Ladies in White

The Ladies in White [1] are the mothers, sisters and wives of the Cuban political prisoners jailed in March 2003 by the Cuban government for expressing their opposition to the regime. This period is called the Black Spring of Cuba.

It was then that their relatives, the Ladies, began asking for their freedom and for the freedom of all Cuban political prisoners.

Every Sunday these women walk along Fifth Avenue of Miramar, Havana, handing out flowers, singing and praying for their men to be released.

The group brings together women of different faiths and ideologies, all over Cuba, united by a common goal: marching peacefully to demand freedom for their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers.

International public opinion has recognized and supported them on various occasions. In 2005, the European Union awarded them with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. In 2006, they won the Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers' Committee for International Human Rights) prize and the Pedro Luis Boitel prize.

Film

Hablan las Damas (2008), Solidaridad Española con Cuba.