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To have ideas different from those of the Government of your country is a crime? As seen in Cuba itself. 7 years ago the Government of Cuba arrested 75 dissidents after accusing them of plotting against Cuba with the United States, attempting to destabilize the country. It was the March 18, 2003, the day is now known as "the days of Cuba's Black Spring." The Cuban political police took hundreds of homes throughout the country and confiscated cameras, notebooks and books. It was a year in which the opposition movement was booming. A few days later, on 3 and 4 April, we celebrated the "trials" against detainees, received sentences of about 20 years in prison. Why? Think in ways contrary to the military dictatorship of Castro and defend human rights, among others.

Fidel and Raul Castro for these detainees are not only common criminals, denied what Amnesty International and other international organizations say, they are prisoners of conscience and that the real reason for his detention is that undermine that regime is nothing democracy in Cuba. Just for this reason he died on Feb. 23 Orlando Zapata prisoner after 85 days of hunger strike.

27 of the journalists arrested in 2003 are clearly his opposition activities and criticism of absolute dictatorship like in Castro. And what better way to silence them incarcerated for 30 years and softening her character with beatings every 3 months in jail. All performances will be democratic, of course.

Relatives of the prisoners decided from the beginning to act. After the arrests were created the group "Ladies in White", is formed by the wives, sisters and mothers of prisoners, fighting peacefully for the release of their relatives. From March 15 the Ladies in White are leading seven days of protests in the streets of Havana, one for each year that their relatives are in prison. The Castro regime's response has not been expected, in its third day to protest the regime's supporters decided to use violence against Damas de Blanco, but this does not intimidated, and they, with courage, are willing to keep fighting. Defend human rights or freedom of expression in Cuba is synonymous with arrest or worse, death.

Website of the Ladies in White: http://www.damasdeblanco.com