{"id":1124342,"date":"2021-12-16T07:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124342"},"modified":"2021-12-16T07:14:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:14:30","slug":"white-house-hung-up-on-senator-who-pleaded-help-for-activist-being-tortured-by-cuban-communists-senator-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-hung-up-on-senator-who-pleaded-help-for-activist-being-tortured-by-cuban-communists-senator-says\/","title":{"rendered":"White House \u2018Hung Up\u2019 On Senator Who Pleaded Help For Activist Being Tortured By Cuban Communists, Senator Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-hung-up-on-senator-who-pleaded-help-for-activist-being-tortured-by-cuban-communists-senator-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s White House reportedly hung up on a U.S. senator who called the administration seeking to get help for an activist who is being tortured by the communist regime in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) reached out to the administration to discuss reports that Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer, a human rights activist and the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), is being tortured by the communist regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @WhiteHouse just hung up on me when I called to talk to someone about the horrific torture &amp; abuse @jdanielferrer is experiencing as a prisoner of the illegitimate communist Cuban regime,\u201d Scott tweeted. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just weakness; it\u2019s shameful cowardice. I won\u2019t tolerate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer had his right to home detention revoked back in August and was ordered to serve a four-year prison sentence on charges that critics say are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has been a vocal advocate for Ferrer, warning that the communist regime was trying to end his life by subjecting him to psychological and physical torture.<\/p>\n<p>Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/2021\/12\/sen-rick-scott-urges-biden-un-human-rights-groups-to-call-for-humanitarian-release-of-jos-daniel-ferrer\">said<\/a> in a statement last week:<\/p>\n<p><em>Today marks 150 days of Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer being unjustly detained in isolation, where he is subjected to physical and psychological torture by the brutal communist Cuban regime in an attempt to end his life. According to Jos\u00e9 Daniel\u2019s family, his health is dire \u2013 he\u2019s suffering from severe headaches, mouth bleeding, malnutrition, cough and insomnia \u2013 all products of the cruel torture and inhumane treatment from the regime. The illegitimate authoritarian Cuban regime is clearly terrified of brave and courageous leaders like Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer who are the face of a free Cuba. They are doing everything they can to persecute, kidnap, torture and kill anyone who stands up against their oppression. The international community can no longer look the other way while Diaz-Canel and Castro commit genocide against their own people. And for all who do business with the communist regime, this should be a wakeup call. Whether it\u2019s tourism, trade or other business \u2013 doing business with the regime funds this horrific torture and the stripping of basic human rights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If Joe Biden truly cares about human rights and takes seriously his job as leader of the free world, he\u2019ll join me in demanding the immediate release of Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer and calling on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for a humanitarian medical visit to Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer immediately. Every freedom-loving nation and human right group across the world must stand with Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer and the courageous activists who bravely fight to defend human rights, freedom and the democratic movement in Cuba.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s White House reportedly hung up on a U.S. senator who called the administration seeking to get help for an activist who is being tortured by the communist regime in Cuba.Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) reached out to the administration to discuss reports that Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer, a human rights activist and the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), is being tortured by the communist regime.\u201cThe @WhiteHouse just hung up on me when I called to talk to someone about the horrific torture &#038; abuse @jdanielferrer is experiencing as a prisoner of the illegitimate communist Cuban regime,\u201d Scott tweeted. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just weakness; it\u2019s shameful cowardice. I won\u2019t tolerate it.\u201dFerrer had his right to home detention revoked back in August and was ordered to serve a four-year prison sentence on charges that critics say are politically motivated.Scott has been a vocal advocate for Ferrer, warning that the communist regime was trying to end his life by subjecting him to psychological and physical torture.Scott said in a statement last week:Today marks 150 days of Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer being unjustly detained in isolation, where he is subjected to physical and psychological torture by the brutal communist Cuban regime in an attempt to end his life. According to Jos\u00e9 Daniel\u2019s family, his health is dire \u2013 he\u2019s suffering from severe headaches, mouth bleeding, malnutrition, cough and insomnia \u2013 all products of the cruel torture and inhumane treatment from the regime. The illegitimate authoritarian Cuban regime is clearly terrified of brave and courageous leaders like Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer who are the face of a free Cuba. They are doing everything they can to persecute, kidnap, torture and kill anyone who stands up against their oppression. The international community can no longer look the other way while Diaz-Canel and Castro commit genocide against their own people. And for all who do business with the communist regime, this should be a wakeup call. Whether it\u2019s tourism, trade or other business \u2013 doing business with the regime funds this horrific torture and the stripping of basic human rights.If Joe Biden truly cares about human rights and takes seriously his job as leader of the free world, he\u2019ll join me in demanding the immediate release of Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer and calling on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for a humanitarian medical visit to Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer immediately. Every freedom-loving nation and human right group across the world must stand with Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer and the courageous activists who bravely fight to defend human rights, freedom and the democratic movement in Cuba.Related:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1124342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1124342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1124342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1124342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1124342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}