Antonio Augusto Villarreal Acosta (born 1 September 1950, Morón, Cuba) is an economist, librarian, and Varela project coordinator. He published reports about problems of the transport facilities, the food supply and the housing shortage.
He was arrested on 19 March 2003, during the Black Spring, a general crackdown on opposition activists. On 3 April, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience. In 2007, International Society for Human Rights reported that he was in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight.
Villarreal was released on 13 July 2010 following an agreement between Fidel Castro, the Catholic Church, and the government of Spain. He then resettled in La Rioja, Spain.
References
- ^ "Cuba: Imprisoned trade unionist Villarreal Acosta in acutely critical condition". International Society For Human Rights. 2007-10-31.
- ^ M. Rosa (5 August 2010). "Del infierno cubano a Córdoba". Diario Cordoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- "Síntesis biográfica de Antonio Augusto Villarreal Acosta" (in Spanish). payolibre.com.
- "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
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