Police Raid UNPACU’s Children’s Party

Police Raid UNPACU's Children's Party / 14ymedio
Posted on December 6, 2015

14ymedio, Havana, 6 December 2015 – Police officers raided a house in
Palma Soriano in the city of Santiago this Sunday, where the Patriotic
Union of Cuba (UNPACU) was holding a children's party. At the time of
the assault there were "nearly 40 children" in the house, according to
José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the dissident organization.

However, the activist Yusmila Reyna confirmed that the children's party
continues, "despite the assault by specially armed troops." According to
the independent journalist, the residents of Palma Soriano "are losing
their fear" and several neighbors approached the house to show their
solidarity.

Like every Sunday, dozens of dissidents were arrested in different parts
of the country. UNPACU said that at least 140 of is members were
detained in the East.

In Havana, the Ladies in White walked down Fifth Avenue in Miramar, and
met at Gandhi Park with other activists. They were under a strict police
cordon before being arrested and taken to detention centers, according
to regime opponent Angel Moya.

In its latest report, the dissident Cuban Commission for Human Rights
and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) reported 1,447 political arrests
during the month of November, the highest in years, according to the
organization.

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