From his account on Twitter, the head of state welcomed them and described them as brothers.

The day before, at the headquarters of the Union of Journalists of Cuba, Martin together with activists Manolo de los Santos and Benjamin Samuel Becker, led a debate on his research work and discussed the role of the independent press and its powerful influence in the current sociopolitical context of the United States.

“It is an insult that the United States believes it is an arbiter in terms of free press and human rights while at the same time repressing both, both in its territory and in the rest of the world,” assured the documentary filmmaker.

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