Manuel Vázquez Portal
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Manuel Vázquez Portal is an award-winning Cuban poet, writer and journalist.
He won three official prizes between 1984 and 1993. In 1995, he was expelled by the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba
(UNEAC) because of his dissident views.
He was incarcerated during the "Black Spring" in 2003
. The Committee to Protect Journalists
awarded him the International Press Freedom Award
in 2003.
He won three official prizes between 1984 and 1993. In 1995, he was expelled by the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba
National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba
The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba is a social, cultural and professional organization of writers, musicians, actors, painters, sculptors, and artist of different genres. It was founded on August 22, 1961, by the Cuban poet, Nicolas Guillen...
(UNEAC) because of his dissident views.
He was incarcerated 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...
. The Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
awarded him the International Press Freedom Award
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment. Created in 1991, the awards are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists....
in 2003.