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US hits Cuba with new sanctions as Biden vows further action
The latest sanctions on Cubaꞌs interior police follow mass protests on the island that started on July 11. Cuban-American leaders met Biden at the White House Friday.
Cuban-American leaders and activists have called on Biden to support demonstrators protesting against Cuba's government
US President Joe Biden said he would push for tougher sanctions against Cuba on Friday after meeting with Cuban-American leaders who urged him to support the protests.
Who was targeted by the sanctions?
The US Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions against the island's National Revolutionary Police and its two leaders, Oscar Callejas Valcarce and Eddy Sierra Arias.
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30/07/2021 - 22:26 Independent observers and activists say at least 600 people were arrested in Cuba for protesting, many of whom remain behind bars ADALBERTO ROQUE AFP/File 1 min
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The US Treasury announced sanctions Friday on two top Cuban police officials as well as the country's entire National Revolutionary Police for their roles in suppressing anti-government demonstrations that began July 11.
The Treasury named NRP Director Oscar Callejas Valcarce and Deputy Director Eddy Sierra Arias to its sanctions blacklist, which freezes any property they might have in the United States, and bars US transactions with them.
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(CNN) — The Biden administration is announcing new actions related to its Cuba policy, including human rights sanctions targeting the country's police force and new "efforts to improve internet connectivity" on the island, a senior administration official said Friday.
The issues are expected to be discussed when Biden meets with Cuban-American leaders at the White House later in the day, the official told reporters.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued the sanctions on Friday, designated by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The sanctions target Cuba's National Revolutionary Police -- the country's primary law enforcement body; Oscar Callejas Valcarce, the director of the police; and Eddy Sierra Arias, the police's deputy director.
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