1.  After the woman died late last year, Gonzalez blamed police for a death in an article that was distributed on the Internet through sites carrying Cuban opposition writings.

2.  Although exiles contributed to the Caritas effort, the international relief group is not affiliated with any Cuban opposition groups.

3.  The Mexican leader was under heavy pressure from his own conservative National Action Party and Washington to prove his democratic credentials by recognizing the Cuban opposition.

4.  He is pressing to get all EU embassies in Havana to name a liaison for relations with Cuban opposition forces.

5.  He is pressing for all EU embassies in Havana to name an official to liaise with Cuban opposition forces.

6.  A Cuban opposition leader in the United States urged Clinton Tuesday to lift the embargo on Cuba following the example of his decision to normalise ties with Hanoi.

7.  Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina said Thursday he had met representatives of Cuban opposition groups in exile in Spain, after earlier denying he would do so.

8.  Cuban opposition economist Martha Beatriz Roque was fined for refusing to cooperate with a nationwide dengue eradication campaign led by President Fidel Castro himself.

9.  During his visit here Robaina met Spanish authorities as well as a number of exiled Cuban opposition leaders.