'Crash kills top Cuban dissident'

22 July 2012 Last updated at 20:37 ET


Mr Paya was seen as one of Cuba's leading dissidents

Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya has died in a car crash, according to fellow activists.
Mr Paya, 60, was travelling near the city of Bayamo, in the eastern province of Granma when the accident happened, they said.
He is known as the founder of the Varela Project - a campaign to gather signatures in support of a referendum on laws guaranteeing civil rights.
He was seen as the de facto spokesman for Cuba's small opposition.
Mr Paya's death was confirmed by the bishop of Bayamo, Carlos Amador, the

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