about us

video

More than 600 Arrests After…

NEWS

Hundreds of Cubans are Still Under Arrest

Yamelic Bernal Mother of Liam Sánchez Still Under Arrest in Cuba

Rosa María Payá Director of Cuba Decide (Cuba Decides)

The man who appears screaming in this video is my brother who was telling the whole truth to the Cuban dictatorship.

Via Telephone from Cuba

“They fractured a rib; they beat my head; they threw me to the ground; they trampled me; they took me to the police station; they put me in a car. I was handcuffed. They put the handcuffs on their hands. They broke my head. They cut my face with the handcuffs as if they were metal knuckles.”

Madre, “Ten days praying to God for my son, that it will end soon, that they realize my son is innocent, that they will free him.”

Broadcaster, “There is no consolation for this mother who has been on edge since July 11 over the arrest of her son, Liam Sánchez. The 25 -year- old musician was walking in Havana while documenting the protests with his cell phone. He never expected to be violently arrested by the police.”

Mother, “I thought I would die, would die. My son was saying, ‘Help me! Help me!’ and then he said a word. And it is hard to say I can’t help you. And every day I start to cry. And every day I think I will say, mom is here. But nothing. No one can talk to him.

Broadcaster, “They were able to locate him in the prison at 100 and Aldabó. And even though his grandmother has gone daily and pleaded to see him, they have had no luck. In Miami, his mother is sleepless and does not let go of the cell phone for an instant.”

Mother, “Every day I write [text] him your mom misses you. Every day.”

Broadcaster, “It is the same anguish shared by hundreds of families that implore the regime to free their loved ones.”

Broadcaster, “The organization Cuba Decide (Cuba Decides) has documented about 627 arrests. Approximately 100 have been freed”

Rosa María Payá, “Actually, that is a very partial number. We estimate that there are thousands of Cubans, especially young people, who are under arrest, or are missing detainees. One of their main concerns is for their physical well-being.”

Broadcaster, “The man seen in this video was beaten, arrested and luckily freed already.”

Man, “They fractured a rib; they beat my head; they threw me to the ground; they trampled me; they took me to the police station; they put me in a car. I was handcuffed. They put the handcuffs on their hands. They broke my head. They cut my face with the handcuffs as if they were metal knuckles.”

Broadcaster, “He is praying the world will not forget those who are now in prison for being on the streets to claim liberty. From Miami, Florida Lourdes Hurtado Telemundo News.”