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Reports of surveillance and restrictions on free movement in Cuba following events in Venezuela

The US military operation carried out in Venezuela on January 3, which culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has had a direct impact on the island and on the exercise of human rights by human rights defenders. Since the previous Saturday, Cubalex [...]

The year 2026 begins with repression in Cuba: Berta Soler arrested and Wilber Aguilar under surveillance

The year 2026 has begun in Cuba with continued repression. Since January 1st, Cubalex has received reports of repressive acts against opposition members and relatives of political prisoners. [...]

Activist Alexander Verdecia: 7 years of imprisonment for social media posts

Cuban activist Alexander Verdecia Rodríguez, a member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), was recently sentenced by a court in Granma to seven years in prison for the alleged crimes of “propaganda against the constitutional order” and “incitement to commit crimes.” [...]

Repression in Cuba: Up to 9 years in prison for expressing political opinions on social media

Cubalex obtained access to the provisional conclusions presented by the Prosecutor's Office before the Court for Crimes against State Security in Santiago de Cuba, in a criminal case against eight citizens from the province of Las Tunas, accused of the crime of propaganda against the constitutional order, as provided for in [...]

Due process violations in the extra-penal license request of political prisoner Yosvany Rosell García Caso 

Cubalex reports violations of due process in the processing of the extra-penal license for health reasons requested on behalf of political prisoner Yosvany Rosell García Caso, held in the Holguín Provincial Prison. On December 22, Mailín Sánchez, Yosvany Rosell García Caso's wife, formally submitted the request to [...]

Endis Leyva Nieves: another death in state custody during mandatory military service in Cuba 

At least 19 young Cubans have died in 2025 while performing their mandatory military service, according to underreporting documented by Cubalex. Cubalex reports the death of 19-year-old Endis Leyva Nieves, who died after being seriously injured by a rocket explosion during military exercises with [...]

Political prisoner Eider Frómeta Allen at serious risk in Boniato prison

Cubalex is alerting the public to a grave situation of risk for political prisoner Eider Frómeta Allen, who is being harassed and threatened in Boniato Prison, Santiago de Cuba. According to information received by Cubalex, a common prisoner identified as Alciliades Torres Durin threatened Eider Frómeta Allen [...]

Cuban judicial system punishes peaceful protest and sentences veterinarian Yaser García López to 5 years

Political prisoner Yaser García López, a 50-year-old veterinarian, was sentenced this December to five years in prison for social media posts critical of the Cuban regime and for exercising his right to peaceful protest. [...]

Harassment against activist Juan Carlos Vasallo Freijo continues

Juan Carlos Vasallo Freijo is the National Human Rights Coordinator for the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI). Photo: Juan Carlos Vasallo/Facebook. Cubalex warns of the continued harassment of activist Juan Carlos Vasallo Freijo, National Human Rights Coordinator for the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI), through illegal summonses [...]

Inmate with HIV dies in custody in Cuba after not receiving adequate medical care

Cubalex reports another death in custody in Cuba. Yaciel Antúnez Antúnez, 41, a resident of Cienfuegos, died on December 6, 2025, while in state custody. The Facebook page Nio Reportando un Crime (Nio Reporting a Crime) publicized the report and indicated that the inmate had contracted a [...]

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