May 2nd will mark 72 hours since the habeas corpus petition was filed on behalf of journalist José Luis Tan Estrada, arbitrarily detained since April 26th. To date, there is no record that the authorities have presented Tan before the Provincial Court [...]
Cubalex has reported on the alarming situation of political prisoner Alexander Díaz Rodríguez, imprisoned for the protests of July 11, 2021, and currently held in the La Conchita forced labor camp in Pinar del Río province. Alexander, who suffers from throat cancer, faces severe [...]
Journalist José Luis Tan Estrada, a contributor to CubaNet Noticias, was arrested on Friday, April 26, in Havana and has been detained ever since at Villa Marista, a State Security operations center. His arrest occurred around 2:00 p.m., as he was traveling from [...]
Political prisoner Jorge Luis Rodríguez Valdés, known as “Tangallo,” was transferred on April 17 to the Pinar del Río Military Hospital for liver and thyroid tests, according to information provided to Cubalex by a source. In March, Cubalex reported that the activist had been held for approximately [...]
Cubalex has documented several incidents of obstruction of access to justice, due to the courts' refusal to accept appeals and complaints filed by family members and associates of people deprived of their liberty or under harassment. We present some of the cases documented to date. On March 26, [...]
El pasado 3 de abril, Arony Yanko García Valdés, enfermero de profesión y padre de tres hijos, fue detenido luego de acudir a una citación verbal en la tercera unidad de la PNR en la ciudad de Santa Clara, provincia Villa Clara. Acompañado por su esposa, Yunisley Suárez, García Valdés [...]
En el contexto de la tradicional peregrinación por el Día del Perro en Cuba, que se celebra el segundo domingo de abril, Cubalex registró varios actos represivos de la Seguridad del Estado contra activistas defensores de animales y un periodista independiente. El activista Javier Larrea, quien actualmente reside en España, [...]
En Playa Baracoa, municipio de Bauta, los residentes enfrentan una severa escasez de agua potable. A pesar de las múltiples quejas presentadas ante diversas autoridades en la provincia de Artemisa, no han recibido respuesta. Según informes de una fuente local a Cubalex, el suministro de agua ha sido esporádico desde [...]
Throughout March, protests took place in various parts of the country, driven by the precarious economic situation, shortages of drinking water, electricity, and food, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms. In this context, we documented repressive actions against citizens and activists for their social media posts. [...]
On Sunday, March 17, several mass protests against blackouts, the economic situation, and the lack of freedoms were reported in various parts of the country. According to social media reports and independent news outlets compiled by Cubalex, several cities were under military occupation, including [...]
