BBC (July 23): Dissidents held in Cuba crackdown

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From the BBC Online
Dated Saturday July 23

Dissidents held in Cuba crackdown
By Stephen Gibbs
BBC News, Havana

Opposition figures in Cuba say at least 20 Cuban dissidents have been detained as part of a crackdown against the country's political opposition.

They are said to include the three main organisers of a public meeting of dissidents which took place in May.

The Cuban government has not confirmed the arrests.

Cuba's long-standing position is that dissidents are not representative of public opinion, but rather mercenaries in the pay of the US.

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1. Fairly short, sounds like propaganda to me.

Only one side is presented, and it seems to be 100% hearsay and speculation. Debases the term "Stalinist" in an attempt to extract a bit of extra sympathy. You could translate the whole thing as "A bunch of Cuban exiles and dissidents that hate Castro and his government said today that he is repressing them and that Cubans hate him too."