Dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza dies after 56 day hunger strike in Cuba Prison
Cuba: Jailed dissident dies after hunger strike
20 January, 2012 – Index on Censorship
Dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza, has died in a hospital in eastern Cuba following a 56-day hunger strike. Villar launched his strike shortly after his November arrest, after which he was put on trial and sentenced to four years in prison for crimes including disobedience, resistance and crimes against the state. Fellow opposition activists have claimed mistreatment by the Cuban government contributed to Villar’s death.
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