A young Cuban playwright who caught the world’s attention for his recent activism and calls for protests on the island posted on Facebook that he and his wife had arrived in Spain 'alive and well' and with their “ideas intact.”
on Sunday but was prevented from leaving his apartment after police and government supporters surrounded his building. When he attempted to communicate with journalists and others by holding a white rose through his window and posting a sign that read “my house is blocked,” people standing on the roof dropped a large Cuban flag to cover his window.
It had been reported earlier that García and his wife had landed at Madrid’s Barajas airport but this was the first time he made public statements since Sunday.He also said he had gone many days without communication and needed to get up to date with the other members of Archipelago, a group he founded. Garcia said he would soon give an account of his"odyssey."
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