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Cuba's anti-government protesters sentenced up to 30 years behind bars
CNN ^ | March 17, 2022 | Patrick Oppmann, Marlon Sorto and Valentina Di Donato,

Posted on 04/03/2022 5:08:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Last July, hundreds of Cubans across the country defied the government and took to the streets against chronic shortages and lack of basic freedoms.

Despite widespread calls following the protests for amnesty, the Cuban government has come down hard on demonstrators -- meting out lengthy prison sentences. Shortly after the protests started, police and special forces went door to door looking for those who participated.

Cubans chanted "freedom" at last year's protests, showing their rage about food shortages, medicine, and electricity when Covid-19 cases had skyrocketed in the country.

Some of the protesters' family members say regardless of the mass trials and harsh sentences, anti-government resentment will continue to simmer.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Cuba
KEYWORDS: cuba

1 posted on 04/03/2022 5:08:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

CNN is jealous Biden Regime can’t do the same to MAGA Supporters.

At least not yet.


2 posted on 04/03/2022 5:10:13 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: BenLurkin

They should have LEARNED THEM and given them 50 years, take away the TV, and punish them. Who has a right to question the government. Take Jan. 6th for example. Those people were trying to overthrow their gov’t that did not represent them.


3 posted on 04/03/2022 5:10:19 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: BenLurkin

Jan. 6 Judge: “Hold my beer.”


4 posted on 04/03/2022 5:11:07 PM PDT by throwthebumsout
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To: BenLurkin

Geez, who does the Cuban government think they are...the Biden Administration?


5 posted on 04/03/2022 5:12:44 PM PDT by rlmorel (Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
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Well, ours haven’t even gotten sentenced yet. What goes around comes around.


6 posted on 04/03/2022 5:13:28 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: Hostage

CNN is jealous Biden Regime can’t do the same to MAGA Supporters.

At least not yet.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hold on now.

Check the DC Gulag for all the J6 insurrectionist that have been stuck in solitary confinement without proper meds & no charges filed for over 15 months


7 posted on 04/03/2022 5:13:34 PM PDT by thinden
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To: BenLurkin

Nothing ever changes in Kooba.


8 posted on 04/03/2022 5:20:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Depopulate the depopulationists. --FJB)
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To: BenLurkin

Chucky and Nanzi are drooling over the thought.

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9 posted on 04/03/2022 5:28:51 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: BenLurkin

“Cuba’s anti-government protesters sentenced up to 30 years behind bars”

Pretty soon they’ll catch up to the Jan 6th protesters.


10 posted on 04/03/2022 5:42:28 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to recruit children, but anti-Putin people are)
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<>Well, ours haven’t even gotten sentenced yet.<>

Huh? No one from Jan 6th sentenced?


11 posted on 04/03/2022 6:10:36 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: BenLurkin

Medea Benjamin, Jodi Evans, Code Pinko, and Rep. Maxine Waters are happy now.


12 posted on 04/03/2022 10:53:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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“Huh? No one from Jan 6th sentenced?”

I thought one guy got sentenced. I must be way behind.


13 posted on 04/04/2022 6:17:42 AM PDT by dljordan
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