The Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer García, recently exiled in the United States, announced this Tuesday that he will begin to send financial aid to the families of political prisoners in Cuba, thanks to the collaboration of exiles like former political prisoner Pedro Guerra.
In a message posted on his Facebook account, Ferrer expressed gratitude for the support of "patriotic Cubans like Pedro Guerra" and urged the exile community to join the solidarity initiative. He highlighted that political prisoners "need political, spiritual, and economic support and companionship" and asserted that "without real and effective solidarity, no cause will succeed, no matter how just it may be."
The opposition leader explained that the funds will be channeled directly through family contacts on the island and provided a phone number in the United States for those who wish to contribute. “Anyone who wants to help a political prisoner, please contact me and I will connect you with the family member who is assisting them,” he stated.
Reunion with a historical figure of the exile
The announcement was accompanied by a video recorded in Miami, where Ferrer appears alongside Pedro Guerra, whom he described as a “brother in the struggle” and one of the first Cubans to confront “the tyranny from the very beginning.” In his remarks, Ferrer emphasized that the veterans of the opposition “paved the way for the fight for freedom” and assured that the new exiles “continue down that path.”
“I believe we are getting closer to the final goal: the freedom of Cuba and the end of the shameful tyranny that has caused so much harm to our homeland,” stated the founder of Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU).
A commitment that is upheld from exile
Ferrer's message is part of a series of recent statements in which he has reaffirmed his commitment to the struggle against the Cuban regime from the United States. Days earlier, in remarks to CiberCuba, he described Miguel Díaz-Canel as "the face of the collapse of Castroism" and stated that Raúl Castro continues to hold actual power on the island through the military and business elite of GAESA.
In another recent appearance, Ferrer visited former political prisoner Miguel Sigler Amaya in a hospital in Florida, where he expressed his support for one of the historical opponents of the "Black Spring" and reiterated that his exile does not mean the end of his activism.
The U.S. government denied negotiating with the Cuban regime for Ferrer's release, after state television attempted to portray his release as part of a bilateral exchange. Washington made it clear that this was a forced exile, imposed by Havana after years of repression and torture against the opposition leader.
Since his arrival in Miami, Ferrer has defended the non-violent and clandestine struggle as a means to provoke the collapse of the Cuban communist system, insisting that peaceful resistance must be “creative, organized, and massive.”
Solidarity as the engine of change
With this new announcement, Ferrer aims to strengthen the ties between the exile community and the internal opposition, emphasizing material and spiritual solidarity with political prisoners and their families, who face severe hardships within Cuba. Human rights organizations have reported in recent months on the deterioration of prison conditions and the neglect suffered by the families of the detained.
For Ferrer, the union between exile and internal resistance is essential: "Without real and effective solidarity, no cause will triumph, no matter how just it is." With this statement, the opposition figure summarizes the message he wants to convey from exile: the struggle for Cuba's freedom continues, both inside and outside the island.
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