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Cuban Crackdown on Critics Stalls a Drive to Ease U.S. Embargo

Date: April 13, 2003
Author: David Gonzalez
QUOTE: Cuba's recent jailing of dozens of dissidents and the execution of three ferry hijackers have stalled what had been an increasingly popular drive in Congress to ease trade and travel restrictions on the island.

ABSTRACT: Due to the recent imprisonment of several Cuban dissidents, the U.S. Congress has stopped its work to end the four-decade-old embargo on Cuban trade and travel. While many lawmakers are still interested in lifting the embargo, Congress’ work has halted because of the unfair jail terms given to the dissidents for speaking out against the Cuban government. U.S. lawmakers are worried that the anger over the treatment of the dissidents could end all progress made to lift the embargo, which only harms ordinary Cubans. --- Erica Sharkey

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