A banner calling for the release of Cuban political prisoners was removed in Santa Marta, Colombia, host of the CELAC-EU Summit.
The banner, located on the outskirts of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Santa Marta, “demanded freedom for political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, reported the Institute for Race and Equality, which had placed it.
"It was taken down in less than 24 hours by order of the Santa Marta City Hall, citing supposed guidelines that prohibit the display of 'political content' messages during the CELAC-EU Summit," reads the post from the NGO.
"This act is censorship and violates our right to freedom of expression! From Raza e Igualdad, we will continue to denounce human rights violations and demand democracy and freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela," they stated.
The IV Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) was inaugurated this Sunday in the Colombian city of Santa Marta.
The delegation of the Cuban regime is led by Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa.
The leftist president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is one of the few allies remaining for the Cuban regime in the region. Recently, the Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed his support amid his dispute with the Trump Administration.
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