Both Uncommon Sense [1] and Generation Y [2] blog about three Cuban political prisoners who have started hunger strikes after they were prevented from receiving books and magazines: “They suspect that when Adolfo, Pedro and Antonio are engrossed in an essay or a story the bars disappear, the jail fades away, and they manage to shake off their lengthy sentences.”
Cuba: The Power of Books
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
Categories: Latin America, Cuba, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Ideas, Literature, Migration & Immigration, Politics, Protest