Washington (EFE).- The United States demanded this Tuesday, on the second anniversary of the anti-government protests that took place in Cuba, the release of the “political prisoners unjustly detained” in those demonstrations.
This was requested in a statement by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in which he urged the international community to join the US in petitioning Cuba to release the “hundreds of students, journalists, artists and young people who are unjustly imprisoned.”
“Today marks two years since thousands of Cubans raised their voices demanding their fundamental freedoms,” said Blinken, who pointed out that the United States maintains its support for those who continue to wait for democracy to be established on the island.
The US appeals for seeking democratic values in Cuba
A “free democracy where your voices are heard, your businesses thrive, and your children have a future.”
“The world will not forget those who spoke out against the extreme repression, including the more than 700 individuals who remain in Cuban jails, sentenced to up to 25 years for exercising their freedom of expression peacefully,” he warned.
And he also recalled that the United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on those who have been involved in “abuses” against human rights, including those directed at those who protested on July 11, 2021.
Cuba celebrates two years this Tuesday since its biggest anti-government protests in decades with hundreds of sentenced despite calls from several countries and the Catholic Church, and in a political-economic context not very different from the one that caused that social eruption.