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Cuba sentences journalist Yuri Valle Roca to 5 years in prison

  • Source: DW
  • August 3, 2022

"Cuban journalist and activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca - detained since June 2021 - was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the crimes of 'enemy propaganda of a continued nature,' independent news outlets from the island reported on Aug. 29.

Valle Roca was sentenced along with three other dissidents who received joint seven-year sentences for the crimes of 'enemy propaganda of a continued nature' and 'enemy propaganda.' The content of the sentence was disseminated on social media by activist Eralidis Frometa, the journalist's wife."

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