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 HAVANA (AP) - International human rights and journalism advocacy groups called Tuesday on President Raul Castro's government to free critics still serving long sentences five years after a broad crackdown that landed 75 people behind bars.
"It is time for Cuba to release these prisoners immediately and without conditions," said Matt Easton, of the New York-based Human Rights First, in a news release. "The world is waiting to see whether Cuba is really ready for change, or only going through the motions."
The Committee to Protect Journalists focused on the 20 independent journalists among the 55 still held. Carlos Lauria, committee representative for the Americas, called for the journalists' release during a news conference in Madrid, attended by Cuban writer Raul Rivero.
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