CUBANET
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 1 (Lamasiel Gutiérrez Isla Press / www.cubanet.org) -
Alfredo Guillaume, an 80-year-old dissident, says he was beaten by a
member of the government's rapid response brigade last weekend during an
attack on Reinaldo Escobar, husband of blogger Yoani Sánchez, at a
university book fair in Havana's Vedado district.
Guillaume said he was hit in the ribs and chest when he and others tried
to protect Escobar.
A police agent visited Guillame the following day at his home and told
the dissident that he was too old to be involved in street
demonstrations against the government.
"I threw him out of my home," Guillame said, "But not before reminding
him that even if I lost my life I was going to continue fighting for
democracy and human rights in my country."
Dissident, 80, hurt in police crackdown - Cuba Dissidents -
MiamiHerald.com (1 December 2009)
http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1359994.html
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