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Zohran Mamdani calls the president of Cuba and Venezuela “dictators who have stifled free and fair elections, jaled political opponents, and suppressed the free and fair press” (lemmy.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38725765

https://www.latintimes.com/mamdani-breaks-silence-about-maduro-cuban-president-diaz-canel-how-jorge-ramos-daughter-paola-589809

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

~~pretty sure the U.S. has a higher per capita incarceration rate than Cuba.~~

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Sadly that information is outdated as of 2024. It looks like Cuba's incarceration rate spiked hard and the USA''s came down a bit.

When you include the US parole system, though....