Pondblog links to an Aljazeera news piece [1] reporting that Cuba's most prominent female dissident, 60 year-old Marta BeatrÃz Roque, was beaten at her home by a pro-government mob this past Tuesday. The article states that Roque, who leads the Assembly for Promoting Civil Society, was about to leave her home to visit the home of a top US diplomat in Havana.
Cuba: Female dissident beaten
· Written by Georgia Popplewell
Categories: Latin America, North America, Cuba, U.S.A., Governance, Human Rights, Politics, Protest