A Cuban journalist, Guillermo "Coco" Fariñas, who has been on hunger strike for more than 30 days, has refused an offer of treatment by the Spanish government.
Despite being on the verge of dying, Fariñas rejected Madrid's offer to fly him to Spain for medical care. He says he is prepared to die if the Cuban government does not meet his demand to release 26 ailing political prisoners.
He began his hunger strike on February 24, the day after dissident prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo died following an 85-day hunger strike for improved prison conditions.
Sources: Reuters/DPA/Knight Centre
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