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Yosvany Rosell García: transferred to prison after prolonged hunger strike and lack of access to medical records

Cubalex expresses concern about the condition of Yosvany Rosell García Caso, a political prisoner from the July 11th uprising, who was returned on December 12th to the Holguín Provincial Prison, known as Cuba Sí, without the authorities notifying his family beforehand. [...]

Revocations: The Cuban regime imprisons political prisoner Adán Kiubel Castillo again

Adán Kiubel Castillo Echavarría, a 22-year-old political prisoner from the July 11th massacre, was released on November 21st for refusing to work in a government job. It should be noted that the young man had been released from prison in January 2025 and was on parole. [...]

Human Rights Day: a date marked by repression in Cuba

Agents of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) and State Security monitor the headquarters of the Ladies in White in Havana. Photo: Berta Soler/Facebook. According to the underreporting of incidents compiled by Cubalex—based on public complaints on social media and information sent directly by affected individuals—in the days [...]

Protests reported in Havana and other cities after prolonged power outages

Between the night of December 8 and the early morning of December 9, new protests were reported in response to the prolonged blackouts and the precarious living conditions faced by the population in Cuba. [...]

Forced transfer and serious risk to the life of political prisoner Leoncio Rodríguez Ponce

Photo: Cubalex Archive. Political prisoner Leoncio Rodríguez Ponce was arbitrarily transferred in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, from the Holguín Provincial Prison to another province, in retaliation for having begun a hunger strike. According to a recent update, after spending several days [...]

Charges fabricated against 11J political prisoner Ibrahim Domínguez Aguilar after he suffers assault in prison 

Cubalex received information about the situation of political prisoner Ibrahim Domínguez Aguilar, held in Boniato prison, Santiago de Cuba. They were informed that criminal proceedings have been opened against him for the crimes of “disorderly conduct in penitentiary establishments” and “assault,” in a context marked by previous attacks and reprisals [...]

Political prisoner José Antonio Pompa López ends hunger strike after 30 days of protest in Agüica prison

Photo: Cubalex Archive. Political prisoner and opposition member José Antonio Pompa López ended his 30-day hunger strike at the Agüica prison in Matanzas. He began the protest to denounce his arbitrary transfer from Combinado del Este prison (Havana) to a prison in another province, [...]

Corruption, abuses and inhumane conditions denounced at Ho Chi Minh prison

Photo: Archive. Cubalex received information from an anonymous source describing a critical situation at the Ho Chi Minh Correctional Labor Camp, located in Jaruco, Mayabeque province, where living conditions, security, and prison management are severely deteriorated. The complaint states that the [...]

Allegations about “the chemical” and other drugs expose corruption and negligence in Cuban prisons

Combinado del Este maximum security prison, located in Havana. Photo: EFE. Reports documented by Cubalex during 2025 point to a pattern of internal drug trafficking, complicity by officials, and a complete lack of protection for incarcerated individuals. The reports confirm that highly dangerous drugs—including “the chemical”—[...]

Eider Frómeta Allen faces new threats and reprisals inside Boniato prison

Cubalex received urgent information confirming that political prisoner Eider Frómeta Allen is in grave danger inside Boniato Prison in Santiago de Cuba. Last night, two inmates from another unit entered his cell with the intention of attacking him. The nightly headcount interrupted the [...]

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