SOME FACTS ABOUT THE BUENA VISTA DICTATORSHIP: ALBERTO DE LA CRUZ
http://babalublog.com/2012/06/castro-dictatorship-averaging-over-400-political-arrests-per-month-in-2012/
THE NEW “HOT SPOT” IN THE CARIBBEAN IS CUBA…..THESE FACTS DON’T SEEM TO BOTHER THE TOURISTS
Castro dictatorship averaging over 400 political arrests per month in 2012
Only five months into 2012, the Castro dictatorship in Cuba has already amassed a total of 2,258 arrests of peaceful human rights and democracy activists on the island, reports CIHPRESS, a Cuban independent news agency. In their latest monthly report, the agency documented 343 arrests of dissidents and opposition members in the month of May.
2012 has been one of the most repressive years for the resistance in Cuba with the violent arrest of dissidents reaching a crescendo in March during the visit by Pope Benedict XVI. In the days leading up to the papal visit, the repressive Castro regime amassed 760 arrests. However, the arrests carried out in the months prior to and after the visit by the pope were not much lower, with the regime averaging over 400 arrests of opposition members during 2012.
At the current rate, the Castro dictatorship is on pace to carry out over 5,400 arrests of political opponents in 2012, a notable 41% increase in repression over 2011, and a whopping 262% increase in repression over 2010.
Havana, Cuba.
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Politically motivated arrests documented by CIHPRESS in 2010/1499
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Politically motivated arrests documented by CIHPRESS in 2011/3835
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Month
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Number of arrests per month
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Running Total
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January/2012
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428
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February
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387
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815
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March
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760
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1575
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April
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340
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1915
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May
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343
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2258
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