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The US pledged to the Cuban people to “continue supporting their desire for a free and prosperous Cuba”

At a time when the greatest concern worldwide is to contain the advance of the coronavirus, in the last hours The United States sent a message to the Cuban people to reiterate their support in the search for a “free and prosperous country.”

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“I have a message for the Cuban people in these times: the United States firmly believes that all people have the right to live with dignity, safe in the knowledge that they and their families are safe and must enjoy the fundamental freedoms of expression, association , press, and much more ”, he indicated through a video Mara Tekach, Chargé d’Affaires for the US Embassy in Cuba.

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“I reiterate my promise to you, as the US representative in Cuba, that the United States will continue to support its desire for a free and prosperous Cuba. From the people, by the people and for the people ”The American diplomat concluded her message.

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In recent months, the Cuban dictatorship has hardened the wave of repression against dissent, independent journalists and members of civil society.

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José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), has been arbitrarily detained since last October. While much of the international community demands his release, Castro’s authorities ask for nine years in prison for the dissident on charges of “injuries and illegitimate deprivation of liberty.”

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Both Ferrer’s family and activists and human rights organizations, as well as the United States government, denounced that the Cuban regime has mistreated the UNPACU leader during his detention. Specific, they described torture and isolation, and that he has been denied legal aid, which “offers further evidence that the recent constitutional changes in the country are a purely cosmetic attempt to hide the current repression.”

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The sentence against the opponent was scheduled for March 12. However, the Cuban authorities announced their postponement. “The sentence against José Daniel Ferrer will not be issued by an impartial Court, but by the Cuban regime that probably already has his sentence from the moment of his unjust arrest more than five months ago”UNPACU repudiated.

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The artist Luis Manuel Otero AlcántarMeanwhile, he was detained twenty times when he was accused of “damage to property” and “outrage against the national symbols”, as a result of his criticism of the state of housing in Havana after the death of three girls in a collapse.

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Activists like Manuel Cuesta Morúa and the opposition leader Guillermo Fariñas they highlighted Tekach’s message. The first described it as “very positive and timely,” noting that, although everyone is focused on what happens with the coronavirus, the United States remains vigilant about what is happening on the island.

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Fariñas, for his part, considered the message of the US diplomat “encouraging”. “The government of the United States will not allow human rights violations on the island under any circumstances. He will continue to denounce it and will act accordingly ”he pointed out.

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“For the Cuban people, who are being overwhelmed at this time, it is a message that we appreciate,” he concluded.

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