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-- Cuban authorities have detained dissident Guillermo Farinas, his mother told CNN. Police apprehended Farinas and another group of activists when they were on their way to a local jail to demand the release of another activist, Alicia Hernandez, his mother said Thursday night. Farinas, a...

Cuban opposition activist and Sakharov Prize winner Guillermo Farinas holds a press conference on December 7 in Havana. Havana, Cuba -- An empty chair will represent Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas Wednesday when the European Parliament awards him a top human rights prize. As of Tuesday...

Havana, Cuba -- Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas was awarded the European Parliament's 2010 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Thursday. "Nominated in the name of all those who fight in Cuba for freedom and human rights, the 48-year-old doctor of psychology, independent journalist and...