Cuba: dissidents report arrests in Havana

Posted on February 25, 2013 • Filed under: Conflicts, Cuba, Police/Military Activity, Politics

infobae.com reported that….. Las Damas de Blanco reported that paramilitary brigades harassed and arrested 56 of its members. They were also arrested dozens of activists.
Cuban dissidents reported, on Sunday, while constituted the new People’s National Assembly and Raul Castro was reelected as president until 2018 , was organized a huge nationwide operation to prevent demonstrations and detain opponents. As part of the 17th anniversary of the shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue, a group of exiles in Miami that violated the air sovereignty of Cuba to spread from high propaganda against Fidel Castro – Dozens of activists were arrested by authorities.
The Ladies in White association said that 56 of its members were arrested by paramilitary brigades. The women were arrested when they walked down Fifth Avenue in Havana, according to an article published on the website of the organization…. Read Article

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