Activists slam Beyoncé and Jay-Z for endorsing Castro's oppressive regime by vacationing in Cuba..

The pair were staying at the Saratoga Hotel and fans lined up outside to catch a glimpse of the famous couple.

Their presence caused a commotion in the capital, with a population of 2 million, and on Wednesday night, police had to intervene after the couple were mobbed by fans during a dinner date.
Flanked by their entourage and a bevy of bodyguards, they spent their week touring around the city in fashionable attire.

Jay-Z and Beyonce are clueless about the tortures happening in Cuba, and it's insulting they chose to visit the communist country for a celebration ... so says a Cuban rights lobbyist.

Mauricio Claver-Carone, the D.C. director for the US-Cuba Democracy PAC -- a group committed to fighting for democracy in Cuba -- tells TMZ the A-listers should've educated themselves about what's really going on there before taking photo ops.

Jay and Bey were photographed Thursday in Havana -- reportedly to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary -- but have since come under fire from some Cuban-American groups.

US citizens are still technically banned from traveling to the island purely for tourism ... and are supposed to obtain a travel license from the US government.

Mauricio says he's disappointed the superstars chose to vacay in Cuba because, "There are women getting beaten on a daily basis, women who are being jailed for no reason ... people are fighting for their freedom. It’s extremely insensitive."

The vacation has left one human rights activist in a state of disbelief.
'There are women getting beaten on a daily basis, women who are jailed for no reason...people are fighting for their freedom. It's extremely insensitive,' Mauricio Claver-Carone, from the U.S.- Cuban Democracy Political Action Committee, told TMZ.
Washington's 51-year embargo makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to visit Cuba for mere tourism, although tens of thousands of Americans travel there each year on academic, religious, journalistic or cultural exchange visas.
The Obama administration eased many of the restrictions in 2011, but tourists still need a special visa or have to go as of an organized tour.