Several of 53 political dissidents in Cuba havent been released
Several of the 53 political dissidents that Cuba was supposed to release as part of a deal that reestablishes diplomatic relations with the U.S. are still being held in detention according to a new report released on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Short detentions of political activists on the rise in Cuba Reuters is reporting the Cuban government is resisting the release of the political prisoners on ground that theyre linked to acts of violence, according to a Congressional aide that spoke to the news agency in anonymity. The news comes just one day after Senator Marco Rubio wrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking that talks with the Cuban government, slated for the end of January, be canceled until the mystery surrounding the release of the 53 prisoners is cleared. Weve been told that the Cuban government has agreed to release all but several political prisoners on the list, the aide told Reuters. Despite this break in the case, the secrecy surrounding the release of the prisoners remains. Part of Senator Rubios complaint is that nobody, not Congressional leaders, nor Cuban exiles have been apprised of the progressif anybeing made with the release of prisoners. In fact, despite the declarations from the congressional aide published Wednesday by Reuters, no specific number of prisoners that have been released was provided by the government official. Release of 53 political dissidents in Cuba was part of the deal The prisoner release is part of a deal last month to renew diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba aiming to end more than five decades of hostility. But information about those to be freed, including their names, has not been divulged by President Barack Obama’s administration, Reuters reported. SEE ALSO: Companies with expropriated properties sharpen their teeth for Cuba This type of inaction on behalf of Cuban officials, along with the recent reported rise in detentions of activists and political dissidents, have added fuel for U.S. leaders who are opposed to the reestablishment of relations with the island in light of its poor human rights record. The White House says it wants all 53 of the dissidents released. The U.S. State Department did acknowledge on Tuesday that Cuba had released some of the 53 political prisoners, but didn’t specify a number. The post Several of 53 political dissidents in Cuba haven’t been released appeared first on Voxxi.
Several of the 53 political dissidents that Cuba was supposed to release as part of a deal that reestablishes diplomatic relations with the U.S. are still being held in detention according to a new report released on Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: Short detentions of political activists on the rise in Cuba
Reuters is reporting the Cuban government is resisting the release of the political prisoners on ground that theyre linked to acts of violence, according to a Congressional aide that spoke to the news agency in anonymity. The news comes just one day after Senator Marco Rubio wrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking that talks with the Cuban government, slated for the end of January, be canceled until the mystery surrounding the release of the 53 prisoners is cleared.
Weve been told that the Cuban government has agreed to release all but several political prisoners on the list, the aide told Reuters.
Despite this break in the case, the secrecy surrounding the release of the prisoners remains. Part of Senator Rubios complaint is that nobody, not Congressional leaders, nor Cuban exiles have been apprised of the progressif anybeing made with the release of prisoners. In fact, despite the declarations from the congressional aide published Wednesday by Reuters, no specific number of prisoners that have been released was provided by the government official.
Release of 53 political dissidents in Cuba was part of the deal
The prisoner release is part of a deal last month to renew diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba aiming to end more than five decades of hostility. But information about those to be freed, including their names, has not been divulged by President Barack Obama’s administration, Reuters reported.
SEE ALSO: Companies with expropriated properties sharpen their teeth for Cuba
This type of inaction on behalf of Cuban officials, along with the recent reported rise in detentions of activists and political dissidents, have added fuel for U.S. leaders who are opposed to the reestablishment of relations with the island in light of its poor human rights record.
The White House says it wants all 53 of the dissidents released.
The U.S. State Department did acknowledge on Tuesday that Cuba had released some of the 53 political prisoners, but didn’t specify a number.
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