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Cuba dissident Guillermo Farinas ends hunger strike
Jul 9 2010, Monica

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas has ended his hunger strike after the government announced it was freeing 52 political prisoners.

Mr Farinas, who has been refusing food for more than 130 days, was reported to have been near death in recent days.

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