Cuban Pro-Democracy Activist Reportedly Arrested In Havana
January 25, 2014 11:08 PM
Cuban opponents Guillermo Farias (L) and Jose Daniel Ferrer (R) deliver a press conference to announce the merger of the political movements they head, on February 27, 2013 in Havana. (ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
Politics
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A Cuban leading activist Jose Ferrer has reportedly been arrested in Havana, according to pro-democracy activists in Cuba
According to the BBC, the activists say they don’t know where Ferrer has been taken.
The reported arrest by Cuban authorities happened before a regional gathering of heads of state set for next week. Ferrer was planning on attending an unauthorized meeting during the gathering.
At least eight other activists have reportedly been arrested.