Pablo Pacheco Avila
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Pablo Pacheco Avila is a Cuba
n journalist
who has contributed to the Ciego de Ávila Independent Journalists Cooperative (CAPI). He has been a political prisoner
in Cuba since 2003.
in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years is prison, he is currently serving time in Canaleta prison
, in the province of Ciego de Ávila
.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who has contributed to the Ciego de Ávila Independent Journalists Cooperative (CAPI). He has been a political prisoner
Political prisoner
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, a political prisoner is ‘someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country’....
in Cuba since 2003.
Political Prisoner
Avila was imprisoned during the Black SpringBlack Spring (Cuba)
Black Spring refers to the 2003 crackdown on Cuban dissidents. The government imprisoned 75 dissidents, that included 29 journalists, as well as librarians, human rights activists, and democracy activists, on the basis that they were acting as agents of the United States by accepting aid from...
in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years is prison, he is currently serving time in Canaleta prison
Canaleta prison
Canaleta prison of Ciego de Avila, CubaCanaleta is a top-security prison located in the south side of Ciego de Avila city. It houses more than 3000 inmates and is the main jail of the province of Ciego de Avila...
, in the province of Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 86,100.Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway and on a major railroad. Its port, Júcaro, lies south-southwest on the coast of the Gulf of Ana Maria in...
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