Solidarity with the 15N will come from at least 120 cities of the world, according to a list drawn up by Cuban musician Yan Estrada, who has created a map showing the location, day and time in which groups of exiles and activists will lead mobilizations in support of the Civic March for the Change, which demands the cessation of repression and the freedom of political prisoners.
Through their social networks Cuban musician Yan Estrada released a map showing the cities, the day and the time when groups of exiles and activists will lead mobilizations in support of the Cuban march that demands an end to repression and the freedom of political prisoners .
Estrada, who lives in Miami, promoted the initiative to request the closure of Miguel Díaz-Canel’s Twitter account for his messages in favor of violence and repression against peaceful opponents and is reporting details of the solidarity protests, some of the which have already occurred this Sunday. One of them, in London, attempted to thwart “with violence” by “pro-Castro protesters,” according to shared in a tweet.
In Miami, a motorcade left the Miami Cuban Memorial, a monument dedicated to the victims of communism, to tour the city in support of 15N. Cuban exile leaders laid a wreath in front of the monument and spoke to the participants in the caravan.
We show the “unconditional support” of the Cuban people living in “exile” with the compatriots who fight on the island, activist Ramón Saúl Sánchez told EFE, described by the Cuban government as a “terrorist” and who has been treated as a link Yunior García Aguilera with insistence from the ruling party in recent weeks. In addition, he described the Government of Cuba as “fearful” for withdrawing the credentials of journalists. “It denotes the brutal nature of that beast” that is the Havana regime, because, in his opinion, “freedom of the press is one of the most fundamental that a people should have.”
Sánchez described as incredible having gathered more than 1000 people in the surroundings of the Torre de la Libertad. The protesters chanted shouts of “Freedom”, “Homeland and life” and “Down with the dictatorship”, dressed mostly in white and with Cuban flags and white roses in their hands.
In addition to the flotilla, a chain of solidarity with the Cubans of the island is planned next to the Freedom Tower, joining their arms as if they were links. Interventions are expected from Cuban exile figures, who have also summoned Venezuelans and Nicaraguans who have taken refuge in the United States fleeing their countries.
Among those who attended the call were exiled Cuban artists such as the filmmaker Lilo Vilapana and the rapper Raudel Collazo, as well as the controversial influencer Alex Otaola, and leaders of the Venezuelan and Nicaraguan exile.
In Miami, a motorcade departed from the Miami Cuban Memorial, a monument dedicated to the victims of communism, to tour the city in support of the 15N
Raudel Collazo, one of the most internationally recognized rebellious Cuban rappers, who in 2003 launched his project “Patriot Squad” in favor of freedom and democracy, told the EFE agency that artists have “the moral responsibility to be of the side of the people who are being repressed and imprisoned. ” “Being an accomplice of the dictatorship is going to set a disastrous precedent for artists who continue to be silent,” he stressed.
For his part, former political prisoner José Luis Pérez, “Antunez”, told EFE that today’s message is clear: “either we go out to the streets to fight for our freedom or we continue 60 years under a dictatorship.” The opponent added that those who ask for a dialogue with the Cuban government in favor of a democratic transition are “wrong.”
“The dictatorship must be overthrown and that is what the Cuban people are going to do,” he said.
During the event, a minute’s silence was observed and two lay people, one Catholic and one evangelical, led prayers for Cuba, a country that “yearns for a brotherhood based on freedom,” according to one of the speakers’ presenters.
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