Cuban dissident Darsi Ferrer being tortured in jail

Just in from the blog Uncommon Sense..........

Cuban human rights activist Dr. Darsi Ferrer, in jail since July 21 but not formally charged with a crime, is being tortured by the Castro dictatorship, which is refusing him treatment for a painful dental problem, according to a dispatch posted at Miscelaneas de Cuba.

Ferrer reportedly is under investigation for buying cement on the black market to repair his apartment, but Cuban human rights activists have said they believe he is being persecuted because of his work as an independent journalist and other human rights activities.

For a list of 11 reasons why Ferrer is in jail, read this list provided by his wife.

For more about Dr. Ferrer......http://www.capitolhillcubans.com/2009/07/release-dr-darsi-ferrer.html

http://www.finlay-online.com/tomasromay/darsi3.htm

Oscar García Rivera

Oscar García Rivera, a painter who like Rockwell here in America, illustrated everyday life in Cuba; thought he received broad recognition during the 40s and 50s, both in Cuba and here in the United States, seemed to disappear into thin air. The reason is an unbelievable as what the Castro regime did to him.

Acording to his family in Havana, García Rivera continued to paint during the 60s, everyday life in Cuba, but he did it in a way that didn't please the new government. His was sent to the baseman of The Museo de Bellas Artes, where it remains since then. He was incarcerated and his hands were broken and his tendons damaged so he couldn't paint anymore.

In the 1960s his festive and colorful peaceful urban depictions of that beautiful Island were replaced by the new reality of a people who's life's had been changed forever, and that was unacceptable to the regime. Oscar García Rivera died in 1971, alone and forgotten; he is believe to have committed suicide.

This is just one tragic story out of thousands coming out of Cuba.

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