* US Psychologists Banned from Conference in Cuba
Agencia Cubana de Noticias (AIN)
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Havana, Oct 6 (ACN) The US Treasury denied over 200 US
and Puerto Rican medical doctors licenses to attend an
international scientific forum in Havana.
Just ten days prior to the conference, the doctors were
informed of the denial by the US government, which
included threats and sanctions against the regional
organization for having held its congress on the
island, said Dr. Guillermo Arias, the president of the
2nd Regional Congress of the Inter-American Psychology
Society organizing committee.
The threat was extended to Latin American professionals
who were told that those who travel to Cuba will not be
allowed in US territory for six months, said doctor
Arias.
On behalf of his US and Puerto Rican colleagues, Arias
relayed their message against the more than 40-year US
economic, commercial, financial and also scientific
blockade of Cuba.
More than 200 experts from 14 countries, including
guests from South Africa and Spain, are attending the
congress that winds up on Saturday at Havana’s
Convention Center. During the meeting, Cuban
specialists have presented Cuba’s achievements in areas
such as education, human development, sports and
clinical psychology, among others.
The specialized gathering has also considered problems
related to gender, family, identity, social, arts and
community psychology as well as the historic and
cultural approaches.
The Inter-American Psychology Society is one of the
oldest organizations in the Americas and has
contributed to the development of psychology as an
academic subject in this part of the world through
international and regional conferences, publications
and networking.
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