Guillermo Fariñas ex-soldier trained in Tambov

Below left, an image provided by the Fariñas familiy, to be freely used, so the world may know his previous cuban-soviet trained military background. Now he is a Jornalist and Psicologist, currently under hunger strike (see picture on the right), demanding the release of 26 cuban prisioners of conscience.

Fariñas as part of the cuban army at war for the independence of Angola was wounded twice in combat, in 1981. Although now a journalist, he behaves as a soldier, but his weapon is not military any more, instead he fights for the rights of his fellow citizens, while his health integrity suffers great risk. During his current battle in Santa Clara he has received a large array of support from cubans inside and outside Cuba and from European Parliament, European Council, French Government, Spain Government, Nobel Pice Lech Walessa among others.

Regarding the Brasilian government attitude, according to O Globo March 13, after Raul Jungmann, Federal Legislator for the Popular Socialist Party (PPS), delivered to Lula, on March 10, a copy of the open letter from cuban dissidents, already available in the internet. Marco Aurelio Garcia began showing some concern with cuban human rights comments to journalist indicates that the Brasilian government migth be slowly moving into including the issue of human rights in Cuba, into their foreign policy agenda.