Hunger strike by Cuban dissident about to enter second month

Imprisoned Cuban journalist Guillermo Fariñas is close to death as the two-month anniversary of his hunger strike is coming up this Friday. Fariñas’ case highlights the deplorable situation of human rights in Cuba in the three years after the Castro regime’s harsh crackdown on dissidents. Babalu Blog questions why more media attention has not been placed on Fariñas’ hunger strike.

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