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Do you think Yoani Sanchez should be able to receive her journalism award in person?

Yoani Sanchez, the cuban blogger has been denied permission to travel to Colombia University to receive her journalism prize. Do you think she should be granted permission?

Video: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/10/14/darlington.cuba.blogger.block.cnn
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Marked as Best! October 16, 2009 03:05 PM
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Of course she should be allowed to travel to receive her award. The fact that she has been denied by the communist Cuban government tells us much about the woeful condition of freedom in Cuba. These denials of freedom of the press, freedom to travel, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of information, and so on, are just the sort of human rights violations that were once met with criticism by our government. Now our so-called leaders stand with silly grins on their faces, arm in arm with military dictators who deny their citizens the most basic of human rights.

I wish that Yoani was able to receive the award she so richly deserves, and I wish to God that my government supported her rights to do so.

Yoani's blog:
http://desdecuba.com/generationy/

Yoani's thought's on the award:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhv3rsAaTVc
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October 17, 2009 03:16 AM
I was beginning to think no one was going to answer. :) I was totally fascinated by this woman's story. To go to all that trouble to write the truth and then to go to all that trouble to get it on her blog. I'm just in awe.
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October 17, 2009 01:09 PM
She's a fascinating woman, and extremely admirable
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