Thousands of minors believed to have been taken captive by the government, police opening fire on unarmed crowds, protesters becoming political prisoners . . . these are not minor human-rights offenses. They are offenses that should have global leaders decrying in the most ardent ways against what is going on in Cuba.
One of the better international chess players, Arian Gonzales -- long a vocal opponent of the Castro regime -- found himself in Cuba at the time and participated in the protests, earning him a spot in prison where he has begun a hunger strike in protest of the government of his nation, Spain, not coming to his defense, not even so much as asking for his release.
Journalists have been tossed in jail.
Count Joe Biden among those who are being too silent in this matter. If America is to return to its spot as a world leader, this is a time President Biden should be leading out in speaking against the oppression of the Cuban government.
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