Havana Cuba. — A few days after the eighth anniversary of the diplomatic thaw promoted by the Obama administration with the regime of Raúl Castro, the well-known Cuban opponent, Guillermo “Coco” Farinas —Sakharov Prize 2010 for freedom of conscience—, has affirmed that Cuban dissidence has been betrayed by the democratic world.
His opinion is shared by a large part of the opposition inside and outside the Island, which has rejected the rapprochement between the US government and the Castro regime that today is headed, at least nominally, by Miguel Díaz-Canel.
That “clean slate” policy promoted by Obama has been resumed by the Biden administration without fuss, but with clear steps towards the normalization of relations between the two countries. This, despite the fact that there are more than 1,000 political prisoners in Cuban jails. For its part, the Communist Party maintains its hostile and defamatory rhetoric against the United States and Cuba’s position in the face of the war in Ukraine is described as shameful and diametrically opposed to the interests of countries that on several occasions have helped the longest-running dictatorship in West, forgiving you debts and deferring interest payments.
Fariñas pointed out that the survival of communism on the island is due to the betrayal of the democratic and civilized world, which publicly urges the regime to respect human rights, but behind the scenes, provides it with money and support to continue its repression.
Between November and December, several congressmen and Biden administration officials traveled to the island to meet with representatives of the communist leadership. The Democratic Congressman James McGoverna declared admirer of Fidel Castro and one of the most energetic voices against the US embargo, met with Díaz-Canel, the person most responsible for the repression unleashed during the social outbreak of July 11, 2021.
Coco Fariñas has defended the criteria of not making concessions to Castroism, and he himself has gone on hunger strike several times to denounce the abuses of the regime and demand respect for human rights.
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