The detention, beating and subsequent release of bloggers Yoaní Sánchez, Claudia Cadelo and Orlando Luis Pardo by Cuban state security on November 6, is receiving widespread coverage in both the mainstream media [1] and the blogosphere and twittersphere. Yoaní has written [2] (es) about the incident on Generación Y, her blog, and English-language blogs like Babalú Blog [3], Repeating Islands [4] and Uncommon Sense [5] are following the story. An audio interview [6] (es) with Sánchez about the incident has been posted to YouTube.
Cuba: Details of the Sánchez detention emerge
· Written by Georgia Popplewell
Categories: Latin America, Cuba, Breaking News, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights