387, 815, and 4,890

Here is the latest tally of the results the Cuban people have seen from the “reforms” instituted by dictator Raul Castro in Cuba. As they say, numbers do not lie.

387: The number of documented politically motivated arrests that took place in Cuba in the month of February, 2012.

815: The number of documented politically motivated arrests that have taken place in Cuba in 2012.

4,890: The number of documented politically motivated arrests that will take place in 2012 if arrests continue at the current rate. An increase of more than 27% over the previous year.

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CIHPRESS, an independent news agency in Cuba has the numbers:

Report for February, 2012
Politically motivated arrests documented by CIHPRESS in 2010/1499
Politically motivated arrests documented by CIHPRESS in 2011/3835
Month Number of arrests
Running Total
January /2012 428
February 387 815