Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez detained in Havana, says her newsroom
Yoani Sánchez was detained in Havana on Thursday morning, according to 14ymedio, the outlet she founded and directs. Her newsroom said it lost contact with her after she sent a brief alert.
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Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez was detained by state security in Havana on Thursday morning, according to 14ymedio, the news outlet she founded and directs. The newsroom said it lost contact with her shortly after she sent a brief alert about her detention.
14ymedio reported that Sánchez was stopped at about 9.30am local time as she left her home in the Nuevo Vedado neighbourhood to go shopping. She had told colleagues she would be out briefly, the outlet said, then sent a message about ten minutes later warning them of her situation.
EL PAÍS also reported the detention, citing 14ymedio’s account. Sánchez’s newsroom said it had heard nothing from her after the alert.
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