US raises pressure on Cuba with indictment of former leader as island’s president condemns charges

Associated Press: The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro, who turns 95 next month, was Cuba’s defense minister at the time. The charges, which were secretly filed by a grand jury in April, included murder and destruction of an airplane. Five Cuban military pilots were also charged…

News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough

While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raul Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread. “This has to change.”…

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