Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya has died in a car crash, according to fellow activists.
Mr Paya, 60, was travelling near the city of Bayamo, in the eastern province of Granma, when the accident happened, they said.
Mr Paya, 60, was travelling near the city of Bayamo, in the eastern province of Granma, when the accident happened, they said.
He is known as the founder of the Varela Project - a campaign to gather signatures in support of a referendum on laws guaranteeing civil rights.
He was seen as a key spokesman for Cuba's small opposition.
A Catholic church official in Bayamo told AFP that a local hospital had told him and other activists that Mr Paya was dead, and had shown them identification.BBC News - Top Cuba dissident Oswaldo Paya 'killed in car crash': 'via Blog this'
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