Teaneck Councilman Pagan Issues Statement on Protests in Cuba
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Teaneck Councilman Pagan Issues Statement on Protests in Cuba
Teaneck, N.J. – Teaneck Councilman Michael Santiago Pagan issued the following statement on the recent protests in Cuba:
“I am saddened and disturbed of the brutal response by the Cuban regime to peaceful protests this past weekend throughout Cuba. I stand with the Cuban people who are bravely asserting their fundamental human rights after 62 years of living under tyranny. Those rights, including the right of peaceful protest and the right to freely determine their own future, must be respected by the Cuban regime.
The Cuban regime must stop hurting their own people. They must recognize that their people are hurting and that they want to be heard. My heart goes out to our Latino brothers and sisters in Cuba, and it is my hope that one day we see a free and democratic Cuba, with a government that truly cares for its people.”
Spanish Translation:
“Me entristece y me preocupa la brutal respuesta del régimen cubano a las protestas pacíficas el pasado fin de semana en toda Cuba. Estoy con el pueblo cubano que está haciendo valer valientemente sus derechos humanos fundamentales después de 62 años de vivir bajo la tiranía. Esos derechos, incluido el derecho a la protesta pacífica y el derecho a determinar libremente su propio futuro, deben ser respetados por el régimen cubano.
El régimen cubano debe dejar de lastimar a su propio pueblo. Deben reconocer que su gente está sufriendo y que quieren ser escuchados. Mi corazón está con nuestros hermanos y hermanas latinos en Cuba, tengo la esperanza de que algún día veamos una Cuba libre y democrática, con un gobierno que realmente se preocupe por su gente.”