Legal Analysis

Sady Reynaldo Companioni: the punishment of a Cuban mother for demanding basic rights

08/09/2026

The case of Sady Reynaldo Companioni demonstrates how, in Cuba, the exercise of fundamental rights can become grounds for persecution when citizens' demands challenge the actions of the authorities. The woman, a resident of Lawton, in the Diez de Octubre municipality, has been detained since August 28, after [...]

Harassment, arrests and threats: the repressive escalation against Yunia Figueredo and Frank Correa

07/09/2026

Since last July, the Cuban opposition couple Yunia Figueredo and Francisco Correa have faced increased harassment and repression from the authorities, in a context marked by the peaceful protests that took place that month in Jaimanitas, Playa municipality, Havana. [...]

Six years in prison for banging pots and pans: Cuban Supreme Court against the right to peaceful protest

04/09/2026

On July 28, 2026, the Supreme People's Court of Cuba ratified the six-year prison sentence against writer and independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez for the crime of public disorder, as well as the sentences of the other political prisoners for the same offense.

Six months after the protest in Canaleta: new charges are being filed against political prisoners

28/08/2026

More than six months after a major protest at Canaleta prison in Ciego de Ávila province, led by inmates, including political prisoners, authorities have begun filing unfounded criminal charges against the most visible prisoners during the demonstration. [...]

Military tragedy in Melones: state opacity and the breakdown of the duty of custody

26/08/2026

The previous week, more than a year after the fatal accident, several relatives of the victims revealed that a group of young civilians entered the disaster area without specialized equipment to search for scrap metal and military equipment, discovering multiple decomposing bodies in the abandoned tunnels. [...]

The Case of Sulmira Martínez: Criminalization of Conscience in the Enforcement Phase of Cuba's Criminal Process

25/08/2026

The denial of parole to Sulmira Martínez Pérez for the third time demonstrates how judicial control mechanisms in Cuba transform the procedural guarantees of the enforcement phase into tools of continuous ideological punishment, subverting the stated goals of re-education and social reintegration. [...]

Gender-Based Violence, Impunity, and Protection Gaps in Cuba

19/08/2026

This analysis addresses the urgent need to reform the legal response to gender-based violence in Cuba, following an attack in Marianao. It examines gaps in victim protection, police inaction, and the lack of a specific crime for femicide, contrasting these shortcomings with international standards such as [...]

The Criminal Weaponization of "Privacy" Against Anna Sofía Benítez and Her Mother

13/08/2026

Although the proceedings were dismissed in April 2026, the criminal case was reopened in July following a complaint filed by the officer involved, who alleged that the publication of his image on social media violated his right to privacy and exposed him to reprisals. The [...]

The Law of Associations as a Tool of State Control in Cuba: The Case of Freemasonry

11/08/2026

The current conflict within Cuban Freemasonry brings back into focus a question that transcends the organization's internal disputes: how far can the State go in regulating an association, and when does that regulation become interference and control over its autonomy? [...]

Political Prisoner Marcos de la Luz Caballero's Life at Risk After Hunger Strike and Hospital Incommunicado Detention

11/08/2026

Political prisoner Marcos de la Luz Caballero Granados, held at the San Miguel del Padrón Open Penitentiary (EPA), began a hunger strike on August 7, 2026, and is currently facing incommunicado detention in a hospital, which seriously endangers his life. [...]

Criminalization of Freedom of Expression in Cuba: The Case of Jesús Gabriel Pérez Menocal

07/08/2026

Jesús Gabriel Pérez Menocal, a 37-year-old Cuban citizen with legal residency in El Salvador, traveled to Cuba on August 3, 2022, to visit his family in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara province. Jesús Gabriel created the community Facebook page "Sagua la Grande Noticias," a space [...]

Institutionalized Defenselessness: Law 143 and the Gap in Court-Appointed Defense

07/08/2026

Social and Economic Context. Cuba presents a complex sociopolitical context, marked by a worrying increase in repression and the criminalization of the effective exercise of rights such as freedom of expression, assembly, and association. This repressive reality is compounded by a deep and sustained economic crisis. [...]

Six Months in Detention Without Trial: Due Process Violations Continue Against Members of El 4tico

04/08/2026

Kamil Zayas Pérez and Ernesto Ricardo Medina, members of the audiovisual initiative El4tico, will have been detained for six months this August 6th without the Prosecutor's Office having filed charges or a date set for their trial. [...]

The Repeal of Law No. 183 and the Violation of the Right to Political Participation

03/08/2026

Introduction. The Cuban authorities have once again unilaterally changed the rules of the electoral game. This is demonstrated by the recent repeal of Law No. 183/2025 by the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), an event that occurred during the most recent working session of this body. [...]

Lizandra Góngora Receives Visit After 7 Months Without Seeing Her Children: Deteriorating Health and Isolation Reported

03/08/2026

Lizandra Góngora Espinosa, a political prisoner from the July 11th attacks, has now gone more than six months without seeing her children, a situation that highlights the serious consequences of the prison transfer she was subjected to and which continues to disproportionately affect her right to maintain family ties. [...]

At Least Seven Minors Remain Detained for Political Reasons in Cuba

31/07/2026

The minors currently being monitored by Cubalex are Cristian Fernández Sarmiento (16 years old), Alex Javier Hernández González (13 years old), Ander Magdiel del Toro Suárez (15 years old), José Jorge Menéndez Vázquez (17 years old), Cristian de Jesús Crespo Álvarez (16 years old), Leroy Hernández Escalona (17 years old) and José Ángel Borrero [...]

Nearly Two Months in Detention: The Case of Comedian Eddy Ceballos Reveals Serious Due Process Violations

30/07/2026

Cuban comedian Eduardo 'Eddy' Ceballos Pérez, creator of the Despingovery Channel, has been detained for almost two months in the Combinado del Este prison in Havana, while his family continues to be unaware of the evidence supporting the accusation of alleged espionage against him.

Guillermo del Sol Surpasses 40 Days on Hunger Strike: An Extreme Protest in the Absence of Effective Remedies in Cuba

29/07/2026

Cuban activist Guillermo del Sol Pérez, a member of Cuba Decide, has been on hunger strike for 42 days at his home in Santa Clara, demanding the release of Leonel Tristá, a political prisoner from the July 11th massacre, and 17 other political prisoners from Villa Clara. [...]

Cubalex Challenges the Cuban State's Response Regarding Survivors of the Florida-Registered Boat

28/07/2026

Cubalex submitted comments to the United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) regarding the response sent by the Cuban State in the Urgent Actions concerning six survivors of the operation that took place on February 25, 2026, near Cayo Falcones, Villa Clara. [...]

Draft Law on the Personal Identity and Residency System: A Surveillance Infrastructure Disguised as a Civil Procedure

27/07/2026

The analysis of this Project starts precisely from that reality, and is confirmed by examining three central elements: the magnitude of the system that is intended to be created, the quantity and type of data that the responsible authority will concentrate along with its administrative powers, and the insufficiency of effective guarantees [...]