In Miami, members of Congress mark anniversary of July 11 protests, call for sanctions on Cuba

MIAMI — Citing Cuba’s support of Russia and reports about Chinese espionage activities based near Havana, members of Congress called for tougher sanctions against the island’s government Monday during a bipartisan roundtable held in Miami to mark the second anniversary of the July 11 anti-government protests. The anniversary of the islandwide uprising in 2021 comes during a significant deterioration in the human rights situation in Cuba, with hundreds of people still in prison for joining the demonstrations and a renewed alliance between the Cuban regime and the authoritarian regimes in Russia...