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Cuban Prisoner Released

Leonardo Bruzón Avila, an independent Cuban librarian jailed for more than two years without charge or trial, has been released from prison for reasons of poor health. Mr. Bruzón Avila, the director of the 24th of February Library, has been diagnosed with a case of paraplegic muscular dystrophy. He is third independent librarian to be released from Cuban jails in recent months for health reasons.

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