José Miguel Martínez Hernández
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José Miguel Martínez Hernández is Cuba
n dissident. He was a representative of Movimiento 24 de Febrero and was involved in Varela project
. He was a librarian at General Juan Bruno Zayas Library.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2003, as a result of Black Spring
crackdown on dissidents. His cellmates refer to him as the Green Spider.
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 dissident. He was a representative of Movimiento 24 de Febrero and was involved in 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 a librarian at General Juan Bruno Zayas Library.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2003, as a result of Black Spring
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...
crackdown on dissidents. His cellmates refer to him as the Green Spider.