Incident: Authorities throw rocks at the Missionary Church

Title:	Authorities throw rocks at the Missionary Church
Country:	Cuba
State/Province:	Las Tunas
City:	Las Tunas
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Date of Incident:	2020-10-02
Security Level:	Public
Summary:
Pastor Yoel Demetrio Aspron denounces the new method of repression used by the Cuban authorities. According to the pastor the Cuban authorities have been repressing him and his family for years, due to his continuing fight for freedom of religion on the island. The pastor states that the newest method of repression used by the authorities is the throwing of rocks at the Missionary Church. The pastor lives here with his family since the regime evicted from his house.

Killings:	0
(Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings:	1
Closed places of worship or religious buildings:	0
Arrests/detentions:	0
Sentences:	0
Abductions:	0
Sexual assaults/harassment:	0
Forced marriages:	0
Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse)	0
Attacked houses/property of faith adherents:	0
Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents:	0
Forced to leave home:	0
Forced to leave country:	0
Non-physical violence :	0

Responsible Actor Name:	Local authorities
Responsible actor category:	Government officials

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Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion:

Religion of victim(s):	Christian
Subcategory Religion of victim(s):	Christian, Protestant

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Name:	Atacan a pedradas a feligreses de la Iglesia Misionera de Cuba
Url:	https://www.periodicocubano.com/atacan-a-pedradas-a-feligreses-de-la-iglesia-misionera-de-cuba/
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