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. [1]
He was arrested on 19 March 2003, during the Black Spring, a general crackdown on opposition activists. [2] On 3 April, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. [3] Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience. [4] In 2007, International Society for Human Rights reported that he was in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight. [1]
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. [2]
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. [1]
He was arrested on 19 March 2003, during the Black Spring, a general crackdown on opposition activists. [2] On 3 April, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. [3] Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience. [4] In 2007, International Society for Human Rights reported that he was in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight. [1]
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. [2]