Cuba: Damas de Blanco

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 @ 11:52 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Photos
This is a Photos post
Countries:
Cuba
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, Diaspora, Gender, Human Rights, Media, Protest, Politics
Languages:
English

As “a group of Cuban women peacefully demonstrating for the release of their jailed husbands were roughed up by a mob and arrested”, Cuban bloggers speak out…Babalu: “The regime still fears free thinkers and political opposition”; Uncommon Sense: “Freedom in Cuba — for the brave men on whose behalf these women were protesting, and for all Cubans — remains absent”; Child of the Revolution, Ninety Miles Away and Free Thoughts all post photos of the incident.

1 comment

  • Razan Ghazzawi

    off the topic question, what does “Damas” stand for? I was just wondering if it has to do with the Syrian capital Damascus.

    # 2008-04-22 at 13:16 pm
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