The US State Department has released a report accusing Cuba of a 'campaign of subversion' and listing US left-leaning activists and organizations as 'front groups and fellow travelers,' according to the Guardian.
Key facts
- The State Department released a 100-page report on Monday denouncing Cuba.
- The report names activists including Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls.
- It describes Cuba as the 'capital of 21st-century communism.'
- The report alleges a Cuban 'campaign of subversion' has 'infiltrated the highest reaches of the US government.'
The US state department has listed several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba, as part of what the Guardian describes as the Trump administration’s continuing attack on left-leaning groups.
Among those named in the report are Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls, according to the Guardian.
In the 100-page report released on Monday, the state department denounced Cuba as the “capital of 21st-century communism.”
The report accuses the Cuban government of carrying out a “campaign of subversion” that has, in its words, “infiltrated the highest reaches of the US government, recruited and cultivated generations of American activists [and] backed an unprecedented wave of leftwing terrorism on American soil.”
The Guardian frames the report as part of a broader pattern of the administration targeting groups on the American left.
Why it matters
The report marks an escalation in how the US government characterizes domestic activists and organizations, tying them to a foreign government. Naming private individuals in an official report raises questions about the relationship between federal policy and political speech at home.
Frequently asked questions
Who was named in the State Department report?
According to the Guardian, the report names several activists and organizations as 'front groups and fellow travelers' for Cuba, including Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls.
What does the report claim about Cuba?
The report denounces Cuba as the 'capital of 21st-century communism' and accuses the Cuban government of a 'campaign of subversion' that it says has infiltrated the highest reaches of the US government.
When was the report released?
The 100-page report was released on Monday, according to the Guardian.