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| "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Hebrews 13:3 |
| Angel Moya Acosta | |
D.O.B: September 20, 1964 Occupation: Construction worker Hometown: Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas Family: Wife and two children Case #: Several previous arrests before being included in the ‘Group of 78’ Sentence: Several previous sentences and presently sentenced with the “Group of 78” to 20 years Prison: Centro Penitenciario Provincial de Holgüín Address (wife): Edificio 626 Apartamento 8, Zona 16. Rpto. Alamar. Havana Organizations: President of Movement for Democracy and Freedom of Cuba Review: Moya Acosta has been an ardent and tireless advocate for the freedom of Cuba. He founded and was the President of the Movimiento Independiente Opcion Alternativa. In 1999 he led a group persons who fasted to demonstrate solidarity with Dr. Elias Biscet’s 40 days of fasting in prison. In December of 1999, Moya Acosta organized a peaceful demonstration in his hometown to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. As a consequence he was incarcerated for eight months and Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience. Upon his release from prison he founded the Movimiento Libertad Democratica por Cuba. Moya Acosta continued his activities of civil disobedience and peaceful demonstrations, even though he was arrested in several occasions. In 2002 Moya Acosta and others created the Consejo de Resistencia Civica en Cuba, a coalition of eight separate organizations based in civil disobedience principles. Later in 2002 ,Moya Acosta was presented with the second Pedro Luis Boitel Freedom Award . This award is sponsored by a group of Eastern European non-governmental organizations to profile persons in Cuba who exhibit great courage in pursuing democracy by nonviolent civic resistance. In October 10, 2002 Moya Acosta is again arrested along with others who were participating in a peaceful march in Havana commemorating a Cuban historical date ’10 de octubre’ ‘La Demajagua’ He was confined in the maximum security prison of Aguica. In January 2003 he was released without any explanations. Moya Acosta continued his civil disobedience activities and shortly thereafter in March 2003, was again imprisoned along with 77 others peaceful activists. Their trial and sentence proceedings were conducted in a summarily manner. Moya Acosta was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Moya Acosta is
incarcerated in the Holguin prison more than 700 kilometers from his
wife an children. He has declared his ‘plantado’ status as a political
prisoners (plantados are political prisoners who peacefully refused to
obey the penal institution’s authorities and regulations. The plantados
are often subjected to cruel forms of punishments because of their
defiance). |
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