“In several parts of Havana, journalists and activists reported that State Security agents prevented them from leaving their homes on Feb. 24, the 30th anniversary of the downing of the Hermanos al Rescate planes.
Journalist Camila Acosta shared on social media a photo of a man stationed near her home. 'This is the repressor on duty,' she wrote, denouncing that the officer was there to prevent her from leaving her house. According to her post, the scene was part of an operation to suppress any attempt to commemorate or speak out about the date.
Yoani Sánchez described a similar situation from her home in Havana. In a Facebook post, she recounted how an agent, wearing a hat and dark glasses, briefly identified himself to warn her and journalist Reinaldo Escobar that they could not leave the building because it was 'a date of the counterrevolution.'"
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This monitor entry was translated from Spanish with AI assistance and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
