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World Briefing: Cuba: After 13 Years, Dissident ReleasedCuba released its longest-serving political prisoner, Francisco Chaviano González, who spent more than 13 years in jail, the countrys main human rights group said. Mr. Chaviano, 54, was arrested in May 1994, convicted of revealing state security secrets and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1995, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation said in a statement. He was released on parole. A former mathematics professor, dissident and human rights activist, he was listed by Amnesty International as one of Cubas 72 prisoners of conscience. The rights group said his military trial fell short of international standards. The Cuban government denies that there are political prisoners in Cuba and labels all dissidents counter-revolutionary mercenaries on the payroll of the United States. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationWorld Briefing | The Americas: Paraguay: Thousands Demand Vaccines...For G.I.’s in Iraq, a Harrowing Day Facing a Trap... Afghans survive after pilots divert laser-guided bomb at last moment... Straight-talking Ichiro Ozawa cautions of political and economic meltown in ... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing: Cuba: After 13 Years, Dissident Released |
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