Political Arrests Nearly Quadruple in Cuba Capitol Hill Cubans November 4, 2014
The Cuban Commission for Human Rights (CCHR) has documented 413 political arrests by the Castro regime during the month of October 2014.
This bring the total number of political arrests during the first ten months of this year to 8,012.
In just ten months, these 8,012 political arrests nearly quadruple the year-long tally of 2,074 political arrests in 2010.
To provide further perspective, since the Obama Administration began its efforts in 2009 to unilaterally ease sanctions and engage Castro's dictatorship, political arrests have nearly quadrupled -- and at this monthly rate, will more than quadruple by year's end.
The Castro regime clearly feels it's enjoying a high-level of impunity.
After all, despite its dramatic rise in repression, some still want to reward it with even greater sanctions relief.
It's a win-win for Cuba's dictatorship.
These are only political arrests that have been thoroughly documented. Many more are suspected.
More "reform" you can't believe in.
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Nine Cuban Political Prisoners Handed Long Sentences Capitol Hill Cubans November 4, 2014
In one of its recent editorials, The New York Times lauds that "in recent years [Cuban] officials have released political prisoners who had been held for years."
Of course, The New York Times chose to omit all those who are still serving long prison terms, as well as new political prisoners who have been arrested in recent years and remain arbitrarily imprisoned, e.g. The Ladies in White's Sonia Garro, labor leader Ulises Gonzalez Moreno, LGBT advocate David Bustamante and activist Ivan Fernandez Depestre.
Meanwhile, just last month (October), nine Cuban political prisoners were handed prison terms of 2-7 years for their democratic opposition.
They are Angel Remón Arzuaga, Alexander Otero, Jaquelin García, Johannes Arce, Yoelkis Rosabal, Ricardo Pelier, Ernesto Dufos, Carlos Manuel Figueroa and Santiago Montes de Oca.
Despite the deceptive efforts of The New York Times, Castro's lobbyists and propagandists, their names will not be forgotten.
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