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Weekly Report - 28 July 2016 (WR-16-29)
CUBA: Fariñas stages fresh hunger strike
The internationally recognised Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas began his 24th hunger strike on 20 July in protest at ongoing government repression. In a video available online, and in a separate open letter addressed to President Raúl Castro, Fariñas explains that he is starting a new hunger strike following a severe beating at the hands of Cuban police, which he took place on 19 July.
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