U.S. imposes visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Jul 2022

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag flies next to security guarding the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions on Saturday against 28 Cuban officials that it said were implicated in a crackdown on peaceful protests in Cuba nearly one year ago.

In a statement, the department said the restrictions would apply to high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party and officials who work in the country's state communications and media sectors.

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