Darsi Ferrer Ramírez

Darsi Ferrer Ramírez (2 November 1969 – 6 October 2017), was a Cuban doctor, journalist, director of Juan Bruno Zayas Health and Human Rights Center, and a dissident.[1] He put in jail by President Fidel Castro.[2]

Darsi Ferrer Ramírez

He organized protests at the UNESCO headquarters in Havana and published about poverty in Cuba. He was arrested and went on a hunger strike.[3] Ferrer was facing up to 8 years in prison.[4] He was released on 22 June 2010.[5]

Ramírez in Havana on 6 October 2017 at the age of 47.

References
  1. "Jailed dissident doctor to be charged". Miami Herald.
  2. "Doctor and journalist arrested and taken to Havana jail". Reporters Without Borders. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30.
  3. "Dissident doctor on hunger strike". Miami Herald.
  4. "Temen una dura condena para opositor".
  5. "Real Cuba Blog, Dr. Darsi Ferrer has been released". Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2017-10-07.


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