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State Department condemns arrests of Cuban dissidents Jose Daniel Ferrer and Felix Navarro
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The State Department spokesperson strongly condemned recent arrests of high-profile Cuban dissidents and called for the immediate release of political prisoners held by Cuban authorities.
A State Department spokesperson said the department "strongly condemn[s] the brutal treatment and unjust detention" of Cuban dissidents Jose Daniel Ferrer and Felix Navarro and called for the "immediate release of the hundreds of unjustly detained political prisoners and prisoners of conscience that the Cuban regime holds." The remarks followed reporter questions about the arrests and parole violations.
The spokesperson contrasted the department's condemnation with an ongoing stance that the U.S. is not normalizing diplomatic relations with Syria (asked later in the briefing) and reiterated that the department judges interim authorities by actions. The spokesperson did not provide details on additional U.S. measures in response to the arrests during the briefing.
