US Sanctions More Cuban Officials for Suppressing Protests
Voice of America
31 Jul 2021, 08:35 GMT+10
The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on Cuba s police force and two of its leaders following recent protests on the island against the communist government.
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday before meeting with Cuban American leaders at the White House that more sanctions were coming unless there is some drastic change in Cuba, which I don t anticipate.
Biden also said he had directed the Treasury and State departments to report to him within a month on how to allow Americans to send remittance payments to Cubans.
Biden to meet Cuban American leaders amid calls for tougher action in Havana
Reuters | Jul 30, 2021 03:48 PM EDT
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President Joe Biden plans to meet Cuban American leaders on Friday at the White House to discuss protests against the communist government in Havana, sanctions on Cuban leaders and his attempt to provide internet access to the island.
The late afternoon meeting comes as the politically important community calls for more support for protests in Cuba that represent the biggest populist outpouring against the Havana government in decades. Biden has promised additional sanctions against Cuban leaders, a move backed by many Cuban Americans.
U.S. issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come
Targets of the sanctions are two Cuban police force leaders, as well as the Cuban interior ministry s national police force, the department said.
Written By: Jeff Mason and Steve Holland / Reuters | 6:02 pm, Jul. 30, 2021 ×
President Joe Biden meets with Cuban American leaders in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders on Friday in response to the Havana government s crackdown on protesters, and President Joe Biden promised Cuban-American leaders more actions were coming.
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(CNN) The Biden administration is announcing new actions related to its Cuba policy, including human rights sanctions targeting the country s police force and new efforts to improve internet connectivity on the island, a senior administration official said Friday.
The issues are expected to be discussed when Biden meets with Cuban-American leaders at the White House later in the day, the official told reporters.
The Treasury Department s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued the sanctions on Friday, designated by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The sanctions target Cuba s National Revolutionary Police the country s primary law enforcement body; Oscar Callejas Valcarce, the director of the police; and Eddy Sierra Arias, the police s deputy director.