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Lismani Acosta Gómez Has Spent Over a Month in Pretrial Detention After Being Arrested During a Cacerolazo

14/08/2026

Cubalex reports on the situation of Lismani Acosta Gómez, a 19-year-old who has been detained since July 6, when he was arrested during a pot-banging protest on Vía Blanca, near the Guanabacoa traffic light in Havana. More than a month after his arrest, he continues to be held in custody.

Exile in Exchange for Freedom: Another Coercion Mechanism of the Cuban Government

12/08/2026

Las autoridades cubanas y la Seguridad del Estado utilizan cada vez más la salida del país como una vía para reducir la presión sobre personas consideradas incómodas, condicionando en algunos casos la libertad de los presos políticos a que ellos o sus familiares acepten abandonar Cuba [...]

Enforced Disappearances in Cuba: 53 Incidents in the First Half of 2026 Reveal a Pattern of Repression and Impunity

10/08/2026

Between January 1 and June 30, 2026, Cubalex documented 53 incidents involving enforced disappearance in Cuba, a practice prohibited by international law that continues to be used by Cuban authorities as a mechanism of repression, punishment, and intimidation. [...]

Violence and Insecurity Continue to Rise in Cuba Despite Growing Militarization of the Country

06/08/2026

Cubalex monitoring documented 2,932 incidents of violence and insecurity in Cuba between 2023 and the present, a figure that demonstrates the sustained deterioration of citizen security in the country. Of that total, 736 were homicides, including femicides. [...]

July 11 Political Prisoner José Ramón Solano Reaches 23 Days on Hunger Strike at Holguín Provincial Prison

05/08/2026

Cubalex reports on the serious deterioration of the health of José Ramón Solano Randiche, a political prisoner from the July 11th massacre, who has been on hunger strike for 23 days in the Holguín Provincial Prison to protest a disciplinary sanction that returned him to solitary confinement and prevented him from receiving [...]

Elderly Political Prisoners in Cuba: A Population at Growing Risk Due to Lack of Medical Care

24/07/2026

The recent emergency transfer of political prisoner Francisco Rangel Manzano to the infirmary at Canaleta prison in Matanzas once again highlights the particularly vulnerable situation of elderly people imprisoned for political reasons in Cuba. The lack of medical attention [...]

Political Prisoner Roilán Álvarez Rensoler Transferred to Punishment Cell and Begins New Hunger Strike

23/07/2026

Cubalex reports on the serious situation of political prisoner and activist Roilán Álvarez Rensoler, a member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) and promoter of the Cuba Decides initiative, who is being held in the Holguín provincial prison. According to the information provided [...]

New Transfer of Maykel Osorbo Reveals the Use of Prison Transfers as a Control Mechanism

20/07/2026

Cubalex documented the recent transfer of political prisoner and dissident musician Maykel Castillo Pérez, "Osorbo," from Kilo 8 prison in Pinar del Río to Guanajay prison in Artemisa, where he has been held since July 10, according to information verified so far. No further details are available regarding [...]

Political Prisoner in Grave Danger Due to Medical Negligence at Canaleta Prison

17/07/2026

Introduction. Political prisoner Iledier Tabuada Machado, held in Canaleta prison, Ciego de Ávila, is in a situation of danger to his life and physical integrity. The conditions in which he is detained and the refusal of prison authorities to provide him with adequate medical assistance complicate his situation.

Habeas Corpus Petition on Behalf of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Blocked Due to Closure of Competent Court

13/07/2026

This Friday, a new habeas corpus petition could not be filed on behalf of political prisoner and artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara because the Havana Provincial People's Court, the competent body to hear the request, remained closed despite it being a working day. [...]