(RSF/IFEX) – On 23 October 1997, Jorge Luis Arce Cabrera, a Cienfuegos correspondent for the Bureau of Independent Press in Cuba (BPIC), was assaulted by an agent of the Ministry of the Interior who went by the name of Adriano. The agent showed up at the home of Arce around 3:30 pm and ordered him […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 23 October 1997, Jorge Luis Arce Cabrera, a
Cienfuegos correspondent for the Bureau of Independent Press in
Cuba (BPIC), was assaulted by an agent of the Ministry of the
Interior who went by the name of Adriano. The agent showed up at
the home of Arce around 3:30 pm and ordered him to leave. Once
outside, the agent punched and kicked Arce and insulted him.
Previously, on 17 September, Arce was visited by State Security
agents who wanted to have a “conversation” with the journalist
(see IFEX alert of 19 September 1997).
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Appeals To
His Excellency Fidel Castro
President
Havana, CubaGeneral Abelardo Colome Ibarra
Minister of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior
Plaza de la Revolucion
Havana, Cuba
Fax: + 53 7 33 5261 (attn: Ministro del Interior)c/o the Cuban Mission at the United Nations
New York NY 10016, United States
Fax: +1 212 779 1697or c/o the Cuban diplomatic representative in your country
(in the United States)
Cuban Interest Section
Washington DC, United States
Fax: +1 202 797 8521(in Canada)
Embassy of the Republic of Cuba
388 Main Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 1E3, Canada
Fax: +1 613 563 0068
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