
Cuban political prisoners and dissidents say state security officials have threatened them with death or disappearance in the event of a U.S. military strike on the island, as tensions between Havana and Washington continue to escalate amid increased U.S. military surveillance near Cuba.
Political prisoner Alieski Calderín Acosta told independent outled CubaNet that the director of Kilo 8 Provincial Prison in Camagüey warned him on May 4: "It's not convenient for you if Trump comes because I'm going to eliminate you." Calderín said the official added that "that was the order."