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AN EX PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE OF THE 2003 CRACKDOWN IS ARRESTED AS HE WAS
BOARDING A PLANE WITH HIS FAMILY TO LEAVE THE ISLAND
By Pablo Rodriguez Carvajal
Havana, September 20, 2005
This Tuesday morning, September 20th as family members went to see them off,
Miguel Sigler Amaya, his wife Josefa Lopez Peña, and their two children,
were all arrested as they were boarding the plane that was to take them into
exile. Isauro Alvarez, activist of the Movement for an Independent
Alternative (MIOA), provided this report from Havana.
As they were boarding a plane that was departing at 8:00 in the morning,
bound for the city of Cancun in Mexico, Miguel Sigler Amaya and his family
were taken to the Police Unit No. 1, located near the Rancho Boyeros Airport
in Havana.
Miguel Sigler Amaya held the position of Public Relations Secretary in the
MIOA when he was arrested on March 18, 2003, and condemned to 26 months in
prison. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience.
At the same time, his wife, Josefa Lopez Peña participated in the events
carried out by the renowned Ladies In White (family members of Cuban
political prisoners who peacefully and publicly pray and demand the freedom
of their loved ones). Josefa also practiced independent journalism and her
articles were widely published in media web pages such as Payolibre and,
most recently, in Bitacora Cubana, with a section dedicated to her writings.
The Movement for an Independent Alternative makes an urgent appeal to the
international community so that immediate steps are taken in order that
these human rights activists are allowed to leave the island into exile.
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Translation to English: Coalition of Cuban-American Women/LAIDA CARRO
Joseito76@aol.com
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DETENIDO EX PRISIONERO DE LA OLA REPRESIVA DEL 2003 EN CUBA
Por Pablo Rodriguez Carvajal
PayoLibre / Bitacora Cubana
La Habana, 20 de septiembre de 2005
En la mañana de hoy, 20 de septiembre, fueron detenidos abordando el avion
que los llevaria al exilio el ex prisionero politico de la ola represiva del
2003 Miguel Sigler Amaya, su esposa Josefa Lopez Peña, dos hijos de ambos,
asi como familiares que fueron a despedirlos, segun reporte de Isauro
Alvarez, activista del Movimiento Independiente Opcion Alternativa (MIOA).
Luego de ser detenidos cuando abordaban el avion, en Rancho Boyeros, La
Habana, que se suponia saldria a las 8 de la mañana y los llevaria rumbo a
Cancun, Mexico, fueron conducidos a la Unidad No. 1, que se encuentra cerca
de dicho aeropuerto.
Miguel Sigler Amaya desempeñaba el cargo de Secretario de Relaciones
Publicas en el MIOA, cuando el dia 18 de marzo de 2003 fue detenido y dias
despues condenado a 26 meses de prision, siendo considerado por Amnistia
Internacional como prisionero de conciencia.
A su vez, Josefa Lopez Peña ha participado desde el inicio en las
actividades de las Damas de Blanco, y se ha desempeñado como periodista
independiente siendo publicados sus trabajos en PayoLibre y en el recien
fundado Portal Bitacora Cubana, donde tiene su propia pagina.
El Movimiento Independiente Opcion Alternativa hace un llamado a la opinion
publica internacional para que pongan sus buenos oficios en funcion a que
liberen a estos hermanos de lucha y se les permita seguir vuelo hacia el
exilio.
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