Support for blogger is sought in Spain
November 21st, 2009 by Renato Perez - filed under Cuban Colada, Feeds, Miami Herald.
The Foreign Affairs Commission of the Spanish Congress next Wednesday will debate a motion of support for Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez and other oppositionists, the Spanish news agency EFE reported Saturday.
The nonbinding resolution, introduced by Carlos Salvador, a deputy from the Navarran People's Union, asks Madrid to condemn and help stop the "persecution" Salvador says the Castro government has directed against Sánchez and others. It also asks the Spanish government to help "make visible" the dissidents' activities.
EFE quotes Salvador as saying that in Cuba there has been "no relevant change toward an opening," despite Raúl Castro's promises of reform. The violation of human rights remains "constant," the deputy said.
Salvador believes the Spanish government should maintain a dialogue with Cuba but should not be "the defense attorney" for a regime that does not guarantee the basic freedoms.
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