Omar Pernet Hernández
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Omar Pernet Hernández is a Cuba
n librarian, human rights activist, and a former political prisoner.
He was imprisoned during the Black Spring
in 2003 and released to exile in Spain
in 2008.
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 librarian, human rights activist, and a former political prisoner.
He was imprisoned during the 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...
in 2003 and released to exile in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 2008.
External links
- Ex-Cuban prisoner of conscience Omar Pernet Hernandez describes torture (video in Spanish)