Cuba - Dissident journalist kills himself in Spain, a year after being forced into exile

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened to learn that Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández, 52, a Cuban independent journalist and former political prisoner, took his life on 4 April in the Spanish city of Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands. Our organization shares the grief of his family, especially his ex-wife and son, who also now live in Spain. Du Bouchet was freed from a Cuban prison on 7 April 2011 and flew to Spain the next day. Agreeing to go into exile was a condition for his (...)

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