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    EU and Cuba clash over condemnation of protest crackdown

    The EU issued a statement calling on Cuban authorities to respect human rights. This includes releasing arbitrarily detained protesters and allowing freedom of expression and freedom of the press. More than 700 Cuban protesters have been detained and yet the Cuban Foreign Minister continues to blame the US embargo for the problems in […]

    US sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans

    Three weeks after the July 11th protests in Cuba the Biden administration met with Cuban American activists to hear their opinions about the situation in Cuba. New sanctions were announced against Cuba’s national revolutionary police and its top two officials. The Police Nacional Revolcionaria and the agency’s director and deputy director, Oscar Callejas […]