The Havana airport on Sunday evening local time to land the aircraft of President Barack Obama. The program of his historic visit to Cuba – not only meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro, but also with local dissidents. The White House list of potential participants is not disclosed. However, the “b” became known the names of most of those who have received an invitation. The details of Havana -. The correspondent of “Kommersant” Pavel Tarasenko
first since 1928 visit of the President of the United States against Cuba will begin with a visit to the historic center of the Cuban capital and located there Cathedral. The next day, the US President at the Revolution Square to lay flowers at the monument to Jose Marti – poet and revolutionary, which in Cuba is honored no less (and perhaps more) than Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Then hold talks with Cuban leader Raul Castro. On Tuesday, Barack Obama will visit a baseball game between the Cuban team and the American team Tampa Bay Rays, will deliver a speech at the Bolshoi Theater of Havana, as well as meet with representatives of Cuban civil society.
The day before the departure of the American delegation to Havana, a spokesman for the White House Josh Ernest said: the US does not discuss with Cuba a list of dissidents, which will meet President Obama during his visit to the island. “The content of the list is not a subject of negotiations. The list of people determines the President and the White House – said on.- I would not be surprised if in this list will be the people with whom the meeting would not want to allow the Cuban government. Although I do not know if they have raised this issue, we will still do so. ” Make public a list of dissidents White House spokesman did not.
At the same time, “Kommersant” has learned that, most likely, 10-15 people will participate in the meeting. Among other things, the invitation, according to “Kommersant”, were sent to Cuban dissidents following:
Dagoberto Valdés . Writer and journalist, editor of the electronic journal Convivencias ( «coexistence»). Previously I wrote for La Societá Italian magazine and was a regular columnist for the newspaper La Voz Católica ( «Catholic Voice”), which is published in Florida. In December 2007, he became the winner of Tolerancia Plus Award ( “Tolerance Plus”), which was given to a number of Cuban opposition groups.
Manuel Cuesta Morua . Founder progressivist Party of Cuba (Partido Arco Progresista de Cuba), coordinator of the “New Country” platform that combines part of the Cuban opposition.
Miriam Leyva . Independent journalist, which is published in a number of international media. One of the founders of the human rights movement “Ladies in White”, the original purpose of which was the release of the men in prisons, brothers and fathers participating in movement, who had been arrested for subversive activities. The winner of the Sakharov Prize.
Antonio Rodiles . Cuban activist who became famous as a SATS coordinator – was created in 2010. The forum, which aims to strengthen the country’s debate on the social, cultural and political issues. It is also the main coordinator of the “Civil claims another Cuba” – initiative which aims – to achieve ratification of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights
Yoani Sanchez . . Journalist and blogger. She won international acclaim and several international awards for his critical description of life in Cuba under the current government. In 2002, Ms. Sanchec went from Cuba to Switzerland for two years. Back on the island, he participated in the bottom Contodos magazine ( “With all”). The creator of the blog Generación Y ( «Generation Y»), which is available in 17 languages. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Elizardo Sanchez . In the past – a university professor. Human rights activist, founder of the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation.
Berta Soler . Cuban dissident, the current leader of the “Ladies in White”. The winner of the Sakharov Prize.
Guillermo Fariñas . Dissident, a freelance journalist, the chief coordinator of the One anti-totalitarian Forum (FANTU) and a psychologist. The winner of the Sakharov Prize, which is awarded by the European Parliament. Throughout his life he spent at least 23 hunger strikes to protest against the actions of the Cuban government. Not less than 11.5 years, Mr. Fariñas spent in Cuban prisons. According to Cuban leader Raul Castro, Guillermo Fariñas – the offender, who has previously served a sentence for “criminal offenses, including assault and mutilation hospital women directors, whom he threatened with death, and then – an older man who (then) had remove the spleen ».
Jose Daniel Ferrer . The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). In the past, a member of the Christian Liberation Movement. He participated in the collection of signatures in support of the “Varela Project”, the purpose of which was to force the Cuban leadership to give citizens the guarantee of freedom of speech and assembly. In March 2003, he was arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He remained in prison until 2011.
Interviews with some members of the list, see the next issues of the newspaper “Kommersant” and kommersant.ru site.
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