The arrests took place Sunday, when activists traditionally march through Havana following Mass.
Women with the dissident Ladies in White group march after a church service on March 25, 2012 in Havana, Cuba.
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Many of the arrests took place at a weekly march in Havana, a member of the dissident group Ladies in White told the AP. The head of a human rights group in Cuba said that around the country, arrests numbered between 150 and 200.
It's clear there is zero intent on behalf of the Castro dictatorship to engage in a genuine conversation that centers around bringing freedom to the island's residents...
As the U.S. negotiators come face-to-face with Cuba's negotiators later this week, the administration must insist that any future negotiations place democracy, human rights, free expression and the free will of the Cuban people to choose their own leaders through multi-party elections as the highest priority before any more concessions are made to the regime.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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