During President Barack Obama's visit to Cuba in March 2016, dictator Raul Castro said he would be willing to release all political prisoners; all he needed was a list of names.
Only the biggest fool would believe him, but several groups almost immediately released their lists. Of course, there was no mass release.
On April 25, the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, one of the most credible sources in Cuba for information on political prisoners released its updated list of 93 political prisoners.
A major goal of this blog since its inception more than 10 years ago is to recognize those brave Cubans imprisoned because of their opposition to, and their actions in service of their beliefs, against the Castro dictatorship. It is one small step to ensure that they, and their oppressors, know that they are not forgotten.
In that spirit, Uncommon Sense has revived one of its most important features, the Cuban Political Prisoner of the Week.
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The Castro dictatorship have labor activist Osvaldo Arcis Hernandez prior warning: If you don't end your anti-Castro activism, there would be dire consequences. For example, in July 2015, Arcis was detained for two hours, during which he was threatened with jail if he persisted with his opposition work.
In December, the dictatorship made good on the threats, sentencing Arcis to two years in prison, after finding him to be a "pre-criminal social danger," the Orwellian pre-crime the regime has long used to take its opponents out of a commission. After all, think about all they could if left unchecked.
The dictatorship wouldn't be able to stand it.
For more about Arcis, listen to this interview with Radio Marti.
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