Cuba and Nicaragua have been included in a unilaterally drawn up list by Washington of nations the US government believes are systematically violating religious freedom
San Lazaro Sanctuary in Rincón. (Photo: Abel Padrón Padilla).
Cuba’s inclusion on a US-prepared religious freedom criminal list has provoked resentment inside and outside the Caribbean country. On social networks, Cubans express their dissatisfaction with the arbitrary list and affirm that religious institutions on the island have the right to practice their faith in accordance with the law and among all.
Last Friday, Cuba and Nicaragua were added to a unilateral list drawn up by Washington of nations the US government believes are systematically violating religious freedom, with potential sanctions against those states.
Secretary of State Bruno Rodríguez tweeted that adding Cuba to the “arbitrary list” showed that “the US government must resort again to dishonest allegations to maintain an unsustainable policy of abuse against the Cuban people.”
According to press reports, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan.
(With information from Prensa Latina)
