PEN America Says Arrest of Cuban Artists Part of an Ongoing Campaign of Harassment
October 02, 2019
October 02, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- This week's arrests stem from a 2018 legal regulation that represents an amplified crackdown on artistic expression
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In yet another display of harassment against independent artists, Cuban police this week again arrested poet and writer Jorge Olivera Castillo and his wife Nancy Alfaya. While both have since been released, the ongoing campaign against them and other . . .
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- This week's arrests stem from a 2018 legal regulation that represents an amplified crackdown on artistic expression
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In yet another display of harassment against independent artists, Cuban police this week again arrested poet and writer Jorge Olivera Castillo and his wife Nancy Alfaya. While both have since been released, the ongoing campaign against them and other . . .