Cuban activist demonstrates in support of the Venezuelan people in a park in Havana.

The activist demonstrated in front of the statue of Bolívar on the Avenue of the Presidents in Havana.


The Cuban activist and doctor Fernando Vázquez expressed himself this Saturday in a park in Havana in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, who are calling for Nicolás Maduro to step down from power.

The activist's initiative took place in front of the statue of Simón Bolívar located on Avenida de los Presidentes, in Vedado, Havana.

There he remembered the tale "Three Heroes" by José Martí, and the story: "They say that a traveler arrived one day in Caracas at dusk, and without shaking off the dust of the road, he did not ask where to eat or sleep, but rather how to get to where the statue of Bolívar was."

Then he paraphrased that all of Cuba is with the Venezuelan people and supports their claim for freedom: "Give me Venezuela in which to serve you: it has in me a son," he concluded in his video.

"Glory to the Brave People! This is until the end!" Vázquez posted on his Facebook account, joining the voices of dozens of people who have mobilized this Saturday in various cities around the world in support of Venezuela.

Vázquez's statement comes in a context of increasing international pressure on Maduro's regime, following the presidential elections on July 28, which have been widely questioned by the international community due to reported irregularities.

In an extraordinary session held on August 16, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a strong resolution highlighting the urgent need to ensure transparency in the Venezuelan electoral process and respect for the will of the people.

The resolution, presented by the United States and other co-sponsoring countries, demands that the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela immediately publish the voting records and reaffirms popular sovereignty.

Vázquez is a Cuban doctor who has raised his voice for the freedom of political prisoners in Cuba.

Last year, he took a walk from John Lennon Park to the Directorate of Penitentiary Establishments of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), located at 15 and K, to demand the release of the 11J prisoners on the island.

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