Guillermo Fariñas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fariñas and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Guillermo Fariñas
Born (1962-01-03) 3 January 1962
Santa Clara, Cuba
Occupationjournalist
Known forhunger strike, dissident journalism
AwardsSakharov Prize (2010)

Guillermo Fariñas Hernández (born 3 January 1962) ("El Coco") is a Cuban doctor of psychology, independent journalist and political dissident in Cuba. He has conducted 23 hunger strikes over the years to protest various elements of the Cuban government and spent more than 11 years in prison. He vowed that he would die in the struggle against censorship in Cuba.

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