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Cuba: Luis Robles, a Year in Jail with No Trial or Sentence

Luis Robles Elizastigui was arrested on December 4, 2020, while protesting alone on the San Rafael Pedestrian Boulevard, in Havana.

The days will be mostly sunny and warm, without rain, with very weak winds blowing mainly from the east. Highs will be around 30°C (86 F).

This economic tension adds to tensions resulting from COVID-19, and they are challenging care and protection policies for the elderly.

“Here, there are people who are not with the Revolution and who can demonstrate freely,” the president emphasized.

A point that has become crystal clear is which side violence comes from, the ones who have wanted to crush other Cubans.

Silverio Portal entered prison yesterday to serve the four months that remain in his four year sentence for fabricated catch-all crimes.

Today’s featured artist is Ñico Saquito from Cuba with the song “Dale Tumba” from the album “Son cosas de Ñico Saquito” (1963).

Greg Rothschild from the United States took our photo of the day: “Artist in his workshop” in Havana, Cuba. He used a Fuji XT-2 camera.

Dear friends, this week we have dedicated our drawings to political prisoners in Cuba; especially the minors who are deprived of liberty.

Cuba’s failed agricultural policies, which promote dependence on imports instead of national production, baffles those that visit the country.