Hundreds of protesters in Washington demand "freedom for Cuba"

Several hundred people gathered Monday, July 26 in Washington to demand

for Cuba, and intervention by the United States after the crackdown on historic protests on the island.

Carrying Cuban and American flags, the demonstrators marched in front of the White House and then in front of the Cuban embassy, ​​chanting

and

(homeland and life), name of a song that has become symbolic of the protest movement.

On the embassy gates, they put up signs saying

or calling for

from the United States.

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"We are asking the Biden administration to intervene militarily because in Cuba the army is confronting citizens who are not armed,"

Yamila Diaz, 34, born on the island, told AFP. Kat Moya, 22, an American whose father fled Cuba, said she came to show solidarity with the people of this country: “

.

said Carlos Rodriguez, 29. "We don't want communism, we want it to stop," he added.

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Last week, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on the Cuban defense minister and claimed to be looking for a way to restore internet access on the island, as well as a way to allow Cuban Americans to send money to their relatives, without the Cuban government taking its share.

The country, plunged into a serious economic crisis, experienced unprecedented protests on July 11.

At the end of these rallies, which left one dead and dozens injured, around 100 people were arrested, according to various opposition organizations.