According to an article in today's New Statesman,
Cuba has more journalists locked up than any other country in the world, other than China
" Those still held since March 2003 are serving sentences ranging from 14 to 27 years.
According to Reporters Without Borders, three journalists held in Cuba were arrested after Fidel Castro's brother Raú took over the running of the country last year."
The article focuses on the case of Normando Hernández González who was jailed back in 2003 for broadcasting what the government deemed would endanger national security.
Costa Rica has recently offered him asylum in absentia as his reported condition in prison has deteriorated.
You can read more about his plight here
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