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Guillermo Fariñas: Death Before Censorship

"I will be a martyr for the free information in the world."

Cuban journalist Guillermo Fariñas Hernández has not had food or water since January 31st, and is now in critical condition. Why? He is on a hunger strike against Fidel Castro's red fascist regime, and has vowed death if Cuban journalists are not allowed internet access.

Guillermo Fariñas Hernández

Fariñas is editor of the Cubanacán Press independent news agency. Reporters Without Borders has been championing his cause, and you can read more about him here.

What can you do? You can link to this post to keep this issue swarming.

You can sign a petition for his release.

This is a kind of watershed moment - internet access has become a life-and-death issue, both for the oppressed, and the oppressor . . .

Thanks to Dean Esmay for bringing this to our attention.

Abajo Fidel, indeed!

Posted by Ken McCracken · 27 March 2006 08:25 AM

Comments

I will throw a party the day Fidel Castro is no longer the leader of Cuba.

Posted by: Will Franklin at March 27, 2006 11:05 AM

I'll cut the cake!

Posted by: Ken McCracken at March 27, 2006 12:29 PM

...thinking Pat Robertson-like thoughts here...

and, ur picture link goes to your E: drive (hint, hint)

Posted by: MacStansbury at March 27, 2006 02:38 PM

Thanks for the heads up MacStansbury!

Naturally the cached picture looks just FINE here on my end, so I didn't know it was broken.

Posted by: Ken McCracken at March 27, 2006 02:56 PM

lascosas som bien es peciales piensa eres un hombre muy inteligente el que almiro sus capasidades le quiero desir que lo almiro muchisimo su talento detodas las cosas que ase en sutrabajo y en el tienpo pasado su almiradora yansidara

Posted by: yansidara at April 3, 2006 10:47 PM