Alerts files - Cubalex

The health of political prisoner MC K-Libre worsens while authorities keep him in isolation

10/11/2026

Independent rapper and political prisoner Andrés Matos Alcántara, known artistically as MC K-Libre, is experiencing a decline in his health at Prison 1580 in Havana, where he is being held. According to information received by Cubalex this week, the artist has a fever, a leg infection, swelling, and redness [...]

Cuba intensifies repression against independent journalists and media workers

06/11/2026

The arrests of independent journalists Camila Acosta, Adelth Bonne Gamboa, and Yoani Sánchez marked a new escalation of repression against the independent press in Cuba this week. The actions were accompanied by police surveillance, interrogations, violence, threats, and restrictions on freedom of movement. [...]

The Cuban state continues to use Decree-Law 370 to criminalize freedom of expression on the internet

03/11/2026

The Cuban state continues to use Decree-Law 370 to restrict and criminalize the exercise of freedom of expression online. The most recent case is that of journalist Adelth Bonne, who was violently detained on Monday, November 2, 2026, as he left his home in the [...] neighborhood

Depriving prisoners of sunlight: a repressive practice spreading through Cuban prisons

02/11/2026

The lack of access to the yard and exposure to the sun continues to be reported by people deprived of their liberty in various prisons in Cuba, including political and common prisoners. The most recent complaint was made by political prisoner Denis Hernández Ramírez, arrested on July 11, 2021 (11J), [...]

The situation of Félix Navarro raises concerns about prolonged isolation and medical neglect in Cuban prisons.

26/10/2026

The case of opposition leader and political prisoner Félix Navarro Rodríguez once again highlights the convergence of two persistent problems in the Cuban prison system: the use of punishment or isolation cells and the lack of adequate medical care for incarcerated individuals. Navarro, from [...]

Cubalex warns of a pattern of reprisals and cruelty against political prisoner Ediolvis Marín Mora

23/10/2026

Political prisoner Ediolvis Marín Mora faces a sustained pattern of harassment and reprisals within the Cuban prison system. During 2026, Cubalex monitoring recorded 19 repressive incidents against him in various prisons in the province of Camagüey, including violence, solitary confinement, and [...]

Transnational repression: Cuba extends intimidation against civil society beyond its borders

21/10/2026

Transnational repression encompasses practices by which a state seeks to monitor, intimidate, silence, or punish individuals outside its territory because of their political, journalistic, or human rights activities. These actions can take various forms and do not necessarily require [...]

Detention, enforced disappearance and health risks of activist José Elías González Agüero

19/10/2026

Cubalex reports on the detention of Cuban activist José Elías González Agüero, national vice-coordinator of the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI) and managing leader of Project Emilia, who has been detained at the Zapata and C police station in Havana since October 16. [...]

MC K-Libre: More than three months in jail and no trial date

15/10/2026

Cuban authorities rejected a new request to modify the pretrial detention order imposed on independent rapper Andrés Matos Alcántara, known artistically as MC K-Libre, despite his chronic illnesses and concerns about his health during incarceration. [...]

Arrest of Pastor Ariel Limias Leiva: Another sign of the use of criminal law to silence criticism

12/10/2026

Cuban pastor Ariel Limias Leiva has been detained for over a week at Villa Marista, the headquarters of State Security in Havana, after publicly denouncing the dictatorship and political discrimination on the island. Authorities have opened a criminal case against him.