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Death in custody of Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas: another victim of the Cuban prison system

Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas, 30, died this Saturday in the Combinado del Este prison in Havana, where he was serving a six-year sentence for participating in the July 11, 2021 protests. The young man, a member of the Patriotic Union of [...]

Repression and Harassment: Amaury Díaz Detained for Demanding Freedom

Amaury Díaz Martínez, a member of the United Anti-Totalitarian Forum (FANTU), was arbitrarily detained on November 27 in Sancti Spíritus after posting anti-government signs in front of his home. In these messages, he demanded an end to the power outages and the release of political prisoners in Cuba, expressing his discontent [...]

State Security Operation Marks Sulmira Martínez Pérez's Trial in Havana

On Tuesday, November 26, Sulmira Martínez Pérez faced trial in Havana under heavy State Security security, as reported by Diario de Cuba. The trial, which had been suspended three times without explanation, took place in a controlled environment, with a large deployment of security personnel.

José Daniel Ferrer García: Held incommunicado and in critical condition after beating in prison

José Daniel Ferrer García, a political prisoner and leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), remains incommunicado after being beaten in Mar Verde prison, Santiago de Cuba. His family is still unable to see him, and the authorities refuse to provide any information about his condition.

Miguel Ángel López Herrera: Repression and Harassment for his Activism in Guantánamo

Image taken from memoryofnations. Miguel Ángel López Herrera, former political prisoner and member of Independent and Democratic Cuba (CID), faces a new act of provocation by members of a Rapid Response group, instigated by State Security in Guantánamo. According to his testimony, neighbors affiliated with these [...]

Leoncio Rodríguez Ponce: 36 Years in Prison without Medical Care

Leoncio Rodríguez Ponce, a 60-year-old political prisoner originally from Guantánamo, has been imprisoned for 36 years in inhumane conditions in the Holguín provincial prison. Despite facing a serious health condition that includes ulcers, hypertension, severe malnutrition, kidney problems, rheumatism, and hemorrhoids, he has not received adequate medical attention.

Trial against Political Prisoner Onaikel Infante Abreu

On November 22, Onaikel Infante Abreu, a Cuban political prisoner, was tried in the State Security Crimes Court in the Diez de Octubre municipality of Havana. His wife, Sujay Acosta Toscano, informed Cubalex that Onaikel was notified of the trial the previous night, [...]

Luis Adrián Pupo García: in pretrial detention for exercising his right to protest

Photo taken from Cubanet. Luis Adrián Pupo García, 35, remains in pretrial detention at the Aguadores prison in Santiago de Cuba, after being arbitrarily arrested in Songo-La Maya for protesting the country's energy crisis. On November 13, he was transferred to the prison of [...]

They demand proof of life for Yasser Rivero Boni, victim of inhumane treatment in prison.

Yaqueline Boni Echavarría, a member of the Ladies in White, is desperately demanding proof of life for her son, Yasser Rivero Boni, a political prisoner who has been held for 27 days in solitary confinement at the Combinado del Este prison in Havana. Since his isolation, Yasser has been held incommunicado and subjected to harsh conditions [...]

The Yaquelín García Jaen case: a complaint for human rights violations

Photo taken from ADN Cuba. On November 8, 2024, Yaquelín García Jaen, a 42-year-old Cuban political opponent residing in Bayamo, Granma, was arrested at her home following a search by State Security agents. According to her husband, Ariel Arzuaga Peña, this arrest [...]

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