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Cuban Activist Oswaldo Payá's Suspicious Death Remains Unsolved, Commission Finds

  • An international human rights commission found that Cuba's state security was likely involved in Payá’s 2012 car crash death.
  • Payá spearheaded a pro-democracy petition campaign in Cuba called the Varela Project.
  • Cuba did not participate in the commission's investigation into Payá's death.
  • Many questions remain about the exact circumstances of Payá's death, which also killed fellow activist Harold Cepero.
  • Payá's death is seen by many as an assassination by the Cuban government to silence a leading critic.
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