Numerous voices in Cuba today spoke out against the Caribbean country’s inclusion on a US criminal list on freedom of religion.
On social media, Cubans are expressing their dissatisfaction with the arbitrary list and affirming that the country’s religious institutions have the right to practice their faith in accordance with the law and with respect for everyone, Prensa Latina reported.
Cuba and Nicaragua have been included in a unilateral list drawn up by Washington of countries that the administration believes are systematically violating religious freedom, with potential sanctions against those states.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said on Twitter that the island’s naming “in an arbitrary list shows that the US government must once again resort to dishonest allegations to perpetuate an unsustainable policy of abuse against the Cuban people.”
The naming of our country on an arbitrary list shows that the US government must once again resort to dishonest allegations to perpetuate an unsustainable policy of abuse against the Cuban people.
It is known that in #Cuba Yes, there is freedom of religion.
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) December 2, 2022
The list of “Countries of Special Concern” is compiled annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year China, Saudi Arabia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan appear again.