The Cuban exile community has called for a new mass demonstration this Sunday, April 26, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the FPL Solar Amphitheater in Bayfront Park, Miami, under the name "Free Cuba Rally".
The event was announced on April 1 during a prayer and unity gathering held at the Miami city hall, called by Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat, the Secretary General of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, with the participation of local political leaders and representatives from exile organizations.
"We are announcing a massive event in support of freedom for Cuba for real change. Real change means a provisional government, the departure of the Castros and the Communist Party from power, and the restoration of all freedoms to the Cuban people," stated Gutiérrez Boronat.
The commissioner of District 3 of Miami, Rolando Escalona, stated that "the city of Miami is the cradle of exile. It was understood that this would be for a short period of time. 67 years have passed and the dictatorship is still there. There can be no freedom with conditions, and there can be no negotiations with the dictatorship we have right now."
The rally on April 26 is the second major mobilization of the exile community in South Florida in less than a month. The first took place on March 24 at Milander Park in Hialeah, where figures such as José Daniel Ferrer, Rosa María Payá, and Gutiérrez Boronat himself participated, alongside artists like Yotuel, Jacob Forever, and Lena Burke.
These mobilizations are taking place while Cuba is experiencing one of its worst crises in decades: power outages lasting up to 30 hours a day, extreme shortages of food and medicine, and a historic record of 953 protests recorded in January according to the Cuban Conflict Observatory.
The number of political prisoners on the island exceeds 1,200 according to the organization Prisoners Defenders, with monthly arrests rising from 15 in 2025 to 45 in March 2026.
The demands of the exile community are clear: a democratic transition with internationally supervised free elections, the immediate release of all political prisoners, and respect for freedoms of expression, association, and the press.
The admission to the event is free and open to the public, with prayers starting at four in the afternoon. The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance describes it as "an act of struggle, prayer, and culture for real change in Cuba."
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