"As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the Cuban people." — President Barack Obama to a meeting of civil society groups, which included Cuban dissidents, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Panama.
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Family members and a lawyer say they have been blocked from access to the bedside of Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, while her husband was detained and shipped to Texas within 24 hours.
