A symbolic moment Wednesday for the Ladies in White, a Cuban dissident group, who witnessed the unveiling of a street sign in Miami named after the activists.
Leader Berta Soler thanked the Miami community, elected officials, and everyone who made the day possible.
She says this sends a message to the Castro regime that the women are not alone and people in and out of the Cuba stand with them.
Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez attended Wednesday's ceremony.
"There is rarely an occasion where there has been greater significance to the naming of a street than the one we are going to do here today," said Suarez.
Relatives and wives of jailed dissidents founded the Ladies in White in 2003.
Every Sunday in Cuba, the women peacefully march to church asking for the release of all political prisoners.
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They are often arrested, harassed and beaten by government security forces.
Sylvia Iriondo is a member of the Mothers & Women Against Repression.
"These women are living examples of that repression, that courage and that will to stand for the freedom of Cuba for however long it takes," expressed Iriondo.
Last month, Mayor Tomas Regalado recognized leader Berta Soler at an event and honored her with a key to the City of Miami.
"It's important that we mark the places where the Cuban heritage needs to be remembered for many years from now," explained Mayor Regalado.
Soler says the love for country and freedom is stronger than any beating. She says the group plans to continue moving forward until all political prisoners are free.
