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After 40 days on a hunger strike, the Cuban political prisoner Yosvany Rosell García Caso is beginning to show signs of recovery at the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical Surgical Hospital in Holguín, where he has been hospitalized since mid-November.
His wife, Mailín Rodríguez Sánchez, confirmed in a Facebook post that Yosvany "is gradually recovering" and that the doctors continue to hydrate him with IV fluids and medications to stabilize his organs.
"She is underweight, but thank God and the prayers of everyone, it seems she will be out of danger," wrote the woman, who asked to continue praying for her quick recovery.
The medical report from this December 2 indicates that his analyses "are a bit high due to physical wear," although the doctors believe that the prisoner of conscience "has passed the most critical moment."
García Caso, a blacksmith by trade and father of three, began his hunger strike more than six weeks ago in protest of his unjust imprisonment.
His wife explained that she decided to leave him when the prison authorities agreed to transfer him to a solitary confinement cell, one of his requests, due to the inability to obtain his release.
"He has been very sad and overwhelmed by the unjust imprisonment; if he wasn't granted freedom, at least he wanted to be isolated from the terrible prison environment," Rodríguez Sánchez declared to independent media.
On November 19, the political prisoner was transferred from Cubasí prison to the Holguin hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition and placed in intermediate care.
"It was 40 days of suffering for his body. There is still danger to his life, but we trust that he will recover with God's help," added his wife.
Yosvany Rosell García Caso was sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in the protests on July 11, 2021 (11J) in Holguín, one of the harshest sentences imposed on more than a thousand Cubans prosecuted for those events.
Initially, he had received a 30-year sentence, which was later reduced.
During the most critical days of their hunger strike, hundreds of Cubans both on and off the island, as well as international organizations such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Amnesty International, and the U.S. Embassy in Havana, expressed their concerns about their health and demanded that the Cuban regime ensure proper medical care.
"The life of Yosvany Rosell is in danger. We demand that the Cuban state respect his human rights," the CIDH warned on social media.
The family of the political prisoner has received expressions of support from various parts of the world.
His wife, Mailín Rodríguez, has reaffirmed her faith in Yosvany's recovery: “We are with you 100 percent and unconditionally. Wishing you a speedy recovery, warrior; your family is waiting for you at home,” she wrote on social media, accompanying her message with the hashtag #LibertadParaYosvanyRosellGarcíaCaso.
In recent hours, the woman confirmed that the doctors are continuing to monitor her progress and that she will remain hospitalized until she is fully stabilized.
For many Cubans, Yosvany Rosell has become a symbol of resistance and dignity against the regime's repression. His case reflects the harsh reality of the political prisoners from July 11, who remain incarcerated for exercising their right to peacefully protest.
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