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HAVANA (AP) â Relatives and friends of Cubans arrested during the unprecedented recent protests on the island said authorities are carrying out summary trials at a time when Cuba s government is receiving criticism from international groups and governments, including the U.S., for its crackdown on the demonstrations.
Martha Acosta, mother of 38-year-old plastic artist Carlos González Acosta, told The Associated Press that her son was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday for public disorder. She said she wasn t able to attend the trial in Havana because she was not informed of it until it was over.
âIt doesnât seem fair to me. My son has no record, he is not a criminal,â said Acosta. She said the family will appeal the sentence before a tribunal.
Relatives: Cubans arrested after protests face summary trial
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HAVANA (AP) – Relatives and friends of Cubans arrested during the unprecedented recent protests on the island said authorities are carrying out summary trials at a time when Cuba’s government is receiving criticism from international groups and governments, including the U.S., for its crackdown on the demonstrations.
Martha Acosta, mother of 38-year-old plastic artist Carlos González Acosta, told The Associated Press that her son was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday for public disorder. She said she wasn’t able to attend the trial in Havana because she was not informed of it until it was over.
US imposes new sanctions on Cuba officials over human rights abuses Share Updated: 4:20 PM CDT Jul 22, 2021 By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press
US imposes new sanctions on Cuba officials over human rights abuses Share Updated: 4:20 PM CDT Jul 22, 2021
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Show Transcript only thursday. Okay, We have a special guest happy to welcome back in terms of our approach to CUBA and what we re trying to accomplish. We have of course condemn mass detention sham trials and disappearances that are attempts to threaten the Cuban people into silence. We continue to call for swift swift release of peaceful protesters who have unjustly been detained. We ve made clear over the last week that addressing this moment was a priority for the administration and for president biden and that he has, he had asked his team to look into a range of options that would both help the Cuban people help provide humanitarian assistance, help look into
statement that also condemned mass detentions and sham trials . The United States will continue to sanction individuals responsible for oppression of the Cuban people, he said.
It comes after thousands of people
took to the streets of Havana and other cities for anti-government demonstrations earlier this month to protest about food shortages and high prices, as well as the handling of the COVID pandemic.
Mr Biden has been facing calls from the Cuban expats and politicians to show more support for the most significant protests on the communist island in years.
Alvaro Lopez Miera, a military and political leader, and the Interior Ministry Special Brigade are the subject of the latest sanctions.