| The authorities in Cuba have arrested two leading dissidents as they continue their crackdown against government opponents. Marta Beatriz Roque, an economist who led a hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners, was detained together with an independent journalist, Raul Rivero. Dozens of people have been detained this week, accused by the authorities of plotting against Cuba with the top US representative in Havana, James Cason. The US has expressed outrage, calling the round-up an "appalling act of intimidation". |