Marc Masferrer has a series of posts on the subject of the commemorations of the fourth anniversary of the March 2003 crackdown on dissidents and journalists known as the “black spring”, including one on the “Damas de Blanco” (Ladies in White) [1], and a message from a hunger striking political prisoner [2]. Claudia posts a list and photo of some of those jailed, and says: “There has been no international outrage for these arrests and imprisonments. There has been no outcry for justice. Why? [3]”
Cuba: Remembering the “black spring”
· Written by Georgia Popplewell
Categories: Latin America, Cuba, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Protest