Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led a mass gathering today at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune, where residents of the capital rejected the accusations made by the United States Department of Justice against the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro Ruz.

The mobilization, organized by the Young Communist League (UJC), mass organizations, student groups, and youth movements, brought together thousands of Havana residents as part of the commemorative events for Raúl Castro's 95th birthday.

The event was also attended by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo; Prime Minister Manuel Marrero; the Organization Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales; and Rebel Army Commander José Ramón Machado.

“We are called together by the dignity of Cuba, the right to our autonomy, and the honor of being a generation formed under the legacy of Fidel and Raúl,” stated Meyvis Estévez, the First Secretary of the UJC, in declarations to Prensa Latina.

The youth leader emphasized that the mobilization aims to denounce the “infamous accusation” against the Army General, as well as the energy siege and the blockade imposed by Washington. “We defend the revolution, socialism, and this homeland,” she affirmed.