Antonio Augusto Villarreal Acosta (born 1 September 1950, Morón, Cuba) is an economist, librarian, and Varela project coordinator. He published reports about problems of the transport facilities, the food supply and the housing shortage.[1]
He was arrested on 19 March 2003, during the Black Spring, a general crackdown on opposition activists.[2] On 3 April, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.[3] Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience.[4] In 2007, International Society for Human Rights reported that he was in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight.[1]
Villarreal was released on 13 July 2010 following an agreement between Fidel Castro, the Catholic Church, and the government of Spain. He then resettled in La Rioja, Spain.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Cuba: Imprisoned trade unionist Villarreal Acosta in acutely critical condition". International Society For Human Rights. 2007-10-31.
- ^ a b M. Rosa (5 August 2010). "Del infierno cubano a Córdoba". Diario Cordoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Síntesis biográfica de Antonio Augusto Villarreal Acosta" (in Spanish). payolibre.com.
- ^ "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
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