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Yoaní Sanchez & other Cuban bloggers detained, beaten

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 @ 01:54 UTC

by Georgia Popplewell

Countries:: Cuba
Topics:: Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, Human Rights
Languages:: Spanish, English

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Español:	Yoani Sanchez y otros bloggers cubanos fueron detenidos y golpeados
Français:	Cuba : La blogueuse Yoani Sanchez et d'autres blogueurs cubains incarcérés et battus
Italiano:	Cuba: arrestati e picchiati diversi blogger, tra cui la nota Yoaní Sánchez,
bahasa Indonesia:	Kuba: Yoani Sanchez dan Narablog Kuba Lainnya Ditangkap, Dipukuli
polski:	Yoaní Sanchez i inni kubańscy blogerzy zatrzymani, pobici
Swahili:	Yoani Sanchez pampja na Wanablogu Wengine wa Cuba Wakamatwa na Kupigwa

On the evening of November 6, Babalú blog linked to a post by Penultimos Dias (es) reporting that a number of prominent Cuban bloggers, including Yoaní Sánchez and Global Voices contributor Claudia Cadelo, were detained by state security forces. An update from Penultimos Días reported that Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo were “verbally abused and severely beaten”.

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