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A 50-year-old photo of himself with Fidel Castro was perched on a nearby shelf, gazing down at him while he took in the American president’s message. Trelles watched President Obama’s speech on Tuesday while puffing a cigar in concentrated silence.

#Nytimes front page photo obama bernie tv

“He is the king of giving speeches on the TV screen,” crowed Francisco Alejandro Trelles Shaw, a retired Cuban counterintelligence officer. Miriam Leiva, an independent journalist.Ángel Yunier Remón Arzuaga, a rapper and former political prisoner known as The Critic.Guillermo Fariñas, from Santa Clara, Cuba.José Daniel Ferrer and Antonio González Rodiles, Patriotic Union of Cuba.Laritza Diversent, an independent lawyer.Elizardo Sánchez, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation.Dagoberto Valdes, Roman Catholic Church lay leader.

Here is a list of those rights activists and opposition leaders who met with Mr. Some of them have served long prison sentences, and at least one is known for frequent hunger strikes. Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. The dissidents and civil society leaders who met with President Obama on Tuesday at the United States Embassy in Havana included independent journalists, a women’s group leader, a lawyer and a gay rights advocate.Īt least three of the people who attended the hour and 45 minute session are considered conservative - meaning they disagree with Mr.