Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique

Arnaldo Ramos Lauzurique is a Cuban independent economist.[1] Ramos Lauzerique and Marta Beatriz Roque founded the Instituto de Economía.[2]

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The group of economists has exposed how the communist government uses false statistics when reporting to the people and to international organizations.[2]

He was imprisoned during the Black Spring in 2003 and Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience.[3]

In August 2005 political prisoners Adolfo Fernández Sainz and Alfredo Domínguez Batista went on a hunger strike after Ramos was beaten by guards.[4]

Ramos was freed in November 2010.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Síntesis biográfica de Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique". Payolibre.com.
  2. 1 2 "Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique". Net for Cuba.
  3. ↑ "Cuba: Prisoners of conscience: 71 longing for freedom". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Síntesis biográfica de Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique".
  5. ↑ "Cuba frees political prisoner who refused exile deal". BBC News. 14 November 2010.


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