Two Opposition Members Beaten by Government Agents
this is a translation from the Spanish:
Havana, Cuba -- October 12, 2006
by Ahmed RodrÃguez Albacia, Youth Without Censorship
Non-violent opposition members Nancy Suarez and her husband, Orestes Suarez Torres, were beaten brutally by members of the Rapid Response Brigades ("RRB") as they were leaving the city of Santa Clara, having participated in the inauguration of the Congress of Independent Libraries.
According to reports, the two activists were returning to their residence in Ranchuelo when they were forced into a taxi by members of the RRB and taken to their home.
During the trip, the couple were beaten severely, causing bruises and even broken bones on various locations in their bodies. The beating was so severe that the victims had to be bathed in a near-by stream to remove the blood covering them. [1]
They were also threatened that if they left their home again, both would be jailed.
[1] water in Cuba is rationed, and can only be collected during scheduled "on" times. it was probably due to the lack of running water that the victims had to be cleaned in a stream instead.
Havana, Cuba -- October 12, 2006
by Ahmed RodrÃguez Albacia, Youth Without Censorship
Non-violent opposition members Nancy Suarez and her husband, Orestes Suarez Torres, were beaten brutally by members of the Rapid Response Brigades ("RRB") as they were leaving the city of Santa Clara, having participated in the inauguration of the Congress of Independent Libraries.
According to reports, the two activists were returning to their residence in Ranchuelo when they were forced into a taxi by members of the RRB and taken to their home.
During the trip, the couple were beaten severely, causing bruises and even broken bones on various locations in their bodies. The beating was so severe that the victims had to be bathed in a near-by stream to remove the blood covering them. [1]
They were also threatened that if they left their home again, both would be jailed.
[1] water in Cuba is rationed, and can only be collected during scheduled "on" times. it was probably due to the lack of running water that the victims had to be cleaned in a stream instead.
posted by Yimboro | 5:58 PM
2 Comments:
what are those brigades exactly - working for the government i presume?
the Rapid Response Brigades (Brigadas de Accion Rapida, in Spanish) are government-controlled operatives who claim to be "average citizens" responding to treasonous activities.
they are well organized and disciplined, and are used to harass, intimidate, and physically assault dissidents.
the goal is to make it seem as though it's the "people" who are beating these dissidents up, and that the government is not involved.
in most intances, uniformed members of the National Police stand by while the Brigades do their thing.
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