Tweet For Tat Between Cuban Blogger, Castro’s Niece

Yoani Sánchez, the writer behind the acclaimed blog Generation Y, which details daily life inside Cuba, went head-to-head on Twitter this with Mariela Castro, daughter of current leader Raul Castro.

As reported by Univision, once Sánchez discovered Castro had started a Twitter account, she immediately called her out, asking when Cubans would be able to “stop hiding in closets.”

Castro responded with the standard rhetoric that the regime has been known for, and at one point telling Sánchez to go educate herself.  The back and forth went on for awhile, with Castro later thanking her 2,500 followers for support while droves of Sánchez’ 174,520  followers quickly began tweeting in her defense.

Check out the recap here.