Cuba arrests 90 dissidents during peaceful march; 'It's all [Obama's] fault,' protesters say
The dissidents, who included about 50 members of the Ladies in White, were held for about five hours then released, according to according to Agence France-Presse.
Amid increased trips to the island by U.S. business leaders and elected officials since presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced in December the restoration of diplomatic relations, Cuban authorities arrested about 90 dissidents who were protesting on Sunday.
The mass arrests also came less than a week before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to arrive in Havana for the reopening of the U.S. Embassy, an event that will be marked by the raising of the U.S. flag.
Cuba briefly detained dozens of activists who were advocating that the United States should do more to curb ongoing human rights abuses.
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