The Criminalization of Protest
In Venezuela and Nicaragua the protesters are called coup plotters and agents of imperialism , in Chile they are termed Castro-Chavez supporters
15 mayo, 2021
Cuban sociologist Haroldo Dilla is a professor at the International Studies Institute of the Arturo Prat University in Chile. He has focused attention on the rhetorical strategies being used by Latin American governments to justify repression and criminalize protests. While countries such as Venezuela and Nicaragua call the demonstrators “coup plotters” and “imperialist agents”, in Chile or Colombia, they’re termed “Castro-Chavez supporters”, or “narcoterrorists”.
The language of the Latin American left and right articulates a transverse discourse that responds to the same logic of disparagement, while using different glossaries. The objective of both is to establish the demonstrators as dangerous elements. They’re spoken of as violators of the law (delinquents, vanda
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April 17, 2021 by archyde
Havana
Raul Castro says he will be vigilant against attempts to overthrow Cuba and protect the sovereignty of the nation. He was addressing the Eighth Party Congress of the Cuban Communist Party.
He condemned the plot to overthrow Cuba and other Latin American and Caribbean countries. He also recalled his remarks at the Seventh Party Congress about the Trump administration ‘s efforts to reverse Cuba’s progress. He also said that the imperialist powers were spreading lies to justify their attempts to overthrow the governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz greets the Canal Party Congress. He later tweeted that he was determined to intensify the country’s development work based on socialism. Resistance against imperialism will accelerate. Ways will be devised to improve the economic and social situation and to overcome the crisis.
Cuba s leadership is passing to a younger generation, with the last Castro leaving office and ending a 60-year family monopoly, but there is little other change as power remains firmly with the Communist Party.
At a four-day party congress starting Friday, 89-year-old Raul Castro will relinquish the country s most powerful position - that of party first secretary - to 60-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba s president.
This officially ends six decades of dominion over Cuban politics by Castro and his brother Fidel, who ruled for nearly half a century from 1959 to 2006 and is widely revered as the country s father and saviour.
However, observers say Raul is unlikely to completely relinquish his power and could continue to pull the strings from behind the scenes.