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cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas, hunger striker, in “serious-critical” conditions

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HAVANA – The health of Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas, who began a fast four months ago to press for the release of ailing political prisoners, has gotten worse over the last few days, family members and doctors said.

Ismeli Iglesias, one of the doctors attending Fariñas since he began his fast, told Efe that he is in “serious-critical” condition due to complications from a staph infection and a possible blood clot that made it necessary to remove a catheter used for intravenous feeding.
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Alicia Hernandez, Fariñas’ mother, said that he looks “very bad and low in spirits, deteriorated, with a lot of pain in his joints.”
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Following the open dialogue between the Cuban Catholic Church and the communist government, Fariñas said he is willing to end his protest if the dozen political detainees with the worst health problems are freed from jail and if the administration commits itself to organizing a “schedule” for the others.

source, http://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=359475&CategoryId=14510
my source in italian, la repubblica,
http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2010/06/30/news/cuba_il_dissidente_farias_grave_il_reporter_rifiuta_il_cibo_da_125_giorni-5266290/?rss

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