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FROM
CUBA
Ongoing repressive campaign in eastern Cuba
HOLGUÍN, January 28 (www.cubanet.org)
- A repressive campaign unleashed by police
in the mining community of Moa, in eastern
Cuba, seems directed against the self-employed
in the area.
Several pedicab operators who don't have
all the required permits to ply their trade
were fined between 500 and 1,500 pesos.
The operators say the government refuses
to give them the permits and licenses even
though they try to comply with all procedures
and regulations.
I was stopped myself on January 20 as I
walked down the street with my 15-year-old
son. Two officers searched my son's backpack
and asked for my ID papers. When I asked
for an explanation, one of the officers
said: "We are the police and we have
the right to stop and search any person,
on the street or anywhere."
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