ETWN News, February 28, 2001.

HAVANA, (CWNews.com) - Osvaldo Paya Sardinas, founder and leader of the dissident Catholic group Movimiento Cristiano Liberacion (Christian Liberation Movement) issued a statement calling on Cubans to "build moral foundations to achieve true change in Cuba."

Paya Sardinas, who has been arrested and incarcerated several times since he launched a campaign to collect signatures to call for open, democratic elections in Communist Cuba, said in his statement that "a moral renewal in Cuba will create the change of social conscience needed to unleash a wide, unstoppable civic movement toward democracy."

Risking another arrest, Paya harshly criticized Cuba's economic situation, and said that "despite the government's claims, Cuba is not the holiday post card you see in tourist advertisements."

"Despite the current crisis, Cubans have the energy to awake, with the help of God, from this political, social, and moral nightmare," he added.

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