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Norwegian Youth Petition to Demand Freedom for Cuban Political Prisoners
By Directorio Democrático Cubano

Kristiansund, Norway. 23 November 2010. Cuban Democratic Directorate. Over 40 Norwegian youth activists gathered signatures for a petition demanding the release of Cuban political prisoner Librado Linares Garcia.

Here is a summary from one of the event's organizers, Monica Molvær:

The Young Conservatives in Norway, Møre and Romsdal County, had a conference in Kristiansund with approximately 45 participants 20th-21st of November. We had focus on international politics, the European Union and human rights.

Originally, we had planned for Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta to come and tell his painful testimony after spending 12 years in Cuban jail. Unfortunately he could not make it to Norway. We arranged a petition the release of political prisoners in Cuba, and Librado Linares in particular. We divided into 7 different groups and spread all over the town, which has approximately 23 000 citizens. Our petition said the following:

'Librado Linares (born 1960) was arrested in Cuba during the "Black Spring" in 2003. According to Amnesty International he is considered a political prisoner. We demand his immediate release from Cuban prison, along with other political prisoners currently imprisoned in Cuba.'

In one hour, 437 people signed the statement We received different reactions, but mostly positive. For one hour our members defied degrees far below the freezing point, while enthusiastically persuading people to sign the petition. The comments we received were overwhelmingly positive, which encouraged the participants to continue their efforts. Unfortunately we only had time for one hour of petitioning, but in that hour we were able to raise the awareness of the conditions on Cuba significantly.

We will send the signatures to Cuba demanding Librado and other Cuban prisoners’ freedom. We hope this can help for the release and freedom for all Cuban political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.”

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