Cuba remains a dictatorship

Orlando Zapata did not receive the amount of attention West Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar was given, Fernanda Câncio laments in the daily Diário de Notícias: "We only know his name because he died. For him there were no petitions. ... Did he deserve less [attention] than Aminatou? Is Cuba not just as cruel as Morocco? ... Zapata was arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2003 for 'disobedience', 'lack of respect' and 'public disorder'. His 'crimes' say everything about ... an obscene Cuban regime. A regime supported by many people who didn't hesitate to sign the petition for Aminatou's release but didn't know 'enough' about Orlando. ... I know enough about a regime which many people say is 'not so bad'. A regime that is shrouded in a veil of romantic mysticism. ... Cuba is a dictatorship, the Castros are criminals and Zapata was murdered."

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