Friday, March 13, 2015

Cuban police arrest nine feminists for commemorating International Women's Day

How do communists celebrate socialist holiday for women? Answer: Arresting them.
Members of Rosa Parks Women's Movement marching
Cuban police arrest nine women activists as they try to commemorate International Women's Day   

Cuban police in Camaguey on Sunday, March 8, 2015 arrested nine members of the Rosa Parks Women's Movement for Civil Rights and 10 other activists as they tried to commemorate International Women's Day.  

"How sad and embarrassing that the government sees as a threat to state a group of women who gather to celebrate such a symbolic date," said the group's leader, Marvelis Rodriguez.  "It is demeaning that the government hits and jails defenseless women."

Along with Rodriguez, other women arrested Sunday were:
  • Sury Zamora Granados
  • Yudeisi Rondón Villavicencio
  • Yadisley Rodriguez Ramirez
  • Margarita Medina Sotolongo
  • Yanet Ferrá Fonseca
  • Belkis Cruz Gonzales
  • Liliana Bencomo Menendez
  • Noruelis Rguez Cruz
The other activists arrested were:
  • Yosvani Arostegui Armentero
  • Julio Brisuela Pimentel
  • Ernesto San Juan Vasquez
  • Indomar Gomez Isaguirre
  • Marcos Machado Montalvo
  • Juan Medina Braonk
  • Arturo Arias Moreno
  • Fernando Vasquez Guerra
  • Alexander Perez Suarez
  • Elikardo Freire Jimene

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