The Biden Administration announces new sanctions against the Cuban regime for the repression of historic protests

The government chaired by Joe Biden announced new sanctions against the Cuban regime this Friday, the same day that the president met with Cuban-American leaders to discuss the situation on the island after the recent wave of protests.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department added to its list of blocked persons

Óscar Alejandro Callejas Valcarce, director of the National Revolutionary Police

, and Eddy Manuel Sierra Arias, deputy director.

The National Revolutionary Police itself was also added to the list of sanctioned entities, which has been singled out for having repressed the historical and massive protests that began on July 11 on the island.

With new protests in the US they demand that Biden be more firm against the Cuban regime

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Under the Magnitsky Act,

any property or account in the United States of individuals or entities that have been sanctioned for violating human rights may be withheld by the Government;

in addition, US citizens are prohibited from doing business or dealing with affected parties.

"We are going to do everything possible to keep Cuba in the foreground"

to sustain the focus on the Cuban people and their right to peacefully protest, assured a senior official of the Biden Administration in a call with journalists, according to the web portal. of Politico news.

On Monday, thousands of Cuban Americans and supporters demonstrated outside the White House in Washington DC to demand more concrete measures from the Biden government against the communist regime on the island.

Hundreds more have protested in South Florida throughout this month in solidarity with the Cuban protesters who were repressed by the Castro security apparatus.

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Last week, the Biden Administration announced sanctions against the Cuban Defense Minister and the Black Berets, a tactical unit accused of violating the human rights of Cuban protesters.

Biden also announced this Friday that his government is working to guarantee internet access on the island, after it was blocked by the Cuban regime during the protests.

As well as sending money without the interference of the communist authorities.

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However, it is difficult to know the scope of these actions because

the island is already under numerous US sanctions

. Although the Biden Administration warns that it is also about sending a message to the international community and the people of Cuba, so that they know "that the United States supports and defends them," as an official explained to Politico.