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Alert regarding the health status of Óscar Corría, a protester from the 11J protests on hunger strike

Óscar Corría Sánchez, de 25 años y participante en las protestas del 11 de julio de 2021, cumple hoy 42 días detenido y continúa en huelga de hambre en la unidad policial de Contramaestre, en Santiago de Cuba, mañana se cumplirá un mes desde que inició su protesta mediante ayuno [...]

Marcia Parra remains at risk: possible eviction and charges for her social media posts 

Marcia Natacha Parra Taupier faces harassment, threats, and possible sanctions for denouncing corruption and abuses by the Municipal Housing Directorate in Playa, Havana. Photo: Marcia Parra/Facebook. For months, Marcia Natacha Parra Taupier has been denouncing corruption and abuse of power on social media.

Humanitarian crisis in Guantanamo after Hurricane Melissa

Derrumbe de una vivienda en la ciudad de Guantánamo, afectada por las lluvias y los fuertes vientos del huracán Melissa a su paso por el oriente de Cuba. Foto: Periódico Venceremos / Facebook. Cubalex recibió una denuncia desde la provincia de Guantánamo sobre la crítica situación que enfrenta la población [...]

Michael Hernández Medina: Harassment, aggression and life-threatening risk due to lack of adequate medical attention

Former political prisoner and activist Michael Hernández Medina is in alarming condition, with bleeding from the mouth, low hemoglobin levels, and a suspected lung injury. His condition is exacerbated by his HIV status, which increases the risk of serious complications if he does not receive [...]

Óscar Luis Ortiz Arrovsmeth: political prisoner of 11J subjected to isolation and medical abandonment

Photo: Cubalex Archive. Óscar Luis Ortiz Arrovsmeth, a protester in the July 11, 2021 demonstrations, is serving a ten-year prison sentence at the Combinado del Este prison in Havana. Since his arrest, his health has severely deteriorated due to a lack of medical attention and [...]

Death of Serguey Marrero Faure in the Guantánamo provincial prison

Photo: Cubalex Archive. Cubalex received information about the death of inmate Serguey Marrero Faure, which occurred on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Guantánamo Provincial Prison. According to the information sent to Cubalex, Marrero went to the prison's medical post after feeling unwell and was diagnosed with a blood clot [...]

Cuban mother denounces lack of transparency in her son's death during military service

Antonio Rassi, an 18-year-old who died while serving his mandatory military service in Cuba. Photo: Mercedes Roque/Facebook. Mercedes Roque, mother of Antonio Rassi Roque—who died on August 18 while serving his mandatory military service at the El Calvario military unit in Havana—has denounced irregularities and a lack of [...]

Nando OBDC: Cuban artist accused of propaganda against the constitutional order faces procedural irregularities

Photo: NanDoo ObDc/Facebook. The Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Cuba filed a request for a six-year prison sentence against artist and activist Fernando Almenares Rivera, known on social media as Nando OBDC, on charges of propaganda against the constitutional order, according to case file EFP 19-2025 dated [...]

Former political prisoner Michael Hernandez denounces arbitrary detention and torture

Michael Hernández, a former political prisoner, was summoned to appear at a National Revolutionary Police (PNR) station in Pinar del Río. Although he resides in the town of Briones Montoto, the trip represented an unnecessary expense amidst the transportation crisis, worsening his already precarious financial situation. [...]

Cover-up at Boniato prison after the death of Leudis Ramos Mejías

Photo: Cubalex Archive. Cubalex received information revealing how prison authorities at Boniato prison in Santiago de Cuba are resorting to threats and coercion against inmates to cover up state responsibility for the death of Leudis Ramos Mejías, who died in custody on September 30, 2024. [...]

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