Cuba breaks up weekly dissident march hours before Obama visitHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police backed by hundreds of shouting pro-government demonstrators broke up a march by the dissident group Ladies in White on Sunday, detaining about 50 people hours before U.S. President Barack Obama was due for a historic visit.  The women and their male supporters carried out their normal Sunday demonstration calling for free speech and amnesty for political prisoners after attending Roman Catholic Mass in an upscale neighborhood. A similar but less intense scene plays out every Sunday. This one was much more raucous, with a larger-than-normal crowd of pro-government demonstrators. Both sides appeared more animated in front of the unusual contingent of foreign journalists, many in town for the first visit by a U.S. president in 88 years. The Ladies marched toward the much larger pro-government crowd, which was shouting: “These streets belong to Fidel,” referring to retired leader Fidel Castro. When the two groups met at an intersection, the Ladies tossed leaflets into the air and sat down, at which point police seized them and wrestled them into buses. Most allowed themselves to be taken away but others went kicking and screaming. As the detainees were driven away, the counter-demonstrators banged on the windows. Some Ladies flashed back the L sign for “Liberty,” formed by a thumb and forefinger. The dissidents are usually released after a few hours.   Such short-term detentions have increased in recent months, according to the dissident Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National Reconciliation, which has reported 1,000 a month since October, up from a previous monthly average of more than 700. Obama will meet dissidents at the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, heightening tensions between two governments that only restored diplomatic relations last year after a 54-year break. The leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, has been invited to meet Obama. She was among those detained on Sunday.  In a letter dated March 10, Obama promised the Ladies he would raise the issues of freedom of speech and assembly with Cuban President Raul Castro.  The Cuban government dismisses dissidents as mercenaries seeking to destabilize the country. Many dissidents are funded by U.S. interests, which the Cuban government uses to discredit them. Dissidents say they have no choice but to take foreign money since their careers are derailed once they become opponents. Cuba defends its universal healthcare and education as human rights and criticizes the U.S. record on race relations and the Guantanamo Bay military prison. politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Cuba breaks up weekly dissident march hours before Obama visitHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police backed by hundreds of shouting pro-government demonstrators broke up a march by the dissident group Ladies in White on Sunday, detaining about 50 people hours before U.S. President Barack Obama was due for a historic visit.  The women and their male supporters carried out their normal Sunday demonstration calling for free speech and amnesty for political prisoners after attending Roman Catholic Mass in an upscale neighborhood. A similar but less intense scene plays out every Sunday. This one was much more raucous, with a larger-than-normal crowd of pro-government demonstrators. Both sides appeared more animated in front of the unusual contingent of foreign journalists, many in town for the first visit by a U.S. president in 88 years. The Ladies marched toward the much larger pro-government crowd, which was shouting: “These streets belong to Fidel,” referring to retired leader Fidel Castro. When the two groups met at an intersection, the Ladies tossed leaflets into the air and sat down, at which point police seized them and wrestled them into buses. Most allowed themselves to be taken away but others went kicking and screaming. As the detainees were driven away, the counter-demonstrators banged on the windows. Some Ladies flashed back the L sign for “Liberty,” formed by a thumb and forefinger. The dissidents are usually released after a few hours.   Such short-term detentions have increased in recent months, according to the dissident Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National Reconciliation, which has reported 1,000 a month since October, up from a previous monthly average of more than 700. Obama will meet dissidents at the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, heightening tensions between two governments that only restored diplomatic relations last year after a 54-year break. The leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, has been invited to meet Obama. She was among those detained on Sunday.  In a letter dated March 10, Obama promised the Ladies he would raise the issues of freedom of speech and assembly with Cuban President Raul Castro.  The Cuban government dismisses dissidents as mercenaries seeking to destabilize the country. Many dissidents are funded by U.S. interests, which the Cuban government uses to discredit them. Dissidents say they have no choice but to take foreign money since their careers are derailed once they become opponents. Cuba defends its universal healthcare and education as human rights and criticizes the U.S. record on race relations and the Guantanamo Bay military prison. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: cuba breaks weekly dissident march hours obama visithavana reuters cuban police backed hundreds shouting demonstrators broke march dissident group ladies white sunday retaining people hours president barack obama due historic visit the women male supporters carried normal sunday demonstration calling free speech amnesty political prisoners attending roman catholic mass upscale neighborhood a similar less intense scene plays every sunday this one much caucus crowd demonstrators both sides appeared animated front unusual contingent foreign journalists many town first visit president years the ladies marched toward much larger crowd shouting these streets belong fide referring retired leader fide castro when two groups met intersection ladies tossed leaflets air sat point police seized wrestled buses most allowed taken away others went kicking screaming as detainees driven away banned windows some ladies clashed back l sign liberty formed thumb foreigner the dissidents usually released hours such detention increased recent months according dissident cuban commission human rights national reconciliation reported month since october previous monthly average obama meet dissidents embassy tuesday frightening tensions two governments restored diplomatic relations last year break the leader ladies white beta solar invited meet obama she among detained sunday in letter dated march obama promised ladies would raise issues freedom speech assembly cuban president raul castro the cuban government dismisses dissidents mercenaries seeking stabilize country many dissidents funded interests cuban government uses discredit dissidents say choice take foreign money since careers derailed become opponents cuba defends universal healthcare education human rights criticizes record race relations guantanamo bay military prison politicsnews