Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) leader Laura Poll?n
Published October 11, 2011
TRACEY EATON
Before falling ill last week, Las Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) leader Laura Poll?n vowed not to give up her fight for peaceful democratic change in Cuba.
In an interview with Pulitzer grantee Tracey Eaton, Poll?n said:
"As long as there are political prisoners, there will be Damas de Blanco fighting for their freedom."
She said her campaign to bring peaceful democratic change to Cuba had taken a toll, but she vowed not to give up.
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Fellow members of Las Damas de Blanco marched Sunday along Quinta Avenida in Havana and prayed for the dissident leader, CubaEncuentro reported Oct. 9. The website said Poll?n was in intensive care with acute respiratory problems caused by an as-yet-unknown virus. Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said there has been an outpouring of support for Poll?n. She wrote:
"The great number of friends and onlookers who have gathered outside the Calixto Garcia Hospital emergency room where she was admitted for acute respiratory distress is comforting. Considering all the insults, curses, and lies that have been launched against this woman on the official television, the reactions of so many Cubans in solidarity with her is a revelation."
Published October 11, 2011
TRACEY EATON
Before falling ill last week, Las Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) leader Laura Poll?n vowed not to give up her fight for peaceful democratic change in Cuba.
In an interview with Pulitzer grantee Tracey Eaton, Poll?n said:
"As long as there are political prisoners, there will be Damas de Blanco fighting for their freedom."
She said her campaign to bring peaceful democratic change to Cuba had taken a toll, but she vowed not to give up.
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Fellow members of Las Damas de Blanco marched Sunday along Quinta Avenida in Havana and prayed for the dissident leader, CubaEncuentro reported Oct. 9. The website said Poll?n was in intensive care with acute respiratory problems caused by an as-yet-unknown virus. Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said there has been an outpouring of support for Poll?n. She wrote:
"The great number of friends and onlookers who have gathered outside the Calixto Garcia Hospital emergency room where she was admitted for acute respiratory distress is comforting. Considering all the insults, curses, and lies that have been launched against this woman on the official television, the reactions of so many Cubans in solidarity with her is a revelation."
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