she said solemnly. But before escaping, Graciela [González-Degard, sister of imprisoned poet Ricardo González Alfonso], frail from the trip and the heat, fainted in a state of panic.
This episode was only the beginning. Authorities refused to allow her to visit Ricardo on previously agreed upon dates. Their excuse: Coming from the U.S., Graciela needed to be tested for the H1N1 flu.
from Committee to Protect Journalists: Hopeless, a sister visits her imprisoned brother in Havana
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