August 25, 2008

Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila arrested

(Editor's note (Val): The "Free Gorky" graphic previously posted here has been removed per the request of the artist, quote: "I didn't authorize the use of my graphics on Babalu (Ziva's post) nor the use of my words (Ziva's post) or my audiovisuals (your post asking for "donations"). Ordinarily, a post such as this, attempting to bring to light and to further the news of the plight of any Cuban under any circumstance would be welcome. However, that is not the case here, where the vile treatment of the Cuban in question is secondary to the hatred of the opinions expressed here and the disdain for the contributors of this blog.)

Cuba Underground reports that Gorki Luis Aguila Carrasco, of the punk rock band Porno Para Ricardo has been arrested. According to his father, he is being held until Thursday when he faces a sentence of one to four years for "anti-social" behavior.

This is not the first time; Gorki was previously arrested and sentenced on trumped up drug charges and since that release has been repeatedly harassed, threatened, and was briefly detained last year. His only crime is having the balls to stand up to a repressive dictatorship.

Gorki has been an outspoken critic of the regime, in April of 2007, even CNN took notice with an interview and video. Watch it at Cuba Underground. Will CNN follow through and cover Gorki's arrest? Their feedback page is here.


Free Gorki!

Photo from Zoé Valdés here.


Posted by Ziva at August 25, 2008 09:29 PM



Comments

Ziva,

Thanks for bringing attention to another despostic and gutless act of raul, aka "the reformer" and his regime ... in the true spirit of cowardice!

FREE GORKI!!!
CAMBIO

I wish you well :) Melek

"The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tyrant." ~ Horace

Posted by: Melek [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 26, 2008 12:48 AM

Wonder what that ahole, Tom Morrello would say about this? His band, Rage Against the Machine put che in their video, Renegades of Funk, and Audioslave played for fifo not long ago. Yet he'll still bitch about how Bush is oppressing freedom of speech in this country. Why you guys never critise Morrello or his band is beyond me. They go way beyond Sean Penn or even Micheal Moore in supporting castro and che.

Posted by: Uranus_attacks [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 26, 2008 03:41 AM

We should organize a series of concerts to rally folks to petition for his release if he is indeed sentenced to prison. BUCL? perhaps?

Posted by: jsb [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 26, 2008 11:52 AM

http://www.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/lat/7579633.html

Detenido el líder de la banda cubana de rock "Porno para Ricardo"

26 de Agosto de 2008, 10:45am ET

Posted by: jsb [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 26, 2008 11:55 AM

A response in-kind to Cuban employees of embassies, etc. would be appropriate if carried out until his release. If they wish to kidnap innocent civilians, their employees, etc. should also be considered for collateral action. Violence, no. But collateral action of some sort which would adversely affect Cuban "government" employees on foreign soil would be the morally correct action to take.

Posted by: CubaWatch [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 26, 2008 01:19 PM

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