Orlando Zapata Tamayo (1967-2010)
Francis Sedgemore, Wednesday 24 February 2010
“He wasn’t a murderer. He wasn’t a thief. He wasn’t a rapist. He was simply a young man who wanted a better future for Cuba.” [Laura Pollan, Ladies in White]
RIP Orlando Zapata Tamayo – plumber, democrat, dissident, prisoner of conscience.
Feed the writer! 
Wednesday 24 February 2010 at 13:33 GMT
Bloomin’ tragic…
Wednesday 24 February 2010 at 15:20 GMT
A tragic outcome to the acts of a criminal state.
Thursday 25 February 2010 at 09:23 GMT
Perhaps folks should consider this a little more before they pop over there for their holidays.
Thursday 25 February 2010 at 10:27 GMT
I’m a tolerant fellow, but there are a few phrases that guarantee a Celtic knee in the bollocks if I hear them. One is “We’re going to Cuba before the Americans ruin it.”
Thursday 25 February 2010 at 10:38 GMT
It’s so easy to mock the Grauniad, innit? Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 15:33 GMT
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