On Cuba’s Independence Day, Rubio and US Lawmakers Demand End to Communist Rule

The U.S. government announced on Wednesday immigration sanctions against four Cuban judicial officials for their participation in the arbitrary imprisonment of young Luis Robles Elizástigui, who was arrested in 2020 for holding a cartel calling for freedom and an end to repression in Cuba.Read more]]>

The measure affects three judges and a Cuban prosecutor involved in the arbitrary trial of the opponent, who was later released from prison

On Cuba’s Independence Day, Rubio and US Lawmakers Demand End to Communist Rule

A group of Cuban American members of Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have called for Cuba’s freedom and the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners as part of a commemoration of the archipelago’s Independence Day. “Cuba will be free again! Today, May 20, we honor the birth of the Republic of Cuba and all the brave people who continue to fight against tyranny. Freedom is not negotiable,” Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) …

Three judges and one prosecutor will be barred from entering the US for what Washington called "grave human rights violations" in the case of Cuban dissident Luis Robles.

The U.S. sanctioned three Cuban judges and a prosecutor for the Luis Robles case. Marco Rubio warned that those responsible for human rights violations will not be able to enter the country.

On Wednesday, the U.S. government sanctioned three judges and a Cuban prosecutor for his “crucial role” in the arbitrary detention of Cuban opponent Luis Robles Elizástigui, an action that Washington considers to be a “serious violation of human rights.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported in a statement that these four officials and their families are prohibited from entering U.S. territory. “judges and prosecutors, agents of the regime (of…