About Omar Ruiz Hernández
Born 1947. Omar Ruiz Hernández is a Cuban journalist.
Omar Moisés Ruiz Hernández (born November 16, 1947 ) is a Cuban journalist. Amnesty International declared him as an international prisoner of conscience after he was imprisoned in 2003 during a crackdown on dissidents. He worked for dissident press agency Grupo de Trabajo Decoro (Decoro Working Group) before sentenced to 18 years in prison.
He has been vice delegate of the unofficial Partido Solidaridad Democrática (Democratic Solidarity Party) in Villa Clara.
He is believed to have endured maltreatment such as solitary confinement, being held in punishment cells and harassment.
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Who is Omar Ruiz Hernández?
Cuban dissident journalist
When was Omar Ruiz Hernández born?
Omar Ruiz Hernández was born on 16 November 1947.
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Omar Ruiz Hernández is a journalist.
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Omar Ruiz Hernández is Cuban.
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