Laura Pollan / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Laura Pollan, originally uploaded by orlandoluispardolazo.

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Translator’s note: Laura Pollan, a founder and leader of the Ladies in White, has been hospitalized. Reportedly she is suffering from acute respiratory deficiency and is extremely ill. According to Yoani Sanchez’s Twitter, friends and colleagues are gathered outside the hospital.

October 8 2011