Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: Cuban dissident's health stokes allies' fears

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A leading Cuban dissident was forcibly taken to hospital by security forces after seven days on hunger strike, activists say, raising concerns over his health.

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara began his protest after police stormed his home in the capital Havana last month, seizing or destroying some of his art.

The hospital said he was in a stable condition.

But relatives and friends say they have not been able to communicate with him.

Mr Otero Alcántara, 33, is the leader

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