The U.S. government has condemned the Cuban authorities for their harsh sentencing this week of individuals involved in peaceful protests, including a young mother sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for live streaming a protest in Nuevitas in 2022. This sentencing has been described as 'unconscionable' and 'outrageous' by U.S. officials. Additionally, the U.S. has criticized the detention of campaign personnel from Venezuelan democratic opposition parties over the weekend, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners and highlighting these actions as detrimental to an inclusive electoral process.
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Cuban authorities sentence young mother to 15 years in prison for live streaming protest https://t.co/uxfyIkiZfR
US condemns Cuba over long jail sentences imposed on protesters https://t.co/nBr2MeIudT
US blasts Cuban gov't sentencing of protesters as 'unconscionable' and 'outrageous' https://t.co/rNDvObb8DV https://t.co/n0ayByQ3xU
The harsh sentencing this week of up to 15 years in prison for Cubans who peacefully assembled in Nuevitas in 2022 is outrageous. The Cuban government's continued repression of Cubans striving to fulfill their basic rights and needs is unconscionable.
We condemn the detentions of more campaign personnel from Venezuelan democratic opposition parties over the weekend. These arrests run counter to an inclusive electoral process. We call for the immediate release of all political prisoners.