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August 02, 2015

More than 60 anti-Castro activists arrested on 16th straight Sunday of repression in Cuba

3122FC69-C7BD-4FE9-A071-4576C8DE9E58_cx0_cy8_cw0_w443_h249Cuban Damas De Blanco march. (Photo via Martinoticias.com)

More than 60 members of the Cuban Damas De Blanco, or "Ladies In White," and other peaceful activists were arrested Sunday in Havana, the latest replay of the Castro dictatorship's intolerance for any opposition activities -- especially if it's by a bunch of women carrying flowers.

That's at least 16 straight Sundays of repression, a wave of brutality that started after President Barack Obama announced he had cut a deal for diplomatic recognition with the dictator Raul Castro, and has continued with full force since the opening of an American embassy in Havana. After all, why should Castro change how he deals with the Cuban people when when that type of change was not part of the agenda for a legacy-seeking American president?

Numerous sources on the island spent the day tweeting details on what happened today.

Posted by on August 02, 2015 at 05:39 PM |

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