US President Joe Biden authorized new sanctions on Cuban officials responsible for the suppression of peaceful protesters on Thursday.
This marks the first action by the White House since the outbreak Cuban repression last week.Official already Pressure Biden took action against the Cuban regime, which has been detaining protesters and Cut off access to the internet.
Biden said in a statement: “I unequivocally condemn mass detentions and false trials, and unfairly sentence those who dare to speak out to intimidate and threaten the Cuban people to remain silent.” statement.
The statement stated that the White House will work with its Latin American partners to “press the regime to immediately release wrongfully detained political prisoners, restore Internet access, and allow the Cuban people to enjoy basic rights.”
They will also refurbish the U.S. Embassy in Havana to provide consular services to Cubans and improve diplomatic efforts.
Cuban police arrested around 500 demonstrators and activists Who took it Their concerns They took to the streets on July 11 to protest the restrictions on their access to basic goods, including food, medicines and COVID-19 vaccines.
The Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Affairs Bureau of the US State Department, Zhu Lizhong, stated that the government will impose “severe sanctions” on the Cuban people and “impose officials responsible for the brutal suppression of the regime.”
“The Cuban officials responsible for the violence, suppression and human rights violations committed by peaceful Cuban protesters must be held accountable,” Zhong wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
Zhong said that the White House will also expedite any requests for the export of humanitarian or medical supplies to the Cuban people, and urged international partners to do the same.
