A very brave independent Cuban journalist is on his 57th day of a hunger strike for the right to Internet access in Cuba. Guillermo Farinas Hernandez’s case has gotten little media attention, but it’s an important struggle for freedom of information inside news-starved Cuba. Castro knows very well the power of the Internet and its challenge to his brutal and increasingly tattered dictatorship. That’s why he’s repressing the brave ones who dare challenge his rule … not with guns, but with a hunger strike for free information. Guillermo’s, now in its 57th day, is showing no signs of stopping. To the hemisphere’s worst tyrant, this is intolerable. But he’s banking on the world not noticing. As bloggers, we must not let him be right.

Val Prieto at Babalu blog has an impressive blogburst encompassing the work of dozens of bloggers who are making an effort to get the word out at a time when independent Cuban journalist Guillermo Farinas cannot, at this site here.

UPDATE: The excellent Fausta Wertz at Fausta’s blog has the other half of the blogburst with a sizable collection of links and a super roundup that can be read here.