{"id":83685,"date":"2020-08-24T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-humanitarian-aid-arrives-in-cuba-only-to-be-blocked-from-its-rightful-owners\/"},"modified":"2020-08-24T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:45:02","slug":"regimen-cubano-niega-ayuda-humanitaria-a-su-propio-pueblo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/regimen-cubano-niega-ayuda-humanitaria-a-su-propio-pueblo\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarian Aid arrives in Cuba only to be blocked from its rightful owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen3{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n.prntar{\nTEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 24, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The board of directors of the Fundaci\u00f3n para la Democracia Panamericana, together with Rosa Mar\u00eda Pay\u00e1 and <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Miami<\/span> Mayor, <span class=\"xn-person\">Francis Suarez<\/span>, sent a letter, found below, on\u00a0Friday, August 14, to\u00a0twenty-seven members of the United States Congress, including <span class=\"xn-person\">Bernie Sanders<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Karen Bass<\/span>. The letter was written\u00a0to request their support\u00a0in obtaining the release of humanitarian aid sent to Cuba, specifically following a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2894975-1&amp;h=1632884702&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgovern.house.gov%2Fuploadedfiles%2Fcovid_19_letter_to_secretary_state_final.pdf&amp;a=letter\" rel=\"nofollow\">letter<\/a> they sent to Secretary of State, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Pompeo<\/span>. The aid has been arbitrarily withheld by the authorities of the Cuban regime on the Island, despite the serious crisis that the country is facing. The letter to the members of Congress is signed by more than 30 citizens, churches and organizations of <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and Cuba involved in the Solidarity among Brothers effort as organizers or recipients.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevide985left\" title=\"Humanitarian aid arrives in Cuba but remains blocked from delivery to its rightful owners\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"prnevide985left\" name=\"prnevide985left\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1232233\/FINF.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false\"\/><object name=\"prnevide985left\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"autostart\" value=\"false\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1232233\/FINF.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false\"\/><\/object><\/object><\/div>\n<p><u>Our letter follows:<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntar\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">August 14, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Congress member,<\/p>\n<p>We are U.S. and Cuban citizens who appreciate the interest you have recently expressed in the &#8220;health and safety of not only Cubans but Americans and others in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> region,&#8221; in a letter to Secretary of State, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Pompeo<\/span>, signed in <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 2020<\/span> by 27 members of the U.S. Senate and the House, including yourself. <\/p>\n<p>Taking your words into consideration, we urge you to support the demand that all the humanitarian aid we collected in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 2020<\/span>, which was later sent to Cuba with the help of Christian churches through regular channels, be delivered immediately and without further governmental intervention to its legitimate recipients in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>. This aid has been arbitrarily detained by the Cuban authorities upon its arrival to the Island.<\/p>\n<p>In the hopes of mitigating the impact of the crisis being suffered by the Cuban people, aggravated by COVID-19, we, along with hundreds of other citizens, contributed to the donation drive <i>Solidaridad Entre Hermanos<\/i> \/ <i>Solidarity Among Brothers<\/i>, in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami, Florida<\/span>, where thousands of pounds of humanitarian aid were collected in <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 2020<\/span>. This effort was conducted with the intention to provide as many products as possible to our brothers and sisters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>, so that the most vulnerable families can maintain appropriate hygiene, as well as feed themselves substantially, during the current crisis. At least 15,000 Cuban families managed to register to receive this assistance on our website, despite having to bypass the cyber-attacks by Cuban authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba is in crisis. The rule of the single-party communist government, that exerts centralized control upon all aspects of Cuban society, has not only caused a dire humanitarian crisis, but has also increased political repression. Every day, due to the shortages of food and basic needs, the people of Cuba must stand in long lines, which eventually become crowds, in order to buy whatever is offered by the Cuban State, making it impossible to take safety measures against the Coronavirus pandemic. To make matters worse, the Cuban State is now selling several basic-need products in hard currency, making it impossible for the majority of Cuban families to have access to them given that all salaries are paid in national currency. <\/p>\n<p>As Cubans of the diaspora, our ability to directly help our families in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> should be without restrictions from any government. In the spirit of your statements in the aforementioned letter, which emphasizes that government interference with humanitarian efforts like ours is &#8220;dangerous and contrary to our longstanding tradition of not politicizing the delivery of humanitarian aid,&#8221; we hope to have your support in our efforts to deliver these goods to their rightful recipients, since &#8220;in such an unprecedented emergency caused by a deadly virus that is so easily transmissible, public health and safety must take precedence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is not of a political nature, but it is a people-to-people humanitarian effort, which was not met with any obstacles from the U.S. State Department. It is in this regard that we call upon you to use your influential platform in order to stay true to your words as government officials, and to please demand that the supplies provided by <i>Solidaridad Entre Hermanos<\/i> \/ <i>Solidarity Among Brothers<\/i>, which have been \u00a0detained by the Cuban authorities\u2015despite the fact that we fully complied with the Cuban law\u2015be immediately released and delivered to their rightful recipients. <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, our request is that you support us in demanding the Cuban State to: <\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Remove all arbitrary barriers that are being imposed to prevent the delivery of the goods; <\/li>\n<li>and allow the members of the church community, the rightful owners of the goods, as well as other people of good will in Cuban civil society, to distribute the humanitarian assistance without interference. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I appreciate your assistance and request that you please send a response if you are able to help us with this critical issue during these trying times.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your time and consideration of this request.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTablee580\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><u>Dr. Omar Vento, Rosa Mar\u00eda Pay\u00e1 &amp; Victor Pujals<\/u>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&amp;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><u>Francis Suarez, <\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Fundaci\u00f3n para la Democracia Panamericana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mayor of Miami, Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Miami FL\u00a0USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Berta Soler<\/span> &#8211; Damas de Blanco, La Habana, Cuba (Ladies in White)<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 <span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Ferrer<\/span> &#8211; Uni\u00f3n Patri\u00f3tica de Cuba, Promotores de Cuba Decide, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Ram\u00f3n Sa\u00fal S\u00e1nchez &#8211; Movimiento Democracia, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami FL<\/span>, US<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Otaola<\/span> &#8211; Influencer, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, US<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 D\u00edaz Silva &#8211; Mov. Opositores por una Nueva Rep\u00fablica, Promotores de Cuba Decide, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1ngel J. <span class=\"xn-person\">Moya Acosta<\/span> &#8211; Movimiento Libertad Democr\u00e1tica por Cuba, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>F\u00e9lix Navarro &#8211; Partido por la Democracia Pedro Luis Boitel, Promotores Cuba Decide, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>V\u00edctor M. Due\u00f1as Otero &#8211; <span class=\"xn-person\">Grupo de<\/span> apoyo a Cuba Decide, Pa\u00edses Bajos<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Cristina Mar\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez Pent\u00f3n &#8211; Representante en Cuba del Ministerio Internacional &#8220;De Mujer a Mujer&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Dayixys \u00c1vila Herrera &#8211; Iglesia &#8220;Mi Vi\u00f1a&#8221;, Santa Clara, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Olaine Tejeda Beltr\u00e1n \u2013 L\u00edder de la comunidad jud\u00eda Bnei Anusim, Nuevitas, Camag\u00fcey, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Daniel Josu\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Naranjo &#8211; Presidente Iglesias Bautistas Misi\u00f3n Bereana, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Yoel Demetrio Aspron Morales<\/span> &#8211; Presidente Iglesia Misionera en Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Yilber Durant Dom\u00ednguez \u2013 Ministerio &#8220;Fuego y Din\u00e1mica&#8221;, Nuevitas, Camag\u00fcey, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Mario Jorge Travieso Medina<\/span> \u2013 Ministerio &#8220;Viento Recio&#8221;, Las Tunas, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Bernardo de Quesada Salom\u00f3n &#8211; Ministerio &#8220;Fuego y Din\u00e1mica&#8221;, Camag\u00fcey, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Jorge Luis P\u00e9rez V\u00e1zquez \u2013 Ministerio Rehobot, El Cristo, <span class=\"xn-person\">Santiago de Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Alayn Toledano Valiente<\/span> &#8211; Ministerio &#8220;Sendas de Justicia&#8221;, <span class=\"xn-person\">Santiago de Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rev. Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez Cepero \u2013 Ministerio Bet-El-Shalom, Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Sol P\u00e9rez \u2013 Periodista, Santa Clara, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 G. 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