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Gorki faces 10 years in prison for his political lyrics |
Tonight the world over human rights defenders and music lovers are following the
#AmnestyConcert in New York City where Madonna and members of Pussy Riot will be participating. Down south past Key West in Havana, Cuba
a punk rocker, Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco, who
defended the members of Pussy Riot when they were locked up in a Russian prison faces a trial next Tuesday at 8:30am and faces a 10 year prison sentence. There is a
petition circulating calling for his immediate freedom. Please demonstrate your solidarity and sign it.
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While enjoying the concert take 2 minutes and help save a musician |
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Cuban punk rocker who is facing a summary trial for his powerful political lyrics that is being disguised by the Cuban government as a trial for a common crime involving drugs. Looking
at the details, the government's case falls apart. Gorki is an epileptic and a doctor has prescribed medication. All of this is backed up by
the prescription itself and the notarized letter by the physician. Unfortunately, in Cuba
a fair trial is an impossibility but international attention and pressure can still save the day. Below is a video from Gorki explaining the need for solidarity and the danger that he faces. The video is in Spanish but beneath it is an English translation of what he is saying.
that has drawn the Cuban government's ire. Produced one year ago it recalls the largest anti-government protests during the Castro era with
were thousands of Cubans took to the streets shouting freedom and were met with massive repression and the only option was to leave the country.
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