Tag: Guillermo Fariñas

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:49 UTC

  Dozens arrested at funeral of Cuban dissident leader at a Havana church

  

  Cuban police arrested dozens of dissidents Tuesday at a funeral for political activist Oswaldo Paya and after his daughter's vow to seek justice over his sudden death in a road accident.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 07:34 UTC

  Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers

  

  Cuban government supporters harassed a group of dissidents who met at a home in Havana to commemorate the eighth anniversary of a sweeping crackdown on dissent.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:13 UTC

  Cuba: Reportedly Still Holding A Hundred Political Prisoners

  

  The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation says that the island's communist government is still holding a hundred political prisoners, in spite of releasing numerous imprisoned dissidents last year.

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 03:23 UTC

  Cuban Catholic Church mediation helping with liberation of political prisoners

  

  Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas said on Sunday that the Catholic Church notified him that Raul Castro’s regime on Monday will begin taking “preliminary steps” regarding ill political prisoners and that a meeting is scheduled for this week “to speak about releases”.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:43 UTC

  Cuban “Ladies in White” Allowed to March on Catholic Church Request

  

  Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega announced Sunday he managed to convince Cuban authorities to lift the month-long ban on street protests by “Ladies in White”—the wives and mothers of political prisoners.

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 05:30 UTC

  Cuba Municipal Election: Chavez Calls for Respect; Fariñas: They Are “a Farce”

  

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez called for respect for the political and electoral system of Cuba that this Sunday was holding municipal elections among candidates from an only party.