https://freerepublic.com/tag/villarmendoza/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:13:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3377853/posts The Obama administration is calling on the Cuban government to free a political prisoner -- one of the dozens released from prison a year ago as a rapprochement gesture, only to be re-arrested a few months later. Vladimir Morera Bacallao, 53, is reportedly near death due to the hunger strike he started behind bars in October. Morera Bacallao, a labor activist, was arrested in April in the run-up to the regime's sham municipal elections for posting a sign outside his home stating: "I vote for my freedom and not in an election where I cannot choose my president." A month... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3377853/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:13:18 GMT