Talk:Orlando Zapata

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When did he begin his hunger strike?[edit]

According to the BBC article he spent 85 days on hunger strike before he died. Some other media outlets report 86 days. A lot of sources claim he started the hunger strike on December 3, 2009 (82 days) and some on December 2 (83 days).

They can't all be right. Pristino (talk) 01:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Denied water for 18 days?[edit]

A human being cannot live more than 6 days without water, especially if on hunger strike, this makes no sense at all and sounds like a hoax to me... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.26.37.150 (talk) 18:34, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources on controversies[edit]

Not only does the claim about the denial of water for 18 days sound like a hoax, but the source is the website of a small anti-Castro group, not even a newspaper. I would include the information in the Cuban newspapers, which while interested parties, are the adequate source to cite to explain the controversies (http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/opinion/2010-02-27/para-quien-la-muerte-es-util/Tes). The main controversies are whether Zapata was a political prisoner or not, and whether his demands were about the uniform or about having TV, kitchen, and phone in his prison cell. I believe both parties' versions should be in the article until there is consensus.24.239.144.90 (talk) 19:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An Austrian teenager survived 18 days without water in 1979 but that was only because he licked the moisture on the walls. I do believe Zapata was denied water but the 18 days claim is unreliable. --98.221.196.38 (talk) 20:42, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]