Friday, January 6, 2012

Not cute as Che, but still ...

Castro regime is murdering Cuban political prisoner Ivonne Malleza
The Castro regime's slow murder of Cuban political prisoner Ivonne Malleza continues.
The blog La revolucion de los gladiolos reported Wednesday that after more than a week on hunger strike, Malleza is in "grave danger." She was recently transferred to the maximum security Manto Negro prison, where she was being held in an isolation punishment cell. (There was one report that Malleza was being forced to remain in the nude.)
The blog reported that Malleza is suffering heavy bleeding caused by uterine fibroids. She has requested medical attention -- a plea that has fallen on the deaf and/or indifferent ears of her jailers.
Malleza also has gone two days without drinking water because the only available water is warm and in a dirty container. Her supporters worry that if she doesn't drink water soon and receives needed medical care, she is at risk of organ failure and eventually, death.
Malleza, her husband Ignacio Martinez and another activist, Isabel Alvarez, have been in jail since Nov. 30, when they were arrested after they went to a Havana park and unfurled a banner carrying anti-Castro slogans.
For more about Malleza, read this.
And to sign a petition demanding the release of Malleza, Martinez and Alvarez, sign this petition.

No comments:

Post a Comment