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• Amnesty International designates Cuban journalist Calixto Martinez as a prisoner of conscience

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  Calixto Martinez Arias

  The case of imprisoned Cuban independent journalist Calixto Ramon Martinez Arias received a much-deserved boost in profile Wednesday when Amnesty International designated Martinez as a prisoner of conscience, "solely detained for peacefully exercising his freedom of expression."

  Martinez, a correspondent with the Hablemos Press news [...]

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• Unfortunately, not all Cuban political prisoners are treated the same

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  This blog strives to treat all Cuban political prisoners the same, presuming that their imprisonments are equally unjust and equally reflective of the repressive nature of the Castro dictatorship.

  But I am not naive. Despite my best efforts, not all Cuban political prisoners receive the same level of attention, whether from [...]

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• Cuban political prisoner Osvaldo Rodriguez Acosta starts hunger strike

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  This post will remain at the top of the page through Friday, events allowing. To read newer posts, scroll down. And more Cuba-related news and information, follow Uncommon Sense on Twitter @marcmasferrer.

  A version of this post appeared earlier.

  Osvaldo Rodríguez Acosta, right, and his wife, Juana Castillo.

  Cuban political prisoner Osvaldo [...]

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• Orlando Triana González, Cuban Political Prisoner of the Week, 1/27/13

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  The dignity of many in the Cuban opposition is exhibited when they risk what little freedom they enjoy to stand up on behalf of their imprisoned compatriots. With such courageous acts, they elevate and confirm the moral stature of the struggle for liberty.

  That quality [...]

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• Human rights group releases names of 106 Cuban political prisoners

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  Don't believe the hype, don't believe the lies: Despite highly publiczed releases of dozens of prisoners in 2010 and 2011 and other so-called "reforms," there remain dozens of prisoners in Cuban jails whose only crime is their political opposition to the Castro dictatorship. Each one witness to the repression that [...]

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• Cuban police threaten anti-Castro activist with electroshock

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  Omar Suarez Campos, in front of his home.

  No threat or intimidation is beyond the pale for the Castro dictatorship when it seeks to threaten or intimidate Cubans with the courage to challenge its rule. But what a Cuban State Security agent threatened to do to Omar Suarez Campos was [...]

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• Sonia Garro Alfonso and Ramón Alejandro Muñoz, Cuban Political Prisoners of the Week, 1/20/13

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  Ten months after she was arrested during a violent police raid on her home, Sonia Garro Alfonso, a member of the Cuban Damas De Blanco ("Ladies In White"), remains unjustly imprisoned in the Castro gulag. Her husband Ramón Alejandro Muñoz, who was arrested the same [...]

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• Castro dictatorship targets Baptist church, apparently for its support of dissidents

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  Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports on yet another example of religious repression in Cuba:

  Church leaders in the Cuban city of Santa Clara have condemned the Cuban government’s refusal to allow Trinidad First Baptist Church access to its bank account. The accounts for the historic local church, with funds amounting to [...]

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• Wilman Villar Mendoza, RIP

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  Cuban political prisoner Wilman Villar Mendoza died Jan. 19, 2011, succumbing to "multi-organ" failure brought on my a lengthy hunger strike.

  Wilman Villar Mendoza was yet another victim murdered by the Castro dictatorship.

  A year later, he is not forgotten.

  Like Pedro Luis Boitel and Orlando Zapata Tamayo before [...]

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• 4 months after he was arrested, Cuban independent journalist Calixto Martinez remains in jail

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  Calixto Martinez

  One way the murdering, unjust Castro dictatorship maintains its grip on power is with a healthy amount of irony.

  For instance, the regime finally conceded this week that cholera was posing a threat to residents of Havana.

  The admission came several months after independent journalist Calixto Martinez last summer [...]

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