Increased Harassment of Cuban Dissidents

Churchgoers are being arrested and harassed in Cuba, but somehow I doubt the loony left will say a word about this. But let a wacko in France go without their morning cornflakes and you hear about human rights violations all day.

Cuba activists say arrests rising

Dissident groups in Cuba say harassment and detentions by police have recently increased as part of a new tactic by the authorities.

Regarding the church folks:

Church leaders meanwhile say officials have apologised for arresting several people at a church on Tuesday.

The Roman Catholic archbishop in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, Dionisio Garcia Ibanez, told the BBC that all 11 people had been released.

The arrests took place after a group of dissidents marched to the church to protest about the arrest of another government opponent.

The BBC then points out that Cuba is officially atheist.

For years, Cuba was officially atheist, but ties with the Vatican improved following Pope John Paul II's visit to the island in 1998.

I'm sure that the likes of Sean Penn, Mama Moonbat and Tim Robinson will be speaking out about this repression of church folks in Cuba any minute now. Just as I'm sure that the Cubs will win the World Series next year.

Previously: Cuban Police Beat Catholic Dissdents