Normando Hernández González

Normando Hernández González was arrested in a 2003 roundup of dissidents known as the Black Spring. He was subsequently sentenced to 25 years in prison, where he was held in appalling conditions. González was released in 2010 after multilateral talks in which Cuba agreed to release those jailed in the Black Spring. A year later, in May 2011, González, his wife, and their daughter moved to Miami, where he continues to work, write, and advocate for political prisoners.