US EditionOutrage After Cuban Leader Denies Political Prisoners Exist
4 Articles
4 Articles
NBC’s Welker. Photo: NBC News Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez granted an interview to NBC News’ influential “Meet the Press” program. This exchange with journalist Kristen Welker is the first interview that the Cuban head of state grants to a television station in the United States. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at Meet the [...]
More details come out of the interview with NBC: the Cuban ruler eluded any self-criticism, denied the existence of political prisoners, and attributed the crisis to the U.S.
Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel stated in the Meet the Press program that, although there are negotiations between Havana and the United States, no one has demanded that they find [free] multiparty elections or that political prisoners be recognized and released. His statement to NBC News journalist Kristen Welker was blunt: "There are no political prisoners [in Cuba]." In fact, he said that in Cuba people who oppose the ‘Revolution’ are free to d…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
