Cuban Delegates Disrupt UN Meeting Called to Discuss Political Prisoners

Cuban Delegates Disrupt UN Meeting Called to Discuss Political Prisoners
Members of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations protest during a meeting at the United Nations on the plight of Cuban political prisoners in New York on Oct. 16, 2018. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Kristen Meriwether
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It was supposed to be a quiet event at the United Nations to discuss the plight of political prisoners in Cuba. Instead, it turned into an exercise of political protest.

Just 15 seconds into Ambassador Kelley Currie’s opening remarks at the U.N. on Oct. 15, protesters from the Cuban delegation who were seated around the room began to pound on the desks. Then, came the shouting.