U.S. imposes fresh restrictions on Cuban officials ahead of protest anniversary

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Source:CGTN America

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez blasted the U.S. State Department’s decision to place visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials on Saturday, saying the moves violate international law.

The U.S. State Department said the restrictions apply to high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party and other officials who work in Cuba’s state communications and media sectors and say are implicated in the repression of the July 11, 2021 protests in Cuba.

The move suspends nonimmigrant entry into the U.S. for the 28 officers and employees of the Cuban government and Cuban Communist Party.

“State media officials continue to engage in a campaign against jailed July 11, 2021, protesters and their family members who speak publicly about their loved ones’ cases,” the U.S. State Department said.

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“In view of failed attempt to provoke popular uprising in Cuba in 2021, the U.S. government and its Secretary of State are seeking to discredit people’s victory over imperialist aggression,” Rodriguez said.

Human Rights Watch said this week the government had "systematically" violated the rights of those who protested to deter future demonstrations. Several such groups have called on the governments of other Latin American and European nations to more closely scrutinize the aftermath of last year´s protests.

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