The death of Zidan Batista Álvarez is drawing attention to the pervasive issue of police brutality and racial discrimination in Cuba.
A Black Cuban teenager was shot dead by area police in the island nation, and the incident, which was recorded on video, is drawing attention to the pervasive issue of police brutality and racial discrimination in Cuba.
Zidan Batista Álvarez, 17, was reportedly killed by officers responding to a fight in the Condado Sur neighborhood in Santa Clara, a city in central Cuba on Friday. A second person not involved in the fight was also injured, according to today!
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