MADRID (AP) — A well-known Cuban dissident urged support from Europe on Tuesday for her group advocating democracy in Cuba, and wasn’t fazed when protesters disrupted her first appearance abroad by unfurling a pro-government banner and yelling that she was lying about harsh conditions for citizens of the island nation.

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