Cuban Officials Hit With US Sanctions , After Protest Crackdown.
Cuban Officials Hit With US Sanctions , After Protest Crackdown.
The U.S. government has accused Cuban officials of committing human rights abuses during a crackdown on protests earlier in July.
The U.S. government has accused Cuban officials of committing human rights abuses during a crackdown on protests earlier in July.
The BBC reports that the sanctions come amid pressure from Cuban-Americans and politicians to respond to the crackdown on anti-regime protests.
The July 11 demonstration was Cuba's largest protest in decades.
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The July 11 demonstration was Cuba's largest protest in decades.
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Hundreds were arrested.
At least one protester was killed.
Cuba blames the U.S. and its economic sanctions for the protests and Cuba's broader problems. Cuba blames the U.S. and its economic sanctions for the protests and Cuba's broader problems. The U.S. has pledged its support for the Cuban people asserting their right to protest.
According to the BBC, the protests were fueled by the collapse of the economy, shortages of food and medicine, unchecked inflation and the government's handling of Covid-19.
According to the BBC, the protests were fueled by the collapse of the economy, shortages of food and medicine, unchecked inflation and the government's handling of Covid-19.
Sanctions were placed on defense minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera and the interior ministry's special forces unit.
The sanctions block access to all U.S. assets and transactions with Americans.
This is just the beginning.
The United States will continue to sanction individuals responsible for the oppression of the Cuban people, U.S. President Joe Biden, via BBC
