Nelson Moliné Espino

Nelson Moliné Espino is a Cuban dissident who was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[1]

He was president of the unofficial Confederación de Trabajadores Democráticos de Cuba (English: Confederation of Democratic Workers of Cuba), and a member of the unofficial Partido 30 de noviembre (English: 30 November Party).[1] He was arrested during the Black Spring in 2003 and sentenced to 21 years in jail.[1] After Tripartite talks between the Cuban government, the Catholic Church in Cuba and the Spanish government in 2010 he was released on July 7, 2010 and traveled to Spain.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Fecha histórica: concluye liberación de prisioneros del Grupo de los 75. Café Fuerte. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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