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US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations
HAVANA, CUBA, JUL 11 – The U.S. imposed travel bans on Díaz-Canel and visa restrictions on Cuban officials amid documented arrests of 1,586 protesters linked to the 2021 uprising, the State Department said.
- The US imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations.
- The sanctioned officials include Defense Minister Álvaro López Miera and Interior Minister Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas.
- The US also added the 'Torre K' hotel in Havana to its restricted list to prevent funding the Cuban regime's repression.
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Washington Imposes Sanctions on Cuba's President
The US Department of State imposed unilateral coercive measures against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and withdrew his visa. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, this measure has also been applied to the minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, General Álvaro López Miera, and the Cuban minister of the Interior, Lázaro Álvarez Casas. “The State Department also added [the hotel] Torre K… to Cuba’s Restricted Places List,” Rubio s…
Rights group says July 2021 protesters in Cuba endured human rights abuses in prison
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Friday stating that protesters detained for participating in the July 2021 demonstrations in Cuba have experienced significant human rights abuses in prison. The organization also condemned the harassment of prisoners who were released and called on foreign states to support human rights activists in Cuba. HRW described the arrests of Cuban nationals for their participation in the July 2021 protests…
U.S. sanctions Cuban President Diaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations
The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in recent decades.
U.S. sanctions Cuban officials
The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in recent decades. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on social media platform X that the State Department also would impose visa restrictions on Cuban judicial and prison officials “responsible for, or …
Havana, Cuba condemned the imposition of U.S. sanctions, for the first time, against President Miguel Díaz-Canel, after the State Department announced yesterday restrictions for the president and other “key figures” of the island’s government, including defense ministers Álvaro López Miera, and Interior ministers Álvaro Álvarez Casas.
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