The petition campaign for "moderate reforms to Cuba's one-party state" was named the 'Varela Project' by Mr Paya, after Felix Varela, an early 19th century Cuban priest who was one of the island's human rights leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain.
Date: Jul 23, 2012
Category: World
Source: Google
Oswaldo Paya, well-known Cuban dissident, is killed in car crash
Many of the 75 dissidents who were jailed during the 2003 crackdown known as Cuba's "Black Spring" were involved with the Varela Project, which took its name from Rev. Felix Varela, a priest revered for his role in Cuba's independence against Spain.