Two Cuban women, activists in pursuit of the release of political prisoners, sewed their mouths this Friday in front of the Archdiocese of Miami, to demand the release of Ramon Jesus Velazquez.
In a video shared on social networks, you can see how the two women sew their mouths as a sign of protest against the Vatican, and demanding proof of the life of Ramón Jesús Velázquez Toranzo, and the freedom of Cuba's political prisoners.
“This is for the political prisoners, enough of the complicity of the Catholic Church with the regime, enough of the Pope having the power in his hands to free the political prisoners and, on the other hand, being an accomplice of the regime (…) This "We are doing it for Ramón Jesús Velázquez, we are going to sew our mouths shut and we are only going to ingest liquids until we get answers," they said in the recording.
According to reports on social networks, the response of the Archdiocese of Miami was to call the police.
Ramón Jesús Velázquez Toranzo was arrested in the Sanctuary of El Cobre, last Sunday, March 10, where planted with his family inviting Cubans to fight for human rights and the freedom of the island.
"They were taken against their will from the Sanctuary of El Cobre, where they were staying. They took my father by force, handcuffed and even in his underwear. State Security said they were arresting him for inciting the people," he said. Rufina Velazquez, daughter of the activist, during a live broadcast on Facebook.
In 2020, Cuban rapper Maykel Osorbo, one of the creators of the song Homeland and Life, and Cuban political prisoner, sewed his mouth in protest of constant harassment and repression who suffered from the dictatorship and State Security in Havana.
Last year, Former Cuban political prisoner Josiel Guia Piloto sewed his mouth in protest of the police harassment he suffered, besieged at his home and threatened by State Security repressors.
The same action was carried out by Juan Enrique Pérez Sánchez, political prisoner of 11J, from the Quivicán prison, in Mayabeque, to protest against the violation of their rights.
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