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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8643346.stm - 26 April 2010
The women stood silently for several hours as the crowd shouted insults and pro-revolutionary slogans.
The women, who are demanding freedom for their husbands and sons, were similarly treated last week.
On Sunday Cubans voted in municipal elections, described by the authorities as proof of democracy on the communist island.
Officials said some 93% of the voters had cast their ballots shortly before the voting ended.
The Communist party is the
only legal political organisation in
Stand-off in park
The confrontation in
The confrontation in |
On leaving the church they were surrounded by an angry mob and shoved off the street and into a park.
They were surrounded for about seven hours, with pro-government supporters shouting insults.
The women responded by staying on their feet, silently staring their opponents in the face.
They have been staging weekly
marches in
Cuban officials say the women
do not have a permit to march in the capital.
Until recently very few
people in
But this sort of intimidation
and violence is doing serious damage to
The marches have been closely
monitored by western diplomats, and the women have received verbal support from
the
Cuban President Raul Castro
has accused the West of launching a campaign to discredit
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