Cuban prosecutor warns dissident leaders against November protests

Actor and playwright Yunior Garcia, 39, leader of the Facebook group called Archipelago speaks with journalists outside the prosecutor's office in Havana, Cuba, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban prosecutors on Thursday summoned dissident leaders from across the country who have called for protests on Nov. 15 over curbs to civil rights, warning them against convening the rallies under penalty of the law.

The protest leaders, organized by a Facebook group called Archipelago, have called on Cubans to demonstrate for the right to peaceful protest and an amnesty for imprisoned government opponents. The group says it has some 20,000 members, many of whom live outside the country.