American attorney defending Cuban dissident artist arrested, foundation says
BY ALEX HARRIS
aharris@miamiherald.com
An American human rights lawyer representing an imprisoned Cuban artist
was arrested in Havana on Friday, according to the Human Rights Foundation.
Kimberley Motley was in the country to advocate for 33-year-old Danilo
"El Sexto" Maldonado, a dissident artist jailed for posting a video on
Facebook mocking Fidel Castro's death. He was scheduled to attend Art
Basel, but has been imprisoned without charges since Nov. 26, relatives
said.
Read More: Cuban authorities detain dissident artist following video
mocking death of Fidel Castro
The foundation reported that Motley was led away by plainclothes
security agents while she was holding a press conference outside
Havana's National Capitol around 4 p.m. Friday. Authorities also
arrested dissident punk rock artist Gorki Águila and democracy activist
Luis Alberto Mariño, according to the foundation.
Source: American attorney defending Cuban dissident artist arrested,
foundation says | Miami Herald -
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