Havana, Cuba, Jul. 1 (UPI) -- The six dissidents who were released from Cuba's prisons for health reasons last week say they are considering seeking asylum in other countries.

In a report from its Havana bureau, the South Florida Sun Sentinel said they are happy to be home with their families, but the joy is tainted by the knowledge they could be sent back to prison.

Carmlelo Diaz Fernandez, 67, an independent journalist said he is one of those who will definitely seek asylum abroad.

"I can't have an active political life because I could be taken back to prison. With those conditions I can't live," he said.

Seventy-five dissidents were sentenced in April 2003 on charges of collaborating with the United States to overthrow Cuban President Fidel Castro.

Some of the dissidents said the Castro regime released the six because it wanted to avoid criticism if the conditions those prisoners who are ill continue to worsen.

Havana has denied charges that the dissidents were suffering from poor prison conditions and poor medical care.