Rumors have spread across Cuba that Cuban opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Jose Daniel Ferrer has been executed by the communist Castro dictatorship. The disturbing suggestion has led Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to demand proof of life for Ferrer, who has been kept incommunicado from his family. Ferrer is a native of Santiago de Cuba, the city where massive protests erupted this Sunday and spread to other cities.
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Videos of the Day: Massive peaceful protests again in communist Cuba
Reminiscent of the massive protests that took place on July 11, 2023, thousands of Cubans took to the streets on Sunday to protest the misery they are suffering under the Castro dictatorship. Here are some videos that made it out of Cuba before the Cuban regime cut off internet access.
Massive anti-government peaceful protests erupt in Santiago and other Cuban cities
Images that made it onto social media on Sunday showed a massive, peaceful protest with thousands of Cubans taking to the streets, which appears to have begun in Santiago de Cuba and quickly spread to other cities. In the videos, the protesters, who have suffered through food shortages and chronic blackouts, can be heard chanting “Food and Electricity!” The peaceful protests were first reported in Santiago, the island’s second-largest city.
As long as the U.S. continues to underestimate Cuba’s extensive spy operations, they will continue
Russia and China have likely obtained vast amounts of secret and sensitive U.S. intelligence from the Castro dictatorship, yet the U.S. continues to underestimate the intelligence prowess of the Cuban regime. As long as we continue to do that, the Castro dictatorship will continue to recruit spies in the U.S. and provide American secrets to our enemies.
Cuban Communist Party official to speak before the New York City Bar Association
Cuba’s Castro dictatorship is sending one of its top officials to speak before the New York City Bar Association. Yamila Gonzalez Ferrer, who is a member of the National Assembly and vice president of Cuba’s National Union of Cuban Jurists, has publicly sworn her eternal allegiance to murderous dictator Fidel Castro. For Cuban American attorneys who are members of the NYC bar, and any others who have fled communist tyranny, this is nothing short of a slap in the face.
A pound of pork in communist Cuba selling for half a month’s salary
For the many Cubans who only earn the minimum wage, a pound of pork will set them back 1,050 pesos, which is half of their 2,100 peso monthly salary. The failed socialist policies of the Castro dictatorship have led to rampant inflation and shortages of food, a deadly combination that affects all Cubans, except for, of course, the elite in the Cuban Communist Party. They still get to feast on steak and lobster. This is socialism in action.
Reports from Cuba: Pharmacy in Holguin stoned in protest over 15-hour blackouts
Miguel Garcia reports in 14yMedio from Holguin via Translating Cuba:
A Pharmacy in Holguín Is Stoned in Protest Against 15-Hour Blackouts
Popular discontent with the long blackouts is at the origin of several protests in the city of Holguín, where this Tuesday a pharmacy located at the intersection of Martí and Fomento streets was stoned. The event was confirmed to this newspaper by local sources, who also pointed out that last Thursday morning, the old Latin America foreign currency store in the La Colorá neighborhood had its windows broken.
CSW: Cuban dictatorship has not let up on its violent persecution of Christians
The latest report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide points out that the communist Castro dictatorship has not backed off its repression of Christians, but instead has made a return to its communist hard-line tactics.
Video of the Day: A slum in Havana, Cuba
This is a slum in the capital of communist Cuba. This is socialism in action.