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Cuban Artist’s Freedom After Five Years | Wilmington News
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a leading voice in Cuba’s opposition movement and co-author of the anthem “Patria y Vida,” has arrived in Miami after being released from a five-year prison sentence — a move he accepted as exile to continue his activism. Met by a jubilant crowd waving flags bearing the protest slogan, Alcántara, who was arrested in 2021 for his role in demonstrations, now carries a broken statue of the Virgin Mary as a symbol of hope. His freedom sparks renewed calls for the release of fellow prisoner Maykel Castillo Pérez, while human rights groups and the U.S…
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