Havana, Cuba, May 4, 2007 / 11:10 am
A group of women resisting the oppression of the Cuban government through non-violent means, continues to agitate for the release of those imprisoned by Fidel Castro’s government.They are called the “Women in White” because they wear white clothing for their protests.
According to statements by Berta de Moya, wife of Cuban prisoner of conscience, Angel Moya, the silent protest of the Women in White, who meet each week at the Church of St. Rita of Casia to publicly pray for their imprisoned family members, is encouraging more people to publicly speak out in Cuba.
“By pressuring the government we can get what we want,” Berta explained in a recent interview published online. “These men,” she explained in reference to the family members of the Women in White, “are not killers, they are not violent, they are peaceful men. We have the truth in our hands.”
“What we have in Cuba is a totalitarian government that wants us to think and act like it says we should. But there are men and women who are not blind and see beyond things. They want freedom and they will not stop until they get it. And moreover I am sure that with the solidarity of the world, of the people, and with action, we can get it (freedom),” Berta added.