Cuba detains dissident artist for celebrating Castro's death

Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado speaks on his cellphone in his house in Havana, in this October 20, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa

MIAMI (Reuters) - Cuban police have detained dissident artist Danilo "El Sexto" Maldonado, once declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, after he made a video celebrating the death of Fidel Castro, a dissident human rights group and the artist's girlfriend said on Monday.

Castro died on Friday at age 90, a decade after he had retired due to poor health and ceded power to his brother, current President Raul Castro.