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 ==Black Spring==
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-In March 2003, the government of Cuba arrested dozens of people (including self-identified journalists and [[human rights activist]]s), and charged them with [[sedition]] due to their alleged cooperation with [[James Cason]], head of the [[United States Interests Section in Havana]].<ref>[http://www.hermanos.org/docs/tmh032103.html]</ref> The accused were tried and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 15 to 28 years. In all, 75 people were given lengthy sentences averaging 17 years each. Among those sentenced were [[Raúl Rivero]], [[Martha Beatriz Roque]], and [[Oscar Elías Biscet]]. [[Amnesty International]] described the trials as "hasty and manifestly unfair."<ref>[http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=10678]</ref>
+In March 2003, the government of Cuba arrested dozens of people (including self-identified journalists and [[human rights activist]]s), and charged them with [[sedition]] due to their alleged cooperation with [[James Cason]], head of the [[United States Interests Section in Havana]].<ref>[http://www.hermanos.org/docs/tmh032103.html]</ref> The accused were tried and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 15 to 28 years. In all, 75 people were given lengthy sentences averaging 17 years each. Among those sentenced were [[Raúl Rivero]], [[Martha Beatriz Roque]], and [[Oscar Elías Biscet]]. [[Amnesty International]] described the trials as "hasty and manifestly unfair."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=10678 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2004-05-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427121421/http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2 |archivedate=2004-04-27 |df= }}</ref>
 Cuban Foreign Minister [[Felipe Pérez Roque]] denied these accusations and responded: "Cuba has the right to defend itself and apply punishment just like other nations do, like the United States punishes those who cooperate with a foreign power to inflict damage on their people and territory."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/2004/marzo/25cmconferencia.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2004-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108055623/http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/2004/marzo/25cmconferencia.htm |archivedate=2005-01-08 |df= }}</ref>

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