Cuban Officials Hit With US Sanctions , After Protest Crackdown.<br />Cuban Officials Hit With US Sanctions , After Protest Crackdown.<br />The U.S. government has accused Cuban officials<br />of committing human rights abuses during <br />a crackdown on protests earlier in July.<br />The U.S. government has accused Cuban officials<br />of committing human rights abuses during <br />a crackdown on protests earlier in July.<br />The BBC reports that the sanctions come amid pressure from Cuban-Americans and politicians to respond <br />to the crackdown on anti-regime protests.<br />The July 11 demonstration was Cuba's largest protest in decades. .<br />The July 11 demonstration was Cuba's largest protest in decades. .<br />Hundreds were arrested.<br />At least one protester was killed.<br />Cuba blames the U.S. and its economic sanctions for the protests and Cuba's broader problems.<br />Cuba blames the U.S. and its economic sanctions for the protests and Cuba's broader problems.<br />The U.S. has pledged its support for the Cuban people asserting their right to protest.<br />According to the BBC, the protests were fueled by the <br />collapse of the economy, shortages of food and medicine, <br />unchecked inflation and the government's handling of Covid-19.<br />According to the BBC, the protests were fueled by the <br />collapse of the economy, shortages of food and medicine, <br />unchecked inflation and the government's handling of Covid-19.<br />Sanctions were placed on defense minister <br />General Alvaro Lopez Miera and <br />the interior ministry's special forces unit.<br />The sanctions block access to all U.S. assets and transactions with Americans.<br />This is just the beginning. <br />The United States will continue <br />to sanction individuals responsible for <br />the oppression of the Cuban people, U.S. President Joe Biden, via BBC
