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September 13, 2014

Cuban Political Prisoner of the Day, Daniel Enrique Quesada Chaveco, Sept. 13, 2014

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The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation reported lin June that by its count, there are currently at least 114 political prisoners in Cuban jails, up from 102 at the end of 2013. (Read the list of prisoners here.)

Uncommon Sense is attempting to honor these brave Cubans by sharing their names and little about their respective stories. Ever since I started this blog, I have felt it vital to remember their names, names the regime would rather have the world never know. That is the only way to fully grasp the injustices they are suffering.

Today's prisoner is Daniel Enrique Quesada Chaveco.

An activist with the Patriotic Union of Cuba, or UNPACU, Quesada was arrested by the Castro secret police on Aug. 15, 2013. He has been charged with "assault," and prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence, according to the human rights commission.

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