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Cuba

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From the Communiqué

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Last jailed journalist released into exile

The last remaining Cuban journalist in prison, Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández, was freed on 7 April and exiled to Spain, report the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This ends "a dark, eight-year-long era in which the island nation was one of the world's worst jailers of the press," at one time jailing nearly 30 independent reporters and writers, says CPJ.

"Black Spring" journalist released against his wishes

A Cuban journalist who had refused to leave prison until all political prisoners were freed was released against his will last week as the Cuban government continues to free opposition activists and journalists arrested during a notorious crackdown in 2003, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International (WiPC) and other IFEX members.

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Campaigns and Advocacy

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Spain must press Cuba to keep promises to free journalists, says CPJ

Three months have passed since the November 2010 deadline for Cuban authorities to free the remaining dissidents.

Released journalists interviewed seven years after "Black Spring"

Several recently released journalists appear in an RSF video interview.

Interview with RSF correspondent Ricardo González Alfonso

RSF speaks to the journalist, who was freed after seven years and four months in prison.

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Reports

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Independent press still under attack: CPJ report shows new repressive tactics

As Cuba implements economic reforms and prepares to introduce high-speed Internet, freedom of expression continues to be met with a policy of repression that stifles the free flow of information, according to CPJ's report.

IAPA protests suppression of independent journalists and bloggers

The organisation calls for the unconditional release of 27 imprisoned journalists.


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