The Cuban secret police made at least 724 politically motivated arrests in May, according to the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and Reconciliation. It was the lowest monthly count since last July, when there were 674, but at best it was only a slight interruption to the torrid rate of repression in Cuba since the rapprochement with President Barack Obama and the United States, and all the "good" that has brought.
The May census brought the total for the year to 6,075 -- or 70 percent of the 8,616 recorded in all of 2015.
Since December 2014, when Obama and dictator Raul Castro struck their deal, there have been some 15,000 arrests, although it's likely the actual count is much higher.
"Thus, despite the Obama Administration's engagement with the Castro dictatorship and increased travel to the island, repression on the island is exponentially rising," wrote Capitol Hill Cubans. "Why? Because the Castro regime keeps getting a pass for its repressive acts."
For details on each arrest in May, go here.
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