To promote a peaceful transition to a Cuba that respects human rights
and political and economic freedomsVigil for Cuban martyrs. Cuban Dissident leaders slated for trial on May 29-30, activists say. The Washington Post on the importance of global solidarityPhoto by Michelle Sague (OCB) A vigil was held in front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C on May 25, 2022, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm to mark 50 years since student leader Pedro Luis Boitel Abraham died on hunger strike at the El Príncipe Prison in Havana where he was tortured. The individuals responsible for his death remain in power in Cuba, or have died after decades in power. Journalist Michelle Sague of Marti Noticias reported on this story, and took the above photo. Vigil participants also called for the freedom of all Cuban political prisoners, and the image of Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, and others were included to represent current prisoners of conscience. He has been in prison since July 11, 2021, and will be put on trial on May 30, 2022, according to Reuters. This vigil outside the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. was an act of solidarity. It was a call for truth, memory, and justice or in one word accountability. The Washington Post in their May 23, 2022 editorial "To free Cuba, global solidarity is more important than U.S. policy" said that "the most important thing those outside the island can do for its people is to maintain unwavering, vocal solidarity with them — and moral clarity about the true source of their poverty and oppression." |
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