Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison

HAVANA, July 17 - Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is expected to travel to the United States in the coming days after completing a five-year prison sentence, according to a message posted by his family on Facebook.

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What happenedCuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison.

What changedThe left frames it as "Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US". The center frames it as "Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison".

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US". The center frames it as "Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison".

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The Straits Times22m ago

Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison

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HAVANA, July 17 - Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is expected to travel to the United States in the coming days after completing a five-year prison sentence, according to...

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Guardian World1h ago

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US

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Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in July Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a prominent Cuban dissident artist whose whereabo...

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