Cuban dissident awarded Sakharov prize

AFP English 2010-10-22

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The European Parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who immediately called for an end to Cuba's Communist "dictatorship." The 48-year-old journalist became the third Cuban to win the Sakharov Prize, days from a European Union debate on whether to normalise relations with the regime led by the Castro brothers since the 1959 revolution.Duration: 00:36

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