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This Monday there is scheduled to be a protest by dissident citizens to the current mandate, but the security forces will try to prevent it, especially after having blocked the organizer of the mobilization at his home, held incommunicado and with police at the door. The Cuban ruling party accuses that this march is promoted by the United States and its “imperial goals.”
Tension grows in Cuba as the time for the march proposed by civilians who are unhappy with the current government should take place. However, the intention of those in power is to make it difficult to do so, which adds to an escalation in the conflict.
A new chapter was added this past Sunday, when Cuban security forces forcibly prevented dissident activist Yunior García Aguilera, promoter of the demonstration, from crossing the center of Havana on foot in silence in anticipation of what they would be like. Monday’s protests.
The playwright could not even leave his house due to the presence of officers – in civilian clothes – at his door, being held incommunicado and, after recording a message on Facebook, without an Internet connection.
García Aguilera himself, in an interview with the EFE agency, stated that the objective of the march is “to shake a country, make people aware, generate a debate that causes changes”, always highlighting the peaceful and civic nature of the event .
The Cuban regime has the opportunity to hear and listen to the Cuban people during peaceful demonstrations on # 15N, and to demonstrate respect for human rights. We commend the brave Cuban people showing the strength of their will and the power of their voice.
– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 14, 2021
People related to the Cuban rulers who live in the same building as García Aguilera placed three Cuban flags to cover the activist’s window that displayed a white flag, the symbol of 15N. Later, at the foot of the residence, dozens of them gathered to hold a “rally of repudiation” against the actor.
The Government assures that the United States is responsible for this uprising of the people
After not authorizing the 15N movement, Cuban ruling party politicians criticized the figures calling for the protest and have stated that the Americans are behind the protest as one more action in their “imperial” strategy to break the island’s system of government.
This Monday’s protest is considered a consequence of those that took place in July 2021, which were spontaneous and showed strong dissatisfaction with the economic crisis, the handling of the pandemic and the strengthening of US sanctions.
On these points, the Government of Cuba points to the North Americans as the authors of these problems, which re-emerged under the era of Donald Trump. In the times of Barack Obama, the ties between the Cubans and the United States grew closer together; Now, despite Joe Biden’s promises, positions remain tense between the two countries.
This Sunday, the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, harshly criticized the “intimidation tactics” of the Cuban government and assured that Washington will apply measures.
.@SecBlinken should learn once & for all that the Cuban government’s sole duty is to its people & rejects, on its behalf, the US interference. We defend the right to enjoy, in peace, our advance towards normality & face, without any interference, the challenges that we have ahead
– Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) November 14, 2021
In addition, he asked that they respect the rights of the Cuban people “allowing the Internet and Telecommunications lines to meet and keep open. These statements by the US official received a quick response.
The person in charge of making comments on the matter was Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who told the United States to stay out of it. “Antony Blinken must learn once and for all that the only duty of the Cuban government is with its people and rejects, on their behalf, the interference of the United States,” he wrote on Twitter.
With EFE and AP
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