Raúl Rivero
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Raúl Rivero Castañeda is a Cuban poet, journalist, and dissident. Rivero was born in 1945 in Morón, Camagüey, in central Cuba.
In 2003, Rivero was charged with "acting against Cuban independence and attempting to divide Cuban territorial unity", as well as with writing "against the government", organising "subversive meetings" at his home, and collaborating with US diplomat James Cason. [1] Rivero was convicted and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. In November 2004 he was released following international pressure on Cuba and subsequently relocated to Spain, and was awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
The arrest of Rivero was defended by Cuban writer and culture minister Abel Prieto in 2006. According to Prieto, Rivero "was not arrested for his views, but for receiving US funding for his collaboration with a country that has besieged our island." [2]
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- Headline articles
- Jailed Cuban journalist Raúl Rivero wins UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize
- Information on Rivero's release
- Biography at Words Without Borders.
- Slate article - Article on The Motorcycle Diaries which also pertains to Raúl.
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