Activist Pedro López resumes work as a lathe operator in Germany after having to sell his workshop in Cuba.

Cuban activist Pedro López proudly shared on social media this Tuesday that he has begun working as a lathe operator in Germany, a trade he practiced in the Caribbean nation before being forced to emigrate to escape persecution and harassment by the regime.

"Once again doing what I am passionate about, thank you Germany," wrote the Cuban, a family member of the political prisoner from July 11th, Andy García Lorenzo, who in 2023 sold his turning workshop in Santa Clara to escape persecution from the regime along with his family.

In the comments section, several friends from Santa Clara celebrated the news: "Oh Pedri, how great, I'm so happy for you. There's nothing like doing what one loves to do. I know the suffering you went through leaving your own. Santa Clara had its anniversary yesterday and was missing many valuable sons. I love you, family," noted Yoisel Fuentes Iglesias.

"We had to flee from State Security and everything was very rushed," clarified the Cuban through a video from the refugee camp in the city of Giessen, in Germany, where he requested political asylum.

In Cuba, López was a defender of political prisoners. However, due to his activism, he had to escape the country with his wife and two children, one of whom is the brother-in-law of García Lorenzo, who is still in prison.

Before escaping, López was arbitrarily detained at a Santa Clara police station, accused of the alleged crime of "incitement to commit a crime".

"My dad was charged with incitement to commit a crime," his son Jonathan Lopez stated in a video he posted on Facebook.

However, his entire family was subjected to the intimidation practices of the Cuban regime, when government supporters, encouraged by State Security, threw eggs at the facade of his house in the city of Santa Clara, apparently during the early hours of the morning.

"Do they punish our family because it was us who built the double valves for the hospitals, who repaired the regulators in Santa Clara during the pandemic? Do they punish our family because it was us who saved countless lives in Santa Clara?" he questioned.

Although the regime punished this activist's courageous attitude, during the Covid 19 pandemic, Lopez dedicated himself to innovating to help hospitals in Villa Clara province for free.

He produced valves for the distribution of oxygen to Covid-19 patients, without charging a single peso for it, and still suffered harassment from State Security.