Photo: Taken from CiberCuba. On July 14, 2025, during a session of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly of People's Power, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, categorically declared that in Cuba “there are no beggars,” but rather people “in disguise” who “have sought a [...]
In the context of the fourth anniversary of July 11, 2021 (11J), a date that marked a turning point in Cuba's recent history, the Cubalex monitoring team documented 73 repressive incidents in various provinces across the country. These actions directly affected at least 78 people.
In the context of the fourth anniversary of the mass protests of July 11, 2021 (11J), national and international organizations are warning of a new escalation of repression by the Cuban state. Surveillance, arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats have intensified against activists, independent journalists, and other individuals.
Cubalex reports on the serious deterioration of the health of political prisoner Carlos Alberto Macdonald Ennis, held since March 2024 in El Típico Provincial Prison in Las Tunas. In his most recent communication with his family, Carlos reported that he is suffering from severe and persistent headaches [...]
Cubalex documented 36 repressive actions against 38 people in six Cuban provinces, in an operation by the regime to prevent activists, journalists, and opposition members from attending the U.S. Independence Day reception in Havana. The Cuban regime launched another day of repression to [...]
Cristian Jorge Labrada Fonseca is a 21-year-old Cuban man unjustly sentenced to 10 years in prison for expressing his opinions on social media. He was arbitrarily transferred to cellblock number 4 of the Nieves Morejón prison in Sancti Spíritus. There, he is subjected to illegal restrictions as a form of punishment [...]
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) eligió el 27 de junio a la activista cubana Rosa María Payá como una de sus nuevas integrantes, durante el 55º período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA). Foto: Rosa María Payá Acevedo/Facebook. Celebramos la reciente [...]
The life of Alejandro Morales Pereira is at risk. Cubalex is raising the alarm about the arbitrary detention, acts of torture, and lack of protection this political prisoner faces in Cuba. Alejandro was violently arrested after peacefully demonstrating in Encrucijada, Villa Clara, and is currently being held in inhumane conditions, despite [...]
Cubalex exposes the key role of prosecutor Eliannys Bárbara Infante Bazán in the human rights violations against activist Alexander Verdecia Rodríguez, imprisoned for exercising his freedom of expression on social media. Prosecutor Eliannys Bárbara Infante Bazán has played a key role in the criminal proceedings against [...]
Ante el aumento de tarifas impuesto por la Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) el pasado 30 de mayo, Cubalex ha preparado un modelo de petición ciudadana para exigir su nulidad. Esta herramienta está basada en la legislación cubana vigente y permite a cualquier persona ejercer su derecho a queja [...]
