In January, Cuban police arrested visiting Czech model Helena Houdova, held her for 11 hours, did not allow her to call an embassy, and released her only after she signed a letter vowing not to commit "counterrevolutionary" acts.
In January January: see month. , Cuban police arrested visiting Czech model Helena
Houdova, held her for 11 hours, did not allow her to call an embassy,
and released her only after she signed a letter vowing not to commit
"counterrevolutionary coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion
n.
1. A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.
2. A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments. " acts. Her crime: taking photographs in
a slum slum
Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization. Rapid industrialization in 19th-century Europe was accompanied by rapid population growth and the concentration of working-class people .
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