Cuban women protesters arrested
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- jcwelker
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Police have arrested a group of Cuban women demonstrating to demand the release of their dissident husbands.
The 10 women were also kicked and shouted at by about 100 government supporters as they were being detained, Reuters news agency reported.
The women, who are members of a group known as the Ladies in White, were holding a peaceful protest near the offices of President Raul Castro.
They demanded to talk to the president before police arrived to arrest them.
Authorities imprisoned the women's husbands and other relatives during a 2003 crackdown on dissidents accused of working with the US to subvert the government.
Fifty-five of the dissidents are reported still to be behind bars.
The 10 women were also kicked and shouted at by about 100 government supporters as they were being detained, Reuters news agency reported.
The women, who are members of a group known as the Ladies in White, were holding a peaceful protest near the offices of President Raul Castro.
They demanded to talk to the president before police arrived to arrest them.
Authorities imprisoned the women's husbands and other relatives during a 2003 crackdown on dissidents accused of working with the US to subvert the government.
Fifty-five of the dissidents are reported still to be behind bars.
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2003? That is a ridiculous amount of time to lock someone up for being a "dissident."
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- StuntBunny
- 3 months ago
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Cuba need to improve civil rights... they need to make some changes and allow more opportunities. it might be baby steps but they have a long way to go...
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- calicuban83
- 3 months ago
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