Members of Witness Against Torture, a christian group, began a fast at the military checkpoint about 5 miles from Guantanimo prison.
From the
AP
"Members of the Christian-oriented Witness Against Torture began a hunger strike at the checkpoint on Monday after a five-day march from the eastern Cuban city of Santiago.
They said they have not received a reply to their formal request to gain access to the base. On Tuesday one of the activists, Gary Ashbeck, called the base on a cell phone, only to have communication cut off after a brief exchange with an operator.
Stacey Byington, a civilian spokeswoman for U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, told The Associated Press in an e-mail that access is limited to those with official or authorized business.
Three of the 25 American activists headed home Tuesday, but 22 others continued a water-only fast at the Cuban military checkpoint, about five miles outside the U.S. base."
The group has defied the U.S. travel ban and slipped into Cuba. The penalty for Americans traveling to Cuba ranges from a $7,500 fine for first-time offenders to $250,000.00 and ten years in jail.
link to their website
Now that is what I call civil disobedience. This act took courage and conviction. Let's help their cause by spreading the word about what they are doing.