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| "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Hebrews 13:3 |
| Julio Valdés Guevara | |
Arrest date: March 18, 2003 Alleged crime: Illegal acts against the security of the state Sentence: 20 Years Prison: Canaleta Wife: Cruz Delia Aguilar Mora Parents: Felipe Valdés y Modesta Guevara Address: Edificio 8 Apto. 3 e/ Calle 9 y Calle 11. Reparto Nuevo. Manzanillo. Granma. Health Condition: Suffers from severe renal failure Organization: Unión de Activistas por los Derechos Humanos del Golfo de Guacanayabo Review: As an independent librarian, Valdés Guevara endeavors to break the Cuban government’s systemic censorship over the Cuban people. One of the charges levied against Valdés Guevara by the state was that he had founded an independent library with the intent to subvert the central government’s ideology. For the Cuban communist regime, the idea that one of its citizens may posses or have access to literary works that do not concord with the official central party’s ideology constitute a felony; in Valdés Guevara’s case the sentence for such a ‘felony’ is 20 years. Valdés Guevara’s health is delicate. He has severe renal failure and was once taken to a hospital in Havana to undergo dialysis treatment. His wife is constantly reminding the authorities and the World the need Valdés Guevara has to undergo dialysis treatments on a regular basis in order to address his health deficiencies. Valdés Guevara’s case has been denounced by various international journalists organizations and the systematic abused on the part of the Cuban government towards independent journalists and librarians has been exposed throughout the international media. Review authored by ‘Proyecto Rostros del Presidio’ using diverse sources |
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