Iván García [1] writes about the late leader of Las Damas de Blanco, Laura Pollan, recounting a violent assault on the group days before her death and saying: “If they have anything left of humanism and dignity, her assaulters owe a public apology to the family of Laura Pollan Toledo.” Pedazos de la Isla, meanwhile, notes here [2] and here [3] that the violence and intimidation continue.
Cuba: Pollan's Family Owed Apology
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
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