Cuba Opposition Calls For New National March in November
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With more than 700 arrested participants of the July 20 anti-Communist Uprising and intimidation of freedom fighters, the opposition decided to take on the streets in five weeks, emphasising the march is a non-violent protest.
The Archipelago Project and the Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba are setting up organising committees in all of the country's provinces.
Cuban opposition will call for the release of the UNPACU leader Mr. Jose Daniel Ferrer, whom the regime has been holding incommunicado. Mr. Ferrer was arrested while ill, raising concerns about his life.
Like during July 20 protests, in November, Cubans will call for religious freedom and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Cuban opposition called for a new anti-Communist demonstration on November 20 and asked not to respond to police violence with strength.
On Tuesday, an opposition group from the sizeable province of Cienfuegos joined the organisers of the protests.
Like during July 20 protests, in November, Cubans will call for religious freedom and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
The march in itself clarifies that there are no leaders or heads of these initiatives. But all citizens and everyone stands to defend his or her rights and dignity, stated David Alejandro Martínez, one of the Cienfuegos organisers.
The activist Ms. Marthadela Tamayo from the Cuban Women's Network, which is part of the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba, one of the organisers of the march, explained that the opposition has left without any other choice.
Although article 56 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba legitimizes and grants citizens the right to demonstrate peacefully, the Cuban regime has launched repressions against all the July 11 protesters, Ms. Tamayo stated.
The organisers of the November march called in the appeal for continued peaceful resistance that includes peaceful marches, national strikes, sit-ins, rallies, cultural expressions, and collection of signatures under the petitions. The list of the civility norms distributed by the opposition includes non-violence, complying with police instructions including arrests, and respect for all private and public property.
The regime warned the opposition it would put every effort to prevent the march.
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