Cubans living in different countries organized demonstrations this weekend to demand freedom for the island and to denounce the continued presence of the Cuban regime, with activities that included caravans, public gatherings, and meetings of activists in several cities.
The journalist Mario J. Pentón shared images of a caravan organized in Houston, Texas, where several vehicles traveled through the streets flying flags of Cuba and the United States, while the participants called for political change on the island.
In a video posted on his social media, Pentón noted that “many Cubans around the world have taken to the streets to demand freedom for Cuba and support the movement for change,” referring to the protests taking place in various countries.
Among the actions mentioned by the journalist is a protest held in Costa Rica, where Cubans demonstrated after President Rodrigo Chaves announced days earlier the severance of diplomatic relations with the Cuban government and labeled the regime as illegitimate.
The protests also extended to other American cities. In Orlando, Florida, Cuban residents gathered at a corner near a Sedano's supermarket to demand freedom for the island, according to images shared on social media.
In Miami, activists and opponents gathered for a meeting dedicated to demanding the right of exiled Cubans to return to their country.
The meeting was attended by opposition activists such as Anamely Ramos, Camila Lobón, Karel Bysquet, and José Daniel Ferrer, among other participants, reported journalist Norge Rodríguez, the founder of the alternative medium Yucabyte.
During the meeting, attendees insisted that the right to return to Cuba must be respected and argued that the island belongs to all Cubans, including those living abroad.
The new mobilizations of the diaspora come just a few weeks after the International Day of Demand for Freedom for Cuba, held in late February in several cities around the world, where exiles and activists denounced the lack of political freedoms on the island and called for the start of a democratic transition.
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