Mothers Against Repression
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Mothers against repression or Mothers and women against repression ({{langx|es|M.A.R. por Cuba}} - {{langx|es|Madres y Mujeres Anti-Represión}}) is a human rights organization based in Miami, Florida, United States that campaigns against political repression in Cuba.{{Cite Twitter profile|marporcuba}}
The group represents exiles from Cuba and is noted for intimidating more moderate exiles by holding all-night prayers in front of their homes.{{Cite book |last=Jr |first=Louis A. Perez |url=https://www.google.se/books/edition/Cuban_Studies_38/qVeoHWhBL8kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Mothers+Against+Repression%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA16&printsec=frontcover |title=Cuban Studies 38 |date=2008-01-27 |publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press |isbn=978-0-8229-7112-2 |pages=16 |language=es}} They protest any contact with the government of Cuba.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.se/books?id=89MoAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=%22Mothers+Against+Repression%22&article_id=6772,2403034&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO4dqUmNyNAxVyIRAIHeZsLbwQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Mothers%20Against%20Repression%22&f=false |title="Cuban-Americans protest game". Herald-Journal |date=1999-05-04 |publisher=Herald-Journal |pages=D4 |language=en}}
[[Elián González|Elian Gonzalez]]
M.A.R. was very active in the controversy around the child Elian.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.se/books?id=oC1VAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=%22Mothers+Against+Repression%22&article_id=5406,9958967&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO4dqUmNyNAxVyIRAIHeZsLbwQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Mothers%20Against%20Repression%22&f=false |title=The Robesonian |publisher=The Robesonian |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=VEIGA |first=ALEX |title=Cuban-American community, still angry over Elian's seizure, rally in protest |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/04/29/cuban-american-community-still-angry-over-elians-seizure-rally-in-protest/26619694007/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The Ledger |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Veiga |first=Alex |date=2000-04-30 |title=Cuban rally angry, but peaceful |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2000/04/30/cuban-rally-angry-but-peaceful/50490145007/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=New Bedford Standard-Times |language=en-US}}
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Category:Human rights organizations based in the United States
Category:Political repression in Cuba
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