Independent journalist denied permission to travel outside Cuba to receive prize

Wednesday 15 December 2010 The Cuban authorities have prevented Guillermo Fariñas from leaving Cuba to accept the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in France. Amnesty international has criticised the Cuban authorities for not allowing an independent journalist to leave the country to collect an international freedom award. Guillermo Fariñas, was awarded the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament last October and, although his passport and visa are in order, Cuban authorities have failed to grant him the exit permit needed to travel outside the country.…

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