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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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