Orlando tamaya zapata

As it is usual in Cuba when prisoners declared themselves in a hunger strike, he was taken to solitary confinement. He was buried in Banes —in the eastern part of the country— in the midst of a military deployment that involved 1, agents and soldiers whose objective was to prevent a gathering of dissidents in the whereabouts of his funeral. A wave of repulsion against the regime of the Castro brothers followed his death.

You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. March 17, Cuba , human rights , hunger strike , OZT. Leave a comment. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Methods in 6th segment. Segment Length. Leaders, partners, allies, elites. External allies.

Involvement of social elites. Opponent, Opponent Responses, and Violence. Nonviolent responses of opponent. Campaigner violence. Repressive Violence. Group characterization. Groups in 1st Segment. Groups in 6th Segment. Although Tamayo's actions garnered support from many both inside and outside of Cuba, the community did not ignite fully until after his death, which marks the ends of his immediate campaign. Amnesty International threw thier support behind his release in , 5 years prior to his hunger strike, but continued to pressure the government throughout his sentence.

Las Damas de Blanco have been campaigning tirelessly since the Black Spring to release not just Tamayo, but all those imprisoned during the Black Spring.

Success Outcome. Total points. Notes on outcomes. Tamayo's death set in motion a series of events including another hunger strike by a Cuban independent journalist, and within two years of his death all 75 men originally arrested during the Black Spring were released.

However, there are many more political prisoners still in Cuban prisons receiving bad treatment. Tamayo did not 'Survive' in the literal sense, but he did not let the government or prison system intimidate him out of his campaign. Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Not long after, Tamayo was tried again and sentenced to 36 years in prison.

On 23 February Orlando Zapata Tamayo died after having refused food for 85 days. Research Notes. The Associated Press. NY Times, 11 Mar.

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