The communist Castro dictatorship once again exposes its fear of free expression by enacting new regulations to stifle free expression in Cuba. The regulations ban independent journalism and education and adds new restrictions on how artists can express themselves.
Via Marti Noticias (my translation):
Cuba expanded the list of prohibited activities for artists and intellectuals as part of new restrictions imposed on the private sector. Artists and economists believe this is a way to exert greater control.
Cuba approved new restrictions on the private sector, thus expanding the list of prohibited activities for artists and intellectuals.
Among the “self-employment” occupations that cannot be performed are, for example, journalism, cultural programming, management of concert halls, video production, art galleries, bookstores, libraries, theaters, among others.
“The only cultural space they have left free with these measures is the sale of used books, which is quite ridiculous,” playwright Yunior García Aguilera told Martí Noticias.
The government also will not allow the establishment of academies or the issuance of certificates for courses and workshops, activities of groups, circuses or companies, orchestras and bands, nor the commercialization of artists’ catalogs.
The new restrictions on the private sector in Cuba, which will come into effect on September 19, have increased the list of businesses that cannot be established on the island to 125.
“It’s a sign that nothing has improved, everything is getting worse, it’s like a permanent free fall where you never know when you’ll hit bottom,” García Aguilera added.
Marxism abhors free expression for it exposes the failures and brutality of the ideology. Unable to defend their position on the battlefield of ideas, the left resorts to censorship and oppression. This is socialism in action.