January 30, 2004

No Way Out

Oswaldo Paya was denied an exit visa from Cuba to attend a human rights ceremony in Europe.

"I couldn't attend because the Cuban government kept me from traveling," Paya said of the Thursday ceremony in Brussels that awarded the European Union's top human rights prize to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on behalf of all U.N. workers.

Paya was allowed to travel to Strasbourg, France, to receive the same award, the Sakharov prize, in 2002. - (AP)

It's usually customary for the previous winner to attend.

Posted by Scott at January 30, 2004 11:27 AM

Comments

You know Scott, I get the distict feeling there's something amiss (more than usual of course) recently in Cuba. Lots of little things going on here and there at the same time.

I think Im going to start getting party favors together.

Posted by: Val Prieto at January 30, 2004 11:47 AM

What a day that will be.

Posted by: J.Scott Barnard at January 30, 2004 02:21 PM


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