Six months after the surprise protests against the communist government of Cuba, activists and relatives of imprisoned people reported that this week 57 protesters who could face sentences of up to 30 years in prison for sedition will be tried. The authorities’ decision to prosecute the participants of the July 11 and 12 demonstrations – […]
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Kazakh President gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests
Security forces appeared to have retaken the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city on Friday after several days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to quell a nationwide uprising. A day after Moscow sent paratroopers to help crush the insurrection, police were patrolling the rubble-strewn streets […]
Communist regime in Cuba calls for up to 25 years in prison for pro-democracy protesters on July 11
U.S denounced that more than 90 protesters linked to the July 11 protests have been tried by the communist regime of Cuba, with requests for up to 25 years in prison for some, in a tweet this Thursday from the head of diplomacy for the Americas. “Since December 13, the Cuban regime tried 90+ # […]
Promoters of anti-communist protests in Cuba rethink strategy
The frustrated march of November 15 (15N) against the communist regime of Cuba and the departure from the country of its main face have led the promoters of this initiative to a crossroads in which they are checking forces, defining objectives and rethinking their strategy. Two consecutive blows have led Archipelago to deep reflection, the […]
The US regrets that Cuba “silenced” artists on the anniversary of the protest
Updated 11/27/2021 12:04 pm The government of USA regretted this Saturday that the regime Cuban “It has reaffirmed its determination to silence independent artists, activists and journalists” on the first anniversary of the historic peaceful rally of more than 300 artists last year. “After the historic rally in front of the Ministry of Culture last […]
Hundreds of repressive acts prevented protests in Cuba, according to NGO
Communist regime officials from Cuba They carried out more than 300 repressive acts to prevent the protests called in the country, denounced the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights. “Only yesterday we documented more than a hundred repressive actions,” this Madrid-based non-governmental organization said in a statement. Home detention with police surveillance, summons to Police stations, […]
Cuban opponents call for cacerolazos after march repressed by communist regime
A group that called a march that could not be carried out due to the repressive measures of the communist regime in Cuba He called for new protest actions such as touching pans at night, dressing in white or bringing flowers to the hero José Martí. Archipelago, an online platform created by playwright Yunior García […]
Protests in Cuba fail due to repression of communist regime as tourists return to the island
A call to protest in Cuba For civil rights failed this Monday when most Cubans stayed away from the streets before the repression of the communist regime that has controlled the island for more than 62 years, which seemed to end a confrontation with dissidents the same day that the country reopened its borders to […]
Protests in Cuba seeking political change
The march called this Monday by the Cuban dissident group Archipelago, frustrated by a strong deployment of the security forces, is heir to the few but loud protests that have marked the history of the island in recent decades. On rare occasions, Cubans have publicly demonstrated against their government since the triumph of the Revolution […]
Chile, the “oasis” that erupted in protests, holds crucial elections
Two years after experiencing the most serious social and political crisis of the last three decades, Chile faces its most relevant electoral process of the 21st century, in the middle of a constituent process that for many experts will culminate the transition that began after the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. To the […]