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Cuba dissidents approved, denied for passports

January 30, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek

HAVANA (AP) - Two Cuban dissidents who applied for passports to go overseas under recently enacted travel reform reported mixed results Wednesday, as one former prisoner was turned down while a prominent blogger excitedly tweeted a photo of her brand new, bright blue travel document.
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