Here's real courage by an activist, as opposed to the poseurs who are so prominent among the professional protesters we usually see.
Defying a Cuban government crackdown that included the arrests of 42 people who gathered petitions for a referendum seeking democratic reforms, Varela Project leader Oswaldo Payá delivered 14,384 new signatures to Cuba's parliament Friday.Posted by Alan at October 3, 2003 05:33 PM"The Varela Project lives," Payá told reporters in Havana Friday morning as he lugged a box stuffed with the names and national identity numbers of petitioners. "The campaign continues across the country."
Government opponents say the signatures serve as testament to the Cuban population's desire for political change, despite efforts by President Fidel Castro to quash the dissident movement. Forty-two of the 75 people arrested in March and now serving prison terms of up to 28 years were active members of the Varela Project.
via the Miami Herald