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<h1 class="reader-title">Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny Join Puerto
Rico Protests Against Governor Rossello</h1>
July 17, 2019</div>
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<p>Thousands of Puerto Ricans continued Wednesday
their fourth consecutive day protesting in the main
cities of the island and demanding <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Protests-US-Demand-Puerto-Rico-Governor-Resignation-20190715-0020.html"
target="_blank">the resignation of Governor Ricardo
Rossello</a>, who is immersed in a scandal involving
leaked offensive messages on the chat app Telegram
against journalists and political leaders. </p>
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<p>The Colectiva Femenina organization called for a
demonstration in Old San Juan in which artists such as
Residente, Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martin and Bad Bunny will
be present.</p>
<p>"My heart suffers for the events and my voice joins
that of all those who, more than an explanation, demand
a change... Transparency has to be part of our culture
to fight corruption. I join a peaceful protest to demand
for transparency and, above all, to demand for respect,"
the singer Daddy Yankee said.</p>
<p>A day earlier in San Juan protests began in the
vicinity of La Fortaleza, the seat of government, where
a group of women sat in the street and covered their
mouths with a tape saying "Resign."</p>
<p>Throughout the day, the protests multiplied in dozens
of places through peaceful civil resistance actions. For
example, in the neighborhood of Rio Piedras, a group of
people expressed their anger at their government by
removing the image of Rossello which was at the offices
of the Driver Services Center.</p>
<p>"This cannot be allowed, it is disrespectful," said Bad
Bunny, referring to what is happening in Puerto Rico and
added that the Rossello government is stealing in our
face."</p>
<p>"Frustrated and angry, I feel an awful chest pressure
and how I can get rid of this anguish is simply
traveling to Puerto Rico and saying present on the
march," Ricky Martin said and recalled that Rosello and
his friends made fun of women, the LGBTI community,
people with disabilities, and the obese. "Enough, this
cannot be."</p>
<p>The Puerto Rico governor said the artists demanding his
dismissal are causing an unprecedented institutional
crisis. However, Rossello insisted that he will remain
in office, for he did not commit any crime.</p>
<p>Besides being ignited by a U.S. federal probe into his
government's corruption, ongoing protests against the
governor were also sparked by the publication of <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/puerto-rico-tito-kayak-arrested-banner-ricardo-rosello-resignation-20190715-0006.html"
target="_blank">derogatory, misogynistic and
homophobic Telegram messages</a> between the Puerto
Rican governor and his closest allies, "the Brothers."</p>
<p>In the midst of these events, <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeo-Launches-Commission-to-Study-Human-Rights-Role-20190708-0010.html"
target="_blank">the U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo</a>
will make a stop in San Juan on Thursday as part of his
official trip to Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and El
Salvador.</p>
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