Cuban Youth Demand End To US-led Trade Embargo

Source: Bernama (Malaysia)

Cuban Youth Demand End To US-led Trade Embargo


HAVANA, Oct 18 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) -- Thousands of Cuban university and high school students on Monday demanded Washington lift the half-century trade embargo that has cost their country hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and productivity.

The day of protest, organized by the Federation of University Students (FEU), aimed to raise the pressure on the United States as the United Nations General Assembly readies for its annual vote on a resolution that condemns the embargo and calls for it to be repealed.

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Tylor Norris, a U.S. student in Cuba studying Spanish, told Granma his stay had opened his eyes to the impact of the sanctions.

"I knew about the blockade before coming to Cuba to study, but I wasn't aware of how much it affected the people," Norris said.

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