Cuba's political police have summoned Lisandra Rivera Rodríguez to appear before state security in the city of Santiago de Cuba, following the circulation on social media of a video in which her son openly criticizes the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel.
"Two sector chiefs just came to my house to tell me that I have been summoned by State Security for the third unit, known as La Motorizada," Rivera reported on Facebook.
The young mother, who is an opponent of the Cuban regime and a former political prisoner, posted a video on Facebook last Monday in which her four-year-old son harshly criticizes Díaz-Canel, "singing the truths" to the leader.
In a video shared by his mother, the boy expressed his family's discontent: "Canel, you have no dignity or common sense," "I would pay to not see you," and "I would pay to hide you" are some of the phrases he voiced.
This incident occurs within a context of political tension in Cuba, where freedom of expression and the government's response to criticism are sensitive issues.
Rivera's situation, the child's mother, is an example of how families face challenges when expressing their opinions in the country.
Regarding the citation faced by the young mother, independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta stated on Facebook: "I demand that the harassment of Cuban opposition families be stopped. We will be vigilant about everything," suggesting that Rivera could become a target of harassment by the Cuban political police in the coming days.
In its effort to silence the public, the regime commits all kinds of abuses.
In 2023, the daughter of Cuban opposition figures Marisol Peña Cobas and José Luis Acosta, a seven-year-old girl, was taken out of her school and questioned by officials from the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) in Camagüey, without the presence of her parents.
"She was summoned just like that, without any warning or anything," said the opposition figure in a video, explaining that the reason was "for not teaching her daughter to love the revolution."
That same year, social media users shared a report of police abuse against a 14-year-old girl in the city of Holguín.
"Somewhere in Cuba, repression against the people continues; this time, the agents are beating and violating the rights of a 14-year-old minor," points out the user who identifies herself as Luciana on Twitter. She shares a video showing two police officers, a man and a woman, confronting someone who stepped in to defend the minor.
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