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In an Unprecedented Action, Thousands of Cubans Are Publicly Demanding the Resignation of Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso


Cuba s Culture Minister, Alpidio Alonso. Photo by UNESCO, via Flickr.
In a new indication of shifting tides of power in Cuba, more than 9,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the removal of the country’s minister of culture, Alpidio Alonso. 
The Cuban activist group 27N submitted a legal request for Alonso’s removal to the National Assembly of People’s Power on February 3 on behalf of nearly 1,300 artists, intellectuals, and activists. Alonso was captured on video physihcally confronting protestors at the gates of the Ministry of Culture during a peaceful demonstration on January 27 calling for the release of artist Tania Bruguera, who had been detained that morning. Many demonstrators later told media outlets they were beaten by police. ....

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