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The health of political prisoner Roberto Pérez Fonseca is deteriorating in prison.

Photo: Taken from Albert Fonse's Facebook profile. Roberto Pérez Fonseca, a political prisoner from July 11 (11J), recently suffered a severe asthma attack. This episode was triggered by the painting work using lime powder carried out in the cellblock where he is being held in the prison of [...]

Cuban animal rights activist Gustavo Mena Artola denied parole 

Cuban authorities denied parole to Gustavo Mena Artola, an animal rights activist and political prisoner, even though he was eligible for it on October 25 of this year. Mena Artola was imprisoned after posting criticisms on Facebook about the power outages [...]

Luis Alfredo Pérez Paján: UNPACU Activist Detained and Fined in Guantánamo

El 7 de octubre, el activista Luis Alfredo Pérez Paján, miembro de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), fue detenido arbitrariamente en Baracoa, Guantánamo. Durante el arresto, las autoridades le confiscaron su teléfono y le impusieron una multa. Pérez Paján se encontraba cerca de la funeraria donde se realizaba el [...]

Juan Enrique Pérez Sánchez, political prisoner of 11J, on hunger strike

Photo: Taken from Cubanet. Juan Enrique Pérez Sánchez, a political prisoner from the July 11 massacre, is on a hunger strike in solitary confinement at Melena 2 prison in Melena del Sur. His protest is in response to the arbitrary decision by authorities to deprive him of medication [...]

Arbitrary detention of Lázaro Antonio Pérez González, vice president of the MONR

Photo: Taken from ADN Cuba. On October 8, Lázaro Antonio Pérez González, vice president of the Movement of Opponents for a New Republic (MONR), was arbitrarily detained at his home, located in the Párraga neighborhood, Arroyo Naranjo municipality. Video sent to Cubalex. According to information received by Cubalex, two State Security agents [...]

Ángel Jesús Véliz Marcano, political prisoner of 11J, on hunger strike in Kilo 9 prison in Camagüey

Photo: Taken from ADN Cuba. Ángel Jesús Véliz Marcano, a young protester from the July 11th protests, is on a hunger strike in the Kilo 9 prison in Camagüey, demanding that the authorities respect his legitimate right to be transferred to the minimum security regime and granted parole. In a [...]

ICLEP journalists under threat and arbitrary summons from the Cuban regime  

Image taken from La Silla Rota. The Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and the Press (ICLEP) announced via its social media that several journalists and directors of independent media outlets have been summoned by State Security to appear at police stations on October 7. This [...]

We denounce the escalating repression against independent journalists in Cuba

Photo: Taken from the website nuevarevista.net. Cubalex denounces the growing repression by Cuban State Security against independent journalists on the island. In recent weeks, attacks on freedom of the press and expression have increased alarmingly, constituting a systematic attempt to silence dissenting voices [...]

Surveillance and repression operations in Guantánamo following protest over power outages

On Wednesday, October 2, we received information about surveillance and repression operations in Guantánamo, following a protest in the sugar-producing town of Argeo Martínez, prompted by the prolonged power outages in the area. Juan Luis Bravo Rodríguez, a member of the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI) and manager of Project Emilia, denounced [...]

Denial of medical care as a method of repression in Cuba: The case of Carlos Alberto Macdonald Ennis

Photo: Taken from Carlos Alberto Macdonald's Facebook profile. Political prisoner Carlos Alberto Macdonald Ennis was arrested on March 15, 2024, for belonging to a Facebook group, and was charged with the crime of "Other Acts against State Security." However, until the [...]

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