A Cuban man imprisoned after a YouTube incident was transferred to a psychiatric ward on 17 September. Juan Carlos González was sentenced to two years in prison after a video of him drunkenly interrupting a documentary crew to talk about the lack of food in Cuba was posted on YouTube in April. Despite apologising on YouTube the next day Gonzalez was arrested and jailed for “public dangerousness”. (Guardian) Read more.
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Cuban jailed for YouTube protest sent to psych ward
A Cuban man imprisoned after a YouTube incident was transferred to a psychiatric ward on 17 September. Juan Carlos González was sentenced to two years in prison after a video of him drunkenly interrupting a documentary crew to talk about the lack of food in Cuba was posted on YouTube in April. Despite apologising on […]
By Lance Lattig
21 Sep 09
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