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Announcement of Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 30, 2021 In the wake of the Cuban regime’s actions targeting peaceful demonstrators on November 15, the Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials implicated in attempts to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression and unjust detentions. The Department implemented …

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 November, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases

Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Cuba’s November 15 Protests

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES This July, the world watched as Cubans bravely took to the streets in historic protests, asserting their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly. In advance of peaceful demonstrations planned for today, the Cuban regime predictably deployed a set piece of harsh prison sentences, sporadic arrests, intimidation tactics, …

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 November, 2021 | Topics: Events, News