Independent Press Bureau in Cuba denounces detention and persecution of Director

Independent Press Bureau in Cuba denounces detention and persecution of
Director

Press Release
Information Bridge Cuba Miami
Independent Press Bureau
La Nueva Cuba
Abril 14, 2006

Havana, April 10, 2006- The Information Bridge Cuba Miami
Independent Press Bureau hereby denounce to the international
Public opinion that on April 9th, Carlos Serpa Maceira, an
Independent journalist with Lux-Info-Press and director of
the Information Bridge Cuba Miami Independent Press Bureau
was at the Nueva Gerona Maritime station set to travel by
boat to Havana from the Isle of Pines when Agents of the
National Revolutionary Police detained him under orders of
an official of the State Security that was present at the
station.

The independent journalist was transported in police car
081 to the local police station where he was subjected to
a physical search and all his personal belongings were
also searched.

They confiscated a DVD equipment Serpa was carrying, a
cassette containing recorded News programs of TV Martí
and a text denouncing human rights violations in his
region. The journalist was released an hour later,
making it impossible for him to go in the boat Río Las
Casas.

The Information Bridge Cuba Miami Independent Press
Bureau sends an alert of this action to all international
organizations that defend the freedom of the press. We
also demand a cease of the political persecution and
harassment against those of us who are committed with
freedom of the press, liberty and democracy for Cuba to
the last consequences.

Information Bridge Cuba Miami Independent Press Bureau

For more information contact
Carlos Serpa Maceira, Director
serpamaceira@yahoo.es

Diffused and translated by The Information Bridge Cuba
Miami. April 13, 2006.

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