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22 Held in Cuban Protests
Havana: Cuban police detained 22 people, including the three top leaders of a dissident group, apparently to thwart a planned rally for the release of political prisoners on the island, the leader of a rights group called the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation said.Supporters of President Fidel Castro also staged noisy demonstrations outside the homes of opponents who had planned the rally outside the French Embassy in Havana to call for the release of political prisoners. The incidents came as Cuba's communist authorities moved to keep the lid on discontent over prolonged power cuts on the Caribbean island before the Tuesday anniversary of the start of Castro's revolution, 52 years ago. Posted by: Pappy 2005-07-25 |
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