The political dissident is on a hunger strike to

Cuban doctors treating a political dissident who’s on hunger strike say he is in danger of dying, despite their efforts to keep him alive. [6] The dissident Guillermo Farinas has been refusing food to demand the release of jailed dissidents who are ill. The news was reported in Cuban state media who usually ignore dissident protests.
    Saturday’s article in the official newspaper Granma appears to be aimed at defusing international criticism should the hunger striker Guillermo Farinas die. He’s refused to eat or drink since February 24th, the day after the death of another hunger striker, the jailed dissident Orlando Zapata. Mr. Farinas, a 48-year-old psychologist, has been in hospital on a drip feed for several weeks. His lead doctor, Armando Caballero, told Granma that he’s in danger of dying from a blood clot in his neck.