Cuba Libre at the UN and the hysterical reaction of the Castro regime

This Monday afternoon, around one thirty, as we were entering the United Nations hall in New York for the event "Cuba Libre: the oppression that Havana hides," organized by the U.S. ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, the representation of the Cuban regime once again showcased the true nature of that criminal tyranny.

The representative of the dictatorship, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, and other members of his delegation staged a disgraceful rally denouncing María Werlau, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Emilio Morales, Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, the undersigned, and other Cuban guests, as well as Ambassador Mike Waltz and the U.S. delegation.

The shouts, insults, and accusations from those diplomats constituted a display of intolerance, aggression, and poor manners. Their hysterical behavior recalled the repudiation rallies organized for decades by the Castro regime's political police.

If their diplomats behave this way in front of cameras, journalists, and foreign representatives, imagine how they treat defenseless citizens within Cuba.

The event received widespread attention on social media and international media outlets, including Reuters, Associated Press, EFE, Martí Noticias, CiberCuba, CubaNet, and ADN Cuba. Rather than intimidating us, it allowed us to show the world the true nature of the regime—the one they always try to hide.

During the meeting, Mike Waltz condemned the repression and privileges of the ruling elite.

María Werlau presented the mechanisms of labor exploitation and control over Cuban professionals sent abroad, particularly doctors.

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara denounced the persecution of independent artists, remembered Maykel Osorbo, and defended the freedoms of expression and creation.

The economist Emilio Morales explained how the military conglomerate GAESA concentrates enormous economic resources while millions of Cubans suffer from hunger, blackouts, and deprivation.

For my part, I reported the tortures, beatings, threats, and inhumane conditions suffered by Cuban political prisoners. I also explained how the dictatorship uses favorable votes on its resolution regarding U.S. sanctions to make our people believe that the world supports the Communist Party.

Our request was clear: that free and democratic countries vote NO to the Castro resolution on October 27 and 28, or, at the very least, abstain.

We urge to maintain political pressure and targeted sanctions against those responsible for repression, alongside humanitarian aid distributed through churches and independent organizations.

Being supportive of Cuba means backing its people, not empowering their oppressors.

The representative of Ukraine also intervened, denouncing the recruitment of Cuban citizens to fight in the Russian army during the aggression against their country. This accusation highlights the consequences of the close alliance between Havana and Moscow.

The event provoked an angry reaction from Chancellor Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who made serious accusations against Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat.

This deserves some reflection. Those who claim to be anti-communist opponents but tend to slander and attack other opponents should carefully weigh their words. When their accusations align with the slanders of the tyrant's chancellor, they risk coming across as too suspicious.

I consider Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, along with the other compatriots present, to be honest individuals committed to the freedom, democracy, and prosperity of Cuba.

While the representatives of the regime were staging their shameful display in New York, in Miami a warrant for arrest against Raúl Castro was announced, in connection with the murder of four pilots from Hermanos al Rescate on February 24, 1996.

That news was celebrated by numerous Cuban exiles and represented another important step in the demand for justice after decades of impunity.

Moscow's reaction was also swift. The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected the order against Raúl Castro, once again demonstrating the solidarity between two authoritarian regimes that oppose the West.

Castrismo faces an increasingly complicated international landscape. A potential defeat of Lula da Silva by Flávio Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections on October 25 would significantly weaken its regional support, particularly from the governments of Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico and the Frente Amplio in Uruguay.

Meanwhile, European and American scrutiny of the repression is increasing, and the Cuban people continue to express their dissatisfaction in the face of hunger, power outages, misery, and the absence of freedoms.

The tyranny maintains close relationships with Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Belarus, and other dictatorships. However, those alliances cannot conceal its economic failure, political isolation, or its responsibility for national suffering.

What happened yesterday at the United Nations demonstrated that the dictatorship fears the truth. That is why it shouts, threatens, and insults when it cannot refute our arguments. The regime's crisis deepens, and the chances of a real democratic transition in our homeland are growing.