Alfredo Felipe Fuentes
Encyclopedia
Alfredo Felipe Fuentes is a Cuba
n journalist.
He was independent journalist, a member of an illegal trade union (the United Council of Cuban Workers), and an activist in the Varela project
.
He was arrested during the "Black Spring" in 2003
and sentenced to 26 years in prison.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n journalist.
He was independent journalist, a member of an illegal trade union (the United Council of Cuban Workers), and an activist in the Varela project
Varela Project
The Varela Project is a project that was started in 1998 by Oswaldo Payá of the Christian Liberation Movement and named after Felix Varela, a Cuban religious leader...
.
He was arrested during the "Black Spring" in 2003
Black Spring (Cuba)
Black Spring refers to the 2003 crackdown on Cuban dissidents. The government imprisoned 75 dissidents, that included 29 journalists, as well as librarians, human rights activists, and democracy activists, on the basis that they were acting as agents of the United States by accepting aid from...
and sentenced to 26 years in prison.
External links
- Profile at Payolibre.com