Since yesterday, the Cuban government, using its entire repressive apparatus, has begun an escalation of acts of violence and harassment against various activists on the island. Through the use of force and the few resources objectively at the government's disposal, they have organized [...]
In response to the acts of intimidation and violence committed continuously over the past two months by Cuban authorities against members of the dissident organization Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), its leader José Daniel Ferrer, and their families, more than thirty Cuban and international human rights organizations [...]
Cubalex is launching the “Revealing Repression” contest, inviting photographers from around the world to participate with works that depict the repressive forms of action and stances of the Cuban government against society as a whole. Registration for the contest is free, and submissions [...]
Statement from Libertad Cuba Lab, July 27, 2020: On July 18, 22 Cuban independent organizations and media outlets sent a letter to Pope Francis I informing him about the situation of Cuban journalist and lawyer Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, a political prisoner and the only journalist imprisoned for exercising his profession.
To: Mr. Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, IACHR To: David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression To: Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Havana, Cuba. July 3 [...]
At least 132 people, including artists, journalists, and activists, were detained, subjected to house arrest, and had their internet service cut off when they planned to participate in and cover protests against police violence. On June 30, the Cuban State Security Department [...]
The undersigned organizations and media outlets support the petition submitted on June 8 in Cuba to the National Assembly, the Council of State, the Supreme Court, the Attorney General's Office, and the President of the Republic to declare Decree Law 370 of 2019 unconstitutional. The 64 [...]
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 [...]
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday asked Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to allow it entry to the island to observe the legal proceedings against opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, who has been imprisoned for nearly two months. The open letter signed by AI states that the Committee against [...]
