"The United States government has issued an ultimatum demanding that Cuba release artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and rapper Maykel Osorbo, who have been imprisoned on the island for five years."
"State Department officials gave Cuban authorities a two-week deadline for the release of the high-profile artists as a gesture of good faith, as well as the release of the more than 1,000 other political prisoners held by the regime."
"Osorbo and Otero, two of the island's most prominent political prisoners, who led the symbolic hunger strike at the San Isidro Movement headquarters in 2020, were arrested a year later after having been targeted by the regime for some time."
The U.S. government has issued an ultimatum to Cuba for the release of artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and rapper Maykel Osorbo, imprisoned for five years. In a secret meeting on April 10, U.S. officials set a two-week deadline for their release and the release of over 1,000 other political prisoners. The U.S. has shifted its focus from economic to political reforms, insisting on political concessions from the Cuban government. Osorbo and Otero are prominent political prisoners, targeted by the regime for their activism.
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