On July 22, 2012, in the neighborhood of El Cerro in Havana, Cuba, Rosa María Payá said goodbye to her father as she would have on any other day, with a kiss on the cheek. But that day would not be like every other day. After lunch, she received a series of muddled texts: An accident. Militia … Continued
Thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C., overnight on Sunday and on Monday to show their support for Cuban citizens, calling on the Biden administration to take more action against the island’s communist regime. Protesters repeatedly chanted “Libertad!” after dark at the gates of the White House, according to a video uploaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on … Continued
The unprecedented and growing number of Cubans doggedly protesting the ruling communist regime may represent the best chance in decades to topple the island nation’s authoritarian leadership, a significant feat that experts say could have far-reaching implications on the scale of 1989’s fall of the Berlin Wall. Faced with food, water, and medicine shortages, and … Continued
An international group of lawmakers has issued a statement to denounce the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) human rights atrocities on the eve of the 22nd year of the persecution of the spiritual practice Falun Gong in China. “Twenty-two years ago, the Chinese Communist Party began a campaign of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners,” the cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) stated … Continued
As the American left argues openly for socialism, it’s helpful to keep in mind just how dreadfully those policies have failed—and just how viciously socialists have responded to those who got in the way—in countries throughout the world. Watch the recent protests in Cuba and you will see how regular people feel about the direction … Continued
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) says that his bill that blocks members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from acquiring U.S. land is necessary to protect the nation’s national and economic security. The bill (pdf), named the Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act, was introduced on July 9. It would block members of the CCP from purchasing either … Continued
Rep. Byron Donalds has signed onto a resolution from a fellow Florida Republican, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, condemning the current situation in Cuba. Donalds says it’s critical that the United States stand in strong opposition to the violent suppression of mass public protests there. “They said to me, ‘Man, it’s so bad.’ Not only did they … Continued
1619 Project writer Nikole Hannah-Jones said in a podcast that she believes Cuba is the most equal country in the Western hemisphere and could serve as a model for its integration agenda. In a 2019 podcast with Ezra Klein of Vox and The New York Times, Hannah-Jones was asked whether there were candidates or places that she thought had … Continued
On Tuesday, Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) introduced a resolution to explicitly support the Cuban people and their demand for freedom from “the brutal oppression of the Communist dictatorship in Cuba.” In introducing his resolution, Diaz-Balart notes that “for 62 years, the Cuban people have struggled for freedom and human rights under a brutal, repressive … Continued
What’s ruined Cuba isn’t the coronavirus. The lethal virus of communism did. Massive protests erupted in Cuba over the weekend. Cubans, in dozens of cities, could be heard shouting “Freedom!” and “Down with communism!” Demonstrations have occurred in Cuba in the past, but these appear to be truly unprecedented in scope. They come as the … Continued
The initial Biden administration response to the mass rallies for freedom that took place across Cuba on Sunday was a disgrace. As Cubans took to the streets defying the Communist regime’s totalitarian police, a senior State Department official tweeted that the administration viewed the protests as merely a result of unhappiness “about rising COVID cases/deaths” … Continued
The biggest mass demonstrations for three decades have rippled through Cuba, as thousands took to the streets in cities throughout the island, demonstrating against food shortages, high prices and communist rule. The protests began in the morning, in the town of San Antonio de los Baños in the west of the island, and in the city … Continued
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