{"id":608082,"date":"2021-08-01T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=608082"},"modified":"2021-08-01T17:06:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:06:01","slug":"senate-foreign-relations-committee-unanimously-approves-resolution-supporting-cuba-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-foreign-relations-committee-unanimously-approves-resolution-supporting-cuba-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Foreign Relations Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Supporting Cuba Protesters"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsenate-foreign-relations-committee-unanimously-approves-resolution-supporting-cuba-protesters%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=608082&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rubio-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a resolution supporting anti-regime protesters in Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/cuba\"><span>Cuba<\/span><\/a><span> is witnessing unprecedented and widespread protests against the island\u2019s communist dictatorship, which has since cracked down harshly on dissidents. Hundreds of Cubans are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cubans-search-desperately-for-missing-relatives-government-says-protesters-will-be-prosecuted\"><span>unsure<\/span><\/a><span> of their loved ones\u2019 whereabouts, while officers reportedly sexually <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-unforgivable-17-year-old-cuban-girl-given-8-months-prison-in-summary-trial-sexually-assaulted-by-regime-officials\"><span>assaulted<\/span><\/a><span> at least one detained teenager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/chair\/release\/senate-committee-approves-resolution-reaffirming-congressional-support-for-cubas-pro-democracy-movement\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span> from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the resolution condemns \u201cthe Cuban government\u2019s violent response to the thousands of Cuban citizens who have taken to the streets to peacefully call for respect for basic human rights and the end of the dictatorship in Cuba.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs the oppressive Communist Cuban regime continues to hold the people of Cuba hostage after 62 years of repression and constant abuses, I welcome the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations\u2019 passage of this important bipartisan resolution,\u201d remarked Sen. Rubio (R-FL). \u201cThe U.S. must stand with the courageous people of Cuba as they fight for their basic freedoms and against tyranny.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis month, we saw decades of deep Cuban frustration over inept, corrupt, and cruel governance boil over,\u201d added Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). \u201cWhile I have long argued for a change in the failed U.S. policy toward Cuba, the Cuban people know the real source of their island\u2019s lost potential rests squarely with the ruling dictatorship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Updated%20Cuba%20Reso%207.15.2021.pdf\"><span>resolution<\/span><\/a><span> reads in part:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"34\">\n<p><i><span>Whereas the nationwide protests represent the full diversity of Cuban society, with demonstrators proudly proclaiming \u2018\u2018Patria y Vida!\u2019\u2019 (Homeland and Life!) and calling for \u2018\u2018libertad\u2019\u2019 (liberty);&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Whereas despite the authoritarian regime\u2019s blocking of internet service to prevent the spread of information about the demonstrations, Cubans witnessed examples of their compatriots demanding change in their country and courageously joined the growing protests;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Whereas despite the peaceful nature of the demonstrations, Miguel Diaz-Canel incited violence among Cubans and encouraged his supporters to attack peaceful protestors, declaring in a televised address, \u2018\u2018the order to fight has been given \u2014 into the streets\u2019\u2019 and pledged his supporters\u2019 lives: \u2018\u2018Over our dead bodies. We are prepared to do anything\u2019\u2019;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Whereas for years the Cuban regime has exported its authoritarian methods to Venezuela, sending intelligence personnel to assist Venezuelan security forces as they repressed similar peaceful protests calling for democratic change;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Senate: expresses its strong solidarity with the people of Cuba in their desire to live in a free and democratic country with uncensored access to information, justice, and economic prosperity.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The resolution will next move to the Senate floor for approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>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 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a resolution supporting anti-regime protesters in Cuba.Cuba is witnessing unprecedented and widespread protests against the island\u2019s communist dictatorship, which has since cracked down &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608082","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\/608082","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608082\/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=608082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}