In an opinion piece, Pedro Pablo Morejón expresses frustration with those in Miami advocating for increased pressure on Cuba to achieve its freedom, arguing that it only suffocates the population. He notes that such measures aid the regime while the people face severe shortages. Morejón urges that freedom must emerge from the Cuban people themselves, not from external sanctions.
Pedro Pablo Morejón, a Cuban exile writer, published an opinion piece in Havana Times on February 10, 2026, titled 'You Don't Free a Country by Strangling Its People Even More'. In it, he criticizes those, particularly in Miami, who promote greater pressure on Cuba believing it will lead to the country's liberation. Morejón describes this stance as insensitive, as it only worsens the suffering of a population already oppressed by the dictatorship.
The author states that allies like Putin will likely continue supplying fuel to Cuba, ensuring resources for the repressive apparatus—military, police, and collaborators—to keep the Communist Party in power. Meanwhile, the people endure hospitals without electricity, shutdown power plants, and child deaths, according to Morejón. The regime blames these issues on 'genocidal blockades,' and the European Union has warned of a potential unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Morejón questions whether a hungry and powerless population would rise up in the streets, and he criticizes measures that restrict the right to travel to Cuba or send remittances, viewing them as intrusions on individual freedom. He suggests that freedom advocates should also speak out for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and those in ICE detention centers, but notes that this concern appears selective.
The writer accuses figures like Trump of engaging in dialogue with regimes such as Chavismo and Castroism, contradicting principles against negotiating with dictatorships. Morejón stresses that Cuba's freedom must come from the Cuban people, not from brutal sanctions or foreign powers. He writes from a place of disgust, rejecting labels of 'communist' for voicing these views.
