▁the ▁Pal en que ▁V ision , ▁an ▁independent ▁journalist ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Ori ente ▁Province , ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁A ▁computer ▁engineer ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁Cu ja e ▁University ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Lob ain a ▁joined ▁the ▁opposition ▁movement ▁in ▁Cuba ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Youth ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁group . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁joined ▁and ▁founded ▁different ▁diss ident ▁movements ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁justice ▁and ▁a ▁free ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁Cuba . ▁He ▁has ▁spent ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁Cub an ▁prison . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁arrested ▁many ▁times , ▁but ▁released ▁on ▁international ▁pressure . ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁again . ▁ ▁Today , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁and ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁Studies ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Youth ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mov ement , ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁N est or ▁Rod rique z ▁Lob ain a ▁( ex iled ▁from ▁Cuba , ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁Spain ). ▁His ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁emp ower ▁Cub ans ▁is ▁to ▁grant ▁them ▁access ▁to ▁free ▁and ▁reliable ▁information , ▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁launch ▁journ als , ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁finally ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁audi ovis ual ▁independent ▁press ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁island ; ▁Pal en que ▁Vis ión . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁ag ency ▁has ▁grown ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁effort ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁to