{"id":91233,"date":"2020-11-24T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-fundacion-para-la-democracia-panamericana-two-young-artists-have-been-condemned-to-death-in-cuba-the-only-way-to-save-them-is-to-obtain-the-release-of-the-wrongfully-convicted-musician-den\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T08:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:36:06","slug":"fundacion-para-la-democracia-panamericana-la-accion-de-la-dictadura-ha-condenado-a-muerte-a-dos-jovenes-artistas-en-cuba-y-la-unica-manera-de-salvarlos-es-lograr-la-liberacion-del-joven-rapero-denis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/fundacion-para-la-democracia-panamericana-la-accion-de-la-dictadura-ha-condenado-a-muerte-a-dos-jovenes-artistas-en-cuba-y-la-unica-manera-de-salvarlos-es-lograr-la-liberacion-del-joven-rapero-denis\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundaci\u00f3n para la Democracia Panamericana: Two young artists have been condemned to death in Cuba; the only way to save them is to obtain the release of the wrongfully convicted musician Denis Sol\u00eds"},"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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 24, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0A healthy adult can live a maximum of five &#8211; at most, seven &#8211; days without drinking water under normal conditions. The bodies of <span class=\"xn-person\">Maykel and Luis Manuel<\/span> are deteriorating at an alarming rate, traces of blood in their urine warn of imminent kidney complications. Doctors warn that multiorgan failure could occur at any time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg03d0left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg03d0left\" title=\"Fundacion para la democracia panamericana \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fundacion para la democracia panamericana \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1341369\/FDP_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday, at <span class=\"xn-chron\">3:00 PM<\/span>, marked the 6th day of the hunger and thirst strike that Luis Manuel Otero Alc\u00e1ntara and <span class=\"xn-person\">Maykel Castillo<\/span> have maintained from their humble home, in the San Isidro neighborhood of Old Havana. They are demanding the release of 32-year-old Cuban rapper Denis Sol\u00eds, who was arrested, tried and convicted within 48 hours for ordering a policeman to leave his home after he broke in without permission.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;We are running out of time&#8221; said activist and <\/b><b>Morris Abram\u00a0<\/b><b>Award recipient Rosa Mar\u00eda Pay\u00e1.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;We have directly requested, and reiterate, our call to the Foreign Action Service of the European Union &#8211; which is in the process of dialogue with the Cuban dictatorship &#8211; to the ministers of the European Union and the Parliament; to the governments of the Americas; the Catholic Church and the Christian churches in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>; the International Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, <span class=\"xn-person\">Michelle Bachelet<\/span>; and His Holiness Pope Francis; so that they intervene before the government in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> in favor of the immediate release of rapper Denis Sol\u00eds and to save the lives of those on strike.&#8221; <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>She went on to say, &#8220;The imprisonment of Denis Sol\u00eds is incompatible with the lives of <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Manuel<\/span> and Maykel. It is a basic humanitarian issue. The authorities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> can release Denis Sol\u00eds on house arrest and send him home now. They can avoid the death of young artists, while clarifying the legal situation of Denis, whose incarceration has been riddled by obvious violations of due process.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The faces of the 14 people who, in solidarity with Denis, have been subject to a police blockade in the little house of San Isidro since <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 16<\/span>, resemble the faces of all Cubans. Among them are artists, academics, activists, journalists, self-employed workers, scientists &#8212; \u00a0all children of a broken <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> that they,\u00a0as many, refuse to lose.&#8221;\u00a0The siege, maintained by the political police, has prevented representatives of the Catholic church from offering them previously requested religious assistance. As a result, the regime is also in violation of the right of Cuban religious personnel to protect life.<\/p>\n<p>The regime has also prohibited family and friends from giving supplies to those who are not on a hunger strike, and they have banned all the representatives of the diplomatic corps who have wished to examine the status of the strikers. However, at dawn on the fourth day of the strike, an aggressor whom the political police sent and allowed to pass through the barred area, approached the door of the San Isidro residence with a hammer and broke a bottle on the head of artist <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Manuel Otero<\/span>. He remains in the house and has yet to receive any medical attention. <\/p>\n<p>The decision to initiate a hunger and thirst strike is the culmination of the extreme situation they are experiencing. These young victims are not alone in being subjected to some of the most brutal harassment and police violence; the citizenry of <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> is also and is a society that has run out of vital options. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span> is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, caused by the regime,\u00a0that has only been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been further exacerbated by the regime&#8217;s unwillingness to release humanitarian assistance\u00a0sent by Cubans in exile though churches\u00a0to the some of its most needy citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;We call for Liberty and Life for <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Cuba Decide<\/b><br \/>Cuba Decide is a citizen initiative to change the political and economic system in\u00a0Cuba\u00a0provoking a peaceful transition process towards democracy.<\/p>\n<p>THE STRATEGY<br \/>Generate the pressure necessary to force the regime to submit to the will of the people through coordinated non-violent action of the citizens and the international community.<br \/>Convert thousands of Cubans into agents of change through a platform that informs, involves, and mobilizes citizens on the Island.<\/p>\n<p>THE TOOL<br \/>Cubans must be free to decide their future.<br \/>To make the change, Cuba Decide proposes that the will of Cubans be expressed and complied with through a binding plebiscite in\u00a0Cuba\u00a0\u2015a direct vote of the people\u2015 to answer the following question:<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Are you in agreement with the convening of free, fair and plural elections exercising freedom of expression and of the press, and organizing freely in political parties and social organizations with total plurality?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Yes or No?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>JOIN US<br \/>A tremendous mobilization effort is under way!<br \/>Learn more and join our movement at cubadecide.org.<br \/>Be part of our conversations on Facebook.com\/CubaDecide and on Twitter and Instagram by following the user @CubaDecide and using the #CubaDecide tag<\/p>\n<p>FDP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which promotes the Cuba Decide platform alongside thousands of Cubans.<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT:<\/b><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Leandra Solano<\/span><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:media@cubadecide.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">media@cubadecide.org<\/a><br \/>305.209.5649<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE Cuba Decide<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgeeb6left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgeeb6left\" title=\"We urgently request the international community to intervene before the dictatorship for the freedom of Denis Solis and the life of artists and activists on the hunger stike. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"We urgently request the international community to intervene before the dictatorship for the freedom of Denis Solis and the life of artists and activists on the hunger stike. \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1341370\/English.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8976left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8976left\" title=\"Cuba Decide Official Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cuba Decide Official Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1056038\/Cuba_Decide_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2991768-1&amp;h=3640534989&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1341369%2FFDP_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1341369%2FFDP_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1341369\/FDP_Logo.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Photo\u00a0&#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2991768-1&amp;h=576542859&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1341370%2FEnglish.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1341370%2FEnglish.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1341370\/English.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2991768-1&amp;h=610607747&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1056038%2FCuba_Decide_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1056038%2FCuba_Decide_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1056038\/Cuba_Decide_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Fundaci\u00f3n para la Democracia Panamericana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 24, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0A healthy adult can live a maximum of five &#8211; at most, seven &#8211; days without drinking water under normal conditions. The bodies of <span class=\"xn-person\">Maykel and Luis Manuel<\/span> are deteriorating at an alarming rate, traces of blood in their urine warn of imminent kidney complications. Doctors warn that multiorgan failure could occur at any time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg03d0left\" dir=\"ltr\">&lt;img&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}