Roberto de Miranda
Roberto de Miranda is a Cuban professor and head of the College of Independent Teachers of Cuba, which a non-governmental organization that he founded in July 1992. The organization seeks "the de-ideologization of education in Cuba and denounces violations against students and professors that do not share the political ideals of the system." Roberto de Miranda also founded the Félix Varela Independent Library in 2000.
He was imprisoned during the Black Spring crackdown on dissidents in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Amnesty International declared him as a prisoner of conscience.
He received the 2003 Pedro Luis Boitel Freedom Award.
He was released after 14 months of jail, possibly because the Cuban government feared the international backlash if he had died in jail.
