The victims of Decree-Law 370

By: Claudia Padrón Cueto On July 4, 2019, issue number 45 of the Official Gazette of Cuba published Decree-Law 370, which establishes broad government control over the internet. This control is exercised through Article 68, which creates infractions (minor offenses) associated with [...]

Cuba and its Decree Law 370: annihilating freedom of expression on the Internet.

The undersigned civil society organizations and media outlets express our deep concern and condemnation regarding the persecution of journalists and independent civil society actors in Cuba, which has worsened since the beginning of this year and particularly since [...]

Por reportera y por mujer: Razones para acosar más a quienes hacen periodismo independiente en Cuba

Desde 2017, la reportera de CiberCuba, Iliana Hernández, ha sido detenida arbitrariamente en 13 ocasiones por agentes del Estado cubano. Ha pisado los calabozos de seis municipios de La Habana: cuatro veces en Guanabacoa, dos en San Miguel del Padrón y una en el Cotorro, Playa, Guanabo y Cojímar; ha [...]

March 2020 Report of the Cuban Legislative Observatory

The Cuban Legislative Observatory (OLC), an initiative of Demo Amlat, presents its first monthly report of 2020. The report contains a summary of key points regarding the Cuban electoral process following the 2019 reform, a characterization of the National Assembly of People's Power, its composition, committees, activities, [...]

José Daniel Ferrer is out of prison

Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, coordinator of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), has been released along with three other activists who were also imprisoned. Ferrer was arrested on October 1, 2019, and tried on February 26 along with the others.

The arbitrary actions against José Daniel Ferrer continue

Once again, the judicial authorities have violated the law in the case of José Daniel Ferrer by failing to notify him of the sentence in a timely manner. Author: Julio Alfredo Ferrer Tamayo, Attorney for Cubalex. Although the official media omitted it from their agenda, it is public knowledge that on February 26th [...]

Laritza Diversent: “If measures had been taken with Cuba, they would have known what to do about the Venezuelan crisis.”

The human rights activist and director of the NGO Cubalex criticized, in an interview with Infobae, the lack of action by the international community during the more than 60 years of the Castro regime. She discussed the similarities and differences with the Venezuelan crisis, and the persecution she suffered in [...]

Cuba: alert from Luis Manuel Otero arbitrary detention and the increasing attacks against freedom of artistic expression

During the past 30 months, Luis Manuel has been the victim of 32 incidents of harassment. Of these, 22 have been arbitrary detentions, several including the use of force and violence, the majority of the detentions in solitary confinement and short periods of disappearance. [...]

Cuba: Alert over the arbitrary detention of Luis Manuel Otero and the growing attacks against artistic freedom of expression

Over the past 30 months, Luis Manuel has been the victim of 32 incidents of harassment. Of these, 22 have been arbitrary arrests, several involving the use of force and violence; most included solitary confinement and short periods of disappearance [...]

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