Cuban bloggers [1] are concerned [2] that there could be a repeat of what happened to political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, and draw attention to [3] the plight of Wilman Villar Mendoza, who “has been on hunger strike since November, when he was arrested and sentenced to 4 years in prison for the supposed crimes of ‘disrespect,’ ‘assault’ and ‘resistance.'”
Cuba: Hunger Striking Prisoner Close to Death
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
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