I have only a fragment of the story and no link but dozens of people across Cuba have joined Guillermo Farinas in his hunger strike to protest the end of Internet access. The protests are spreading like wildfire across various provinces, EFE reported, citing an e-mail from someone in the know.
Farinas has been on a hunger strike for four months now and is in a very fragile state. That word has gotten out, and caught fire among freedom-deprived, and already-food-deprived Cubans tells us a lot about the depth of intensity that Cubans feel about the loss of their basic freedoms.
Imagine being a Cuban, deprived of everything as castro’s minions grow fat and oppressive. Imagine never having enough to eat anyway, always WANTING your next bowl of split pea soup … and being willing to give even that meagre fare up just to stand up for freedom. It is deeply moving.
castro has got to know about this … and be very displeased. The entire Island is going to join Guillermo Farinas if this keeps up.
An astonishing and humbling development to behold.
Cuban people’s bravery is something that goes unknown to any of us here in the free world. Unless we look.
UPDATE: I found the EFE link to the story – read it here.
I had read this on either Cubanet or Net for Cuba but in Spanish and didn’t have the time to translate. Thanks for posting this.
I think it’s an important detail. Can you imagine what castro must think, being unable to control the situation now? He knows he’s losing his grip on power.
This is important, not just for Farinas, but for Cuba. Hopefully, this campaign can build the kind of mass movement that could topple a regime.
All the kudos to GUillermo Fariñas,if just a
40% of us would be like Fariñas in his indefatigable determination and courage,Fidel wasn’t as he is.Fariñas no matter inmediate result,is a big,I shouuld say a great example for
every cuban.
Again and again,Guillermito Fariñas is an example
of a decent cuban and he is adamant,well determined,we can see now,hundreds of cubans,inside the Island are supporting him,making
a fast,by doing that they are spitting on the face of the government.So,Take all the credits,
Guillermo,you deserve them.