“The United States will continue to take measures that both support the Cuban people and help hold the Cuban regime accountable for its repression and human rights violations,” Blinken said.
He said that "on November 15, Cubans will again appeal to the government to hear their aspirations for a better future."
“The Cuban government has already made it clear that it does not want to listen.
The regime denied permission to hold protests, dismissed opposition supporters and threatened dissenting jails.
We strongly condemn this tactic of intimidation, ”the diplomat said.
Earlier, the US State Department condemned the decision of the Cuban authorities to refuse demonstrators to hold protests on November 15.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that the US Embassy in the country is conducting "subversive activities."