Mother of Cuban journalist Karla Pérez, exiled by the regime, dies

The mother of the Cuban journalistKarla Perez Gonzalez, whom the Castro government has kept in exile since March 2021, died in Costa Rica, where she was residing with her entire family.

Liz Gonzalez died this week, more than a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

"A great friend, a true warrior, Liz González has left this world. She was always attentive to everything that happened to me, I never lacked her advice and her drive to always continue doing journalism with the truth at the forefront," he expressed in Facebook the independent journalistJosé Luis Tan Estrada.

Karla Pérez, identified asKarly Sut on her networks had asked for help for her mother last September.

The young woman published a request on the Gofundme digital platform to raise "extra help" for her mother's cancer treatment, "one of the most aggressive of its kind."

As he explained at the time, his mother had metastases in her liver, was receiving palliative care and needed someone to take care of her permanently.

"You fought like the strongest because the force was with you. You resisted with your beautiful family because you always sowed love and you could not reap anything other than that, love in return. May your strength be with us today...", the woman said on Facebook. journalistLuz Escobar.

Karly was expelled in 2017 from the Journalism degree at the "Marta Abreu" University of Villa Clara for her political ideas and finished her degree in Costa Rica. In 2021, when trying to return to his country, theCuban regime prohibited him from taking the plane, despite the fact that he had renewed his passport at the Cuban embassy.

Then the Costa Rican government granted her refuge, allowing her to take her family with her. FinallyHe was able to reunite with his parents and sister in March of last year, after "five years of forced separation." Shortly after, Liz González was diagnosed with the disease.

"It has been half a year of fighting like the warrior she is and us accompanying her in the process. We continue forward surrounded by love and positivity, but we need, if possible, extra help," Karla asked in September.