The six protesters arrested during the peaceful demonstration on April 30th on Obispo Street in Old Havana have been transferred to prisons far from or outside the capital, in different provinces from Pinar del Río to Matanzas. Yuisán Cancio Vera was transferred to the provincial penitentiary [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), Article 19 (Central America and Caribbean Office), and Cubalex are demanding the release of Mary Karla Ares Pérez, detained since April 30 in connection with her journalistic work. Ares is being held in jail [...]
Cubalex monitored acts of harassment against civil society from May 17 to 23, 2021, as well as contextual news related to government measures implemented during the pandemic and shortages of basic goods and products. This report also details selective internet outages [...]
Cubalex monitored acts of harassment against civil society from May 10 to 16, 2021, as well as contextual news related to government measures implemented during the pandemic and shortages of basic goods and products. This report also details selective internet outages [...]
During 2020, the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression recorded a continuation of the pattern of restrictions on freedom of expression and access to public information in Cuba. The annual report issued by the agency indicates that acts of threats, harassment, and persecution have been observed against [...]
The IACHR and its Special Rapporteurships call on the Cuban State to cease the harassment of artists, journalists, and activists in Cuba. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurships for Freedom of Expression (RELE) and for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (REDESCA) expressed concern [...]
On May 8, Yeilis Torres Cruz, a former prosecutor and human rights activist, approached journalist and member of the Party's Central Committee, Humberto López, who was in the street after leaving a private home in the Coronela neighborhood of La Lisa, without [...]
Activist Mario Alberto Hernández Leyva of the Movement of Opponents for a New Republic was fined yesterday, May 11, for attempting to enter the Calixto García Hospital to inquire about the health of Luis Manuel Otero. The activist carried with him the court's response to the habeas corpus petition filed [...]
A Luis Manuel Otero lo han apresado en medio de la vía pública, en eventos culturales, cuando ha salido a regalar caramelos a niños, en el Aeropuerto de La Habana, e incluso dentro de su propia casa. Ha sido también descalificado en redes sociales por el viceministro de Cultura Fernando Rojas, quien [...]
On May 3, a writ of habeas corpus was filed on his behalf with the Provincial People's Court of Havana, the institution that, according to domestic law, is competent to hear challenges to the legality of the detention. The writ was served on May 6 by the [...]
