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After 62 long years, Cuban citizens seem to have reached a breaking point
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Eliana Aponte, Associated Press
On the day I was born, the front page of the New York Times reported on Fidel Castro’s first visit to the United States as the leader of Cuba.
The story noted that he had met with acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. Castro had said there was no reason why relations between the two countries should not be improved.
Sixty-two years later, there are many. Let’s start with 109. That’s the number of political prisoners Human Rights Watch said Cuba was holding in 2019. Add to that the 150 names the New York Times says Amnesty International has compiled of people arrested in recent protests, a number that seems to be growing by the day.
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