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Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US

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MIAMI (AP) — A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.

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  1. Prominent Cuban dissident arrives in US after release

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    Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US

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  1. Local News 8

    Prominent Cuban dissident to go into exile in the US (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Cuban dissident will go into exile in the US on Saturday after completing a five-year prison sentence in the communist-run Caribbean nation, according to his supporters and a US embassy official.

  2. KRDO

    Prominent Cuban dissident arrives in US after release (opens KRDO)

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    By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana (CNN) — Prominent Cuban dissident and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in Miami on Saturday following his release from Cuban detention, according to his supporters and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Cuban dissident artist arrives in US after 5 years in prison (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, a prominent Cuban artist and dissident, was detained in July 2021 as he attempted to join unprecedented mass protests across the communist island.

  4. Daily Journal

    Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in U.S. (opens Daily Journal)

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    MIAMI (AP) — A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Cuban dissident artist Otero Alcantara lands in US exile (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Prominent Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara flew to exile Saturday in the United States after serving a five-year sentence on the island, as Washington urged Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Exiled Cuban artist Otero Alcantara has arrived in US, Rubio confirms (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Otero Alcantara is part of the San Isidro Movement, which has long been the target of Cuban repression.

  7. The Brunswick News

    Cuban dissident freed by Havana after five years arrives in US (opens The Brunswick News)

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    A Cuban dissident and artist arrived in Miami in an unusual prisoner release by the island’s authorities, as Cuba faces an economic pressure campaign by President Donald Trump’s administration. Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a prominent anti-government activist, boarded a flight…

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    MIAMI (AP) — A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.

  9. France 24

    Cuban dissident artist arrives in US after 5-years in prison (opens France 24)

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    A hero's welcome for Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara as he arrived in Miami following his release from prison in Cuba. The dissident artist accepted exile after the United States granted him humanitarian parole.

  10. UPI

    Cuban dissident says exile to United States came at a cost (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara said he cannot return home after arriving in exile in the United States this weekend.

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