NGO: Over 2,500 Political Arrests in Cuba in 2017, Down ‘Significantly’ from Obama Era

The communist regime of Cuba has committed a documented 2,559 politically motivated arrests in the first half of 2017, according to the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH), an NGO that tracks and documents repressive police action on the island. The OCDH press release notes that this number is “significantly less than during the same period in 2016,” when President Barack Obama landed in Havana to meet and enjoy the capital with dictator Raúl Castro. NGOs had documented 6,075 politically-motivated arrests in Cuba between January and May 2016, largely driven by the president’s visit. -- More...