tweets from Ramos.
Alejandrina Garcia de la Rivas and the author. (Photo: Uncommon Sense)
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