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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Cuban journalist on hunger strike

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the health of imprisoned Cuban journalist Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta, who has been on a hunger strike for 12 days to demand better prison conditions. In a note smuggled from jail he said he was suffering from high fevers, hypoglycemia, and low blood pressure, but was being denied medical attention. Herrera Acosta was given a 20-year sentence during a 2003 crackdown against Cuban dissidents and an independent press. (Via CPJ)

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