CUBANET ... CUBANEWS

August 6, 2001



FROM CUBA

Prisoner dies in hospital

HAVANA (AleidaGodínez Soler, Lux InfoPress) – The prisoner Juan Ramón Tamayo died last month in the provincial Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Hospital after being brought there from prison a week earlier.

Juana Rosa Tamayo, the prisoner's sister, blamed the penal system for her brother's death, saying he "was a victim of poor medical attention and poor food in prison.".

Tamayo had asthma, high blood pressure and liver failure.

Versión original en español



CubaNet does not require sole rights from its contributors. We authorize the reproduction and distribution of this article as long as the source is credited.

[ BACK TO THE NEWS ]

Cuban independent press mailing list

La Tienda - Books and accesories from CubaNet
Books and accesories


In Association with Amazon.com

Search:


SEARCH NEWS

Search July News

Advance Search


SECCIONES

NOTICIAS
Prensa Independiente
Prensa Internacional
Prensa Gubernamental

OTHER LANGUAGES
Spanish
German
French

INDEPENDIENTES
Cooperativas Agrícolas
Movimiento Sindical
Bibliotecas
MCL

DEL LECTOR
Letters
Cartas
Debate
Opinión

BUSQUEDAS
News Archive
News Search
Documents
Links

CULTURA
Painters
Photos of Cuba
Cigar Labels

CUBANET
Semanario
About Us
Informe 1998
E-Mail


CubaNet News, Inc.
145 Madeira Ave,
Suite 207
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 774-1887