Havana, Cuba, Oct 19, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Nuevo Herald of Miami is denouncing a new crackdown on dissidents by the Cuban government, pointing to the recent case of a Catholic deacon who was beaten and mistreated in front of his own wife and children on their way to Mass.
According to a statement by Bishop Hector Peña Gomez of Holguin, Deacon Andres Rodriguez Tejada and his family had just left their home to attend Mass at the Cathedral of Holguin when they were approached by two men who repeatedly struck Tejada in the face and chest.