Location: Western and Central provinces of Cuba Event: Tropical Storm Ian is projected to develop into a major Hurricane and pass over Cuba beginning Monday morning, September 26. This storm is expected to bring significant rainfall and wind that may result in life-threatening flooding, flash flooding, and storm surge. Countrywide impacts are expected but the …
Read More» 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 …
Read More» 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, …
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