Darsi Ferrer Ramírez
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Darsi Ferrer Ramírez (2 November 1969 – 6 October 2017), was a Cuban doctor, journalist, director of Juan Bruno Zayas Health and Human Rights Center, and a dissident.[1] He put in jail by President Fidel Castro.[2]
He organized protests at the UNESCO headquarters in Havana and published about poverty in Cuba. He was arrested and went on a hunger strike.[3] Ferrer was facing up to 8 years in prison.[4] He was released on 22 June 2010.[5]
Ramírez in Havana on 6 October 2017 at the age of 47.
References
- ↑ Jailed dissident doctor to be chargedMiami Herald.
- ↑ Doctor and journalist arrested and taken to Havana jailReporters Without Borders.
- ↑ Dissident doctor on hunger strikeMiami Herald.
- ↑ Temen una dura condena para opositor.
- ↑ Real Cuba Blog, Dr. Darsi Ferrer has been released. Retrieved 2017-10-07.