WASHINGTON, July 18, (v7n) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday urged Cuba to immediately release more than 700 political prisoners, as a prominent Cuban dissident artist arrived in Miami after five years in prison.
Rubio confirmed in a statement the arrival of artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara in the United States, and added: "We call for the immediate release of the more than 700 unjustly detained political prisoners held by the regime."
"The international community must stop turning a blind eye to the human rights abuses of the Cuban regime and join us in demanding an end to their repression," he said.
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