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Guillermo Fariñas
Occupation	Journalist

Guillermo Fariñas Hernández ("El Coco") is a doctor of psychology^[1] and independent journalist in Cuba.^[2] He has been beaten many times by Fidel Castro's State Security.^[3]

He did a seven-month hunger strike to protest against the Internet censorship in Cuba. He ended it in Autumn 2006, with severe health problems although still conscious.^[2] Guillermo Fariñas stated that he is ready to die in the struggle against censorship.^[2]

His courage has received worldwide attention. Reporters Without Borders awarded its cyber-freedom prize to Guillermo Fariñas in 2006.^[4]

[edit] See also

Censorship in Cuba

[edit] References

^ "Psychologist and independent journalist Guillermo Fariñas transferred to new unit.". Net for Cuba. http://www.netforcuba.org/english/News-EN/2006/Aug/News1182.htm.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Guillermo Fariñas ends seven-month-old hunger strike for Internet access". Reporters Without Borders. 1 September 2006. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16397.
^ "This is what happens to you in Cuba for trying to connect to the Internet". http://www.therealcuba.com/Page7.htm.
^ "Cyber-freedom prize for 2006 awarded to Guillermo Fariñas of Cuba". Reporters Without Borders. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=20125.

[0] "Psychologist and independent journalist Guillermo Fariñas transferred to new unit.". Net for Cuba. http://www.netforcuba.org/english/News-EN/2006/Aug/News1182.htm.

[RWB-1] "Guillermo Fariñas ends seven-month-old hunger strike for Internet access". Reporters Without Borders. 1 September 2006. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16397.

[2] "This is what happens to you in Cuba for trying to connect to the Internet". http://www.therealcuba.com/Page7.htm.

[3] "Cyber-freedom prize for 2006 awarded to Guillermo Fariñas of Cuba". Reporters Without Borders. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=20125.

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