The lady of Blanco Yolanda Santana Ayala dies in Havana

Yolanda Santana Ayala, Lady of Blanco and Cuban Political Expritory died this morning at the «Julio Trigo» hospital in Havana, the product of respiratory arrest.

«The Blanco ladies are mourning. Rest in peace, sister Yolanda,» said the leader of that organization, Berta Soler on Facebook.

The body will be veiled at the funeral home of Zanja, of the Municipality Centro Habana.

«The news has affected and saddened us all,» he wrote in the social network the also member of the Women’s opposition movement María Cristina Labrada.

In 2018, Santana Ayala was sentenced to one year of deprivation of liberty for the non -payment of fines related to their political activities and sent to prison. Once free, he continued his political activism in favor of the release of all political prisoners on the island.

«A great loss for the cause of freedom in Cuba. Yolanda Santana Ayala was a symbol of courage and resistance in the struggle for human rights. Her legacy will live in the memory of those who knew her and in the heart of all those who follow Firm in the fight for a free Cuba, «said the opponent José Díaz Silva.

(Development Note)