An American human rights lawyer representing an imprisoned Cuban artist was arrested in Havana on Friday, according to the Human Rights Foundation.
Kimberley Motley was in the country to advocate for 33-year-old Danilo “El Sexto” Maldonado, a dissident artist jailed for posting a video on Facebook mocking Fidel Castro’s death…..
The foundation reported that Motley was led away by plainclothes security agents while she was holding a press conference outside Havana’s National Capitol around 4 p.m. Friday…..
- Discussion
-
Shocking and unacceptable. Kimberly Motley, American attorney arrested in Cuba for defending Cuban dissident artist https://t.co/GwilDITN1j
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) December 17, 2016
Thanks for all the love and support safely back home in the U.S. Will not stop fighting to free @dmmelsexto
— kimberley motley (@KimMotleysLaw) December 18, 2016
Raul Castro is picking up exactly where Fidel left off — tossing a dissident and his American lawyer in jail: https://t.co/mNkkBdQ8QT
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 18, 2016
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.