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Senator Chris Van Hollen rejects current policy towards Cuba

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (Democrat from Maryland) joined this Sunday the calls to end the recent measures by the U.S. government that directly affect the Cuban people, preventing them from accessing the fuel necessary for the normal functioning of the country.

The legislator urged a change in the current policy and described its implementation over more than six decades as “failed.”

See below the link to his post on X:

New voices join the call for Cuba

Various figures from the arts and culture continue to join the call directed at the United States government to end its aggressive policy towards Cuba.

 Recognized personalities from film, music, and television have signed an open letter demanding that Washington cease the measures that directly affect the Cuban population. Among the new signatories are actress and activist Jane Fonda, actor Ed Harris, actress and model Indya Moore, Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, British musician Roger Waters, and Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany.

McGovern introduces bill to end U.S. blockade against Cuba and calls for diplomacy

US Representative Jim McGovern (Democrat from Massachusetts) and Co-Chair of the Human Rights Commission Tom Lantos presented a new bill aimed at repealing the legal basis for the economic blockade that the United States has maintained against Cuba for more than six decades. The initiative comes in response to the actions of the current US administration, which imposes trade tariffs on countries that trade oil with the island.

African-American press leader: "Cuba poses no threat to the United States"

Reverend Benjamin Chavis Jr., president and chief executive officer of the National Negro Publishers Association (NNPA), stated that Cuba poses no threat to his country and called for the lifting of the blockade.

"In terms of international relations, in terms of international security, Cuba poses no threat to the United States of America. So why should the United States of America pose a threat to Cuba?" Chavis said in an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina in this capital.

170 Undocumented Migrants Return to Cuba from the U.S.

In compliance with bilateral migration agreements, 170 undocumented migrants returned to Cuba from the United States on Monday, February 9.

In the first repatriation operation of the year from the U.S., carried out at José Martí International Airport, 153 men and 17 women arrived.

Three of these individuals were taken into custody for questioning as suspected criminals who had committed crimes before leaving the country.

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