NB! Meeting with Mr. Fariñas and distinguished guests will take place on December 10 at 2 PM at the EHU Campus Senate Hall. Moderator: Faculty member of the Department of Social Sciences Inesa Stolper.
During the course of his life, Mr. Fariñas has conducted 23 hunger strikes over the years to protest various elements of the Cuban government and spent more than 11 years in prison. In 2010 he was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament. In December 2010 the Cuban government denied Mr. Fariñas an exit visa necessary to travel to Strasbourg to accept the award. In response, the European Parliament said that it would have an empty chair to represent him at the ceremony. In 2013 the travel ban was lifted and Mr. Fariñas finally received his Prize.