A group of Cuban American members of Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have called for Cuba’s freedom and the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners as part of a commemoration of the archipelago’s Independence Day.
“Cuba will be free again! Today, May 20, we honor the birth of the Republic of Cuba and all the brave people who continue to fight against tyranny. Freedom is not negotiable,” wrote Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on social media platform X.
In a separate post, Salazar, the daughter of Cuban exiles, said that May 20 “marks the birth of a dream once realized, an independent Cuban republic.”...
