"The legacy of my father is the living word, a generous gift to the Cuban people for the democratic transition." - Rosa María Payá Acevedo, Havana, Cuba, February 29, 2016
Arrival in Cuba
Rosa María Payá Acevedo arrived in Cuba along with Mexican Federal Deputy
Cecilia Romero on Sunday night and the next day, February 29, 2016 at 5:30pm
attended a mass for her dad, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, on what would've been his 64th birthday. However on July 22, 2012 he was killed along with Rosa's friend Harold Cepero in what appears to have been an extrajudicial killing carried out by Cuban State Security.
Mass in Havana and Miami for her dad and friend
Rosa María invited friends in Cuba to join her on February 29th
in a Mass in celebration of her dad's and Harold Cepero's lives at 5:30pm first at the
Church of Los Pasionistas in Havana, but the location
was later changed
to Cerro parish "El Salvador del Mundo", located on Santo Tomás y
Peñón in Havana, Cuba. She also reported that her SMS texting
service has been
arbitrarily blocked. She visited her father's tomb and stayed at her family home. Fifty Cubans attended the service in Havana according to news accounts Rosa María read
aloud quotes she had gathered made by her dad. She also made her own
powerful observation: "Each time the regime murders a Cuban it commits a crime against all Cubans."
In Miami a Mass was held at 8:00pm at the
Church of Our Lady of Charity (
La Ermita) at 8:00pm in celebration of the lives of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and Harold Cepero Escalante. Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas's widow Ofelia Acevedo Maura led the Payá family and family friends in prayer.
Rosa María Payá traveled to Matanzas, Cuba on March 1, 2016 she announced the campaign for CubaDecide and over social media asked Cubans and non-Cubans to support the effort. The Castro regime's agents on social media responded with slanderous attacks which Rosa responded to head on. Below are her tweets translated to English and linked to the original tweets.
"Its unfortunate that the Cuban regime defames me on captive official internet, but dare not debate civil society for five minutes." 7:45 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"I'm now in Cuba. Attacks against me in official internet make serious charges. Why hasn't Cuban justice acted against me?" 7:48 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"To official twitterers attacking me on Twitter: I invite you to debate with me over the national media of my country. I live and am in Cuba." 7:57 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"My cell phone's blocked: I can not send photos and am in Matanzas launching the campaign with " 8:01 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"It is vile to use your voice to silence the Cuban citizens who struggle to make the voice of Cuban citizens count." 8:08 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"Please, join the citizens' initiative for a plebiscite in Cuba for it to be our people that decide: 8:17 PM - 1 Mar 2016
Whether you are Cuban or not, support the Cubans right to decide: please, your signature is important in Thanks! 8:22 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"Add your signature to to continue the liberating work of martyrs Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero freedom work." 8:33 PM - 1 Mar 2016
"I can receive your solidarity message on my Cuba cell phone +5352731652 but not send SMS or MMS. Thanks to those who have interviewed me!" 8:39 PM - 1 Mar 2016
They killed her dad and her friend Harold then
made late night death threats over the phone while following the family during the day
forcing them to leave. She is back in Cuba and speaking truth to power. Please show your solidarity and #PrayForRosaMaríaPayá
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