Tag: Ladies in White

• Monday, September 21st 2015 - 08:03 UTC

  Dissidents arrested in Havana as they tried to approach Pope Francis

  

  Dissidents opposed to Cuba’s regime were arrested when they tried approaching Pope Francis in Havana on Sunday, an activist group reported. The Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba identified the dissidents as Patriotic Union of Cuba members Zaqueo Baéz, Boris Reni, Aymara Nieto Muñoz and Maria Josefa Acon Sardiña, who is also a member of the Ladies in White, a peaceful protest group founded by female relatives of Cuban political prisoners.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 06:14 UTC

  Eight years late Cuba’s Ladies in White collect the Sakharov Prize

  

  Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White collected Tuesday the Sakharov Prize that the European Parliament awarded them in 2005, and in the process had harsh words to say about the situation in their homeland.

• Monday, March 19th 2012 - 23:02 UTC

  Cuba releases “Ladies in White”; tells them to keep away from Pope’s activities

  

  Cuba released 70 members of the dissident Ladies in White group detained during the weekend but warned them not to attend activities related to next week's visit of Pope Benedict, the group's leader said.

• Monday, March 19th 2012 - 14:52 UTC

  Cuba detains Ladies in White ahead of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI

  

  Cuban authorities detained on Sunday about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White, drawing fresh attention to human rights issues days ahead of a visit by Pope Bendict XVI.

• Saturday, October 15th 2011 - 18:38 UTC

  Leading Cuban dissident and founder of Ladies in White dies

  

  Laura Pollán, one of the founders of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White, has died in a Havana hospital at the age of 63, fellow dissidents on Friday.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:56 UTC

  Cuban Ladies in White claim they are victims of (government sponsored) violent acts

  

  Leaders of the dissident group Ladies in White asked the Catholic Church on Tuesday to intervene before the Cuban government to end what they described as violent acts against them and other human rights activists.

• 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.

• 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.