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.
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