US demands release of Cuba rapper after rare protests

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday demanded the release of a Cuban rapper whose arrest sparked protests, and urged other nations to press human rights with the communist island. Denis Solis Gonzalez was arrested on November 9 and quickly sentenced to eight months in prison on contempt charges after he livestreamed himself talking back to an officer who tried to enter his home without permission. “We urge the Cuban government to dismiss…