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Cuba Urged To End Repression Of Artists

December 10, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Cuba Urged To End Repression Of ArtistsAlthough the Castro’s are no longer in direct command, Cuba remains a repressive state. Artists, in particular are a target of state-sponsored abuse. This article is published by Human Rights Watch. Here is an excerpt:

The Cuban government should immediately stop its abuses against Cuban artists, over 300 prominent figures from the art world said today in a statement co-signed by PEN International, the Artists at Risk Connection of PEN America, and Human Rights Watch. The Cuban government should respect freedom of expression, release arbitrarily detained artists, drop abusive criminal charges, and allow those in exile to return to their country, the arts figures and human rights groups said.

“The level of injustice and repression the Cuban government is imposing on its own people is reaching ever higher levels,” said Tania Bruguera, a performance artist. “The government not only exercises constant censorship over the artists, but in its actions to prevent and criminalize peaceful protest and dissent, now it has made the entire people of Cuba enemy of the state. As an artist and as a Cuban, I am very scared for the future of my country.”

The artists who signed the statement include world-renowned figures such as Meryl Streep, Paul Auster, Orhan Pamuk, Elena Poniatowska, Isabel Allende, Jules Feiffer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Khaled Hosseini, as well as notable Cuban artists, including Tania Bruguera, Coco Fusco, and Hamlet Lavastida.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Cuba, Dictatorships, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Artwork

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