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Cuban Faces 2024: “It Is Forbidden To Be Discouraged,” Angélica Garrido’s Message to Cuban Political Prisoners

The opposition leader’s record, like that of her sister, includes beatings, threats and solitary confinement. 14ymedio, Havana, 24 December 2024 – When Angélica Garrido left the El Guatao women’s prison last July, after serving a three-year sentence for protesting on 11 July 2021, what she considered her “normal” life had completely changed. Her children had … Continue reading “Cuban Faces 2024: “It Is Forbidden To Be Discouraged,” Angélica Garrido’s Message to Cuban Political Prisoners”

Cuban Activist Angélica Garrido Is Released After Serving Three Years in Prison for 11J Protests

Political prisoner Carlos Michael Morales was hospitalized in Santa Clara on the 21st day of his hunger strike 14ymedio, Madrid, July 11, 2024 — Activist Angélica Garrido was released on Wednesday, July 10, a day before the third anniversary of the 11 July 2021 (’11J’) anti-government protests for which she was imprisoned and after having … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Angélica Garrido Is Released After Serving Three Years in Prison for 11J Protests”

A Prisoner of the 11 July 2021 Protests (11J) in Cuba, Angelica Garrido Has Spent More Than 50 Days in a Punishment Cell

14ymedio, Havana, 9 November 2022 — Cuban activist Angélica Garrido has spent more than 50 days in a punishment cell at Gustavo Prison, Havana. Luis Rodríguez Pérez — her husband and brother-in law of the writer Maria Cristina Garrido, imprisoned along with her sister for taking part in the 11J (11 July 2021) protests — … Continue reading “A Prisoner of the 11 July 2021 Protests (11J) in Cuba, Angelica Garrido Has Spent More Than 50 Days in a Punishment Cell”

The Garrido Sisters, Convicted in Cuba for July 11th (11J), are ‘Plantadas’ and Demand their Freedom

14ymedio, Havana, September 20, 2022–Writer María Cristina Garrido, her sister Angélica, and activist Lizandra Góngora, arrested for their participation in the 11J protests [11 July 2021], announced on Tuesday their refusal to wear common prisoner uniforms and declared the start of a hunger strike. The prisoners signed a note from the women’s prison in Guatao, … Continue reading “The Garrido Sisters, Convicted in Cuba for July 11th (11J), are ‘Plantadas’ and Demand their Freedom”

Court Confirms Sentences for Garrido Sisters for July 11th (11J) Protest in Mayabeque

The writer and activist María Cristina Garrido saw her sentence confirmed, a long with the other defendants in her case, during this week’s appeal. (Facebook) 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 June 2022 — The writer María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez and her sister Angélica, sentenced in March to seven and three years in prison respectively after their participation in the July … Continue reading “Court Confirms Sentences for Garrido Sisters for July 11th (11J) Protest in Mayabeque”

Cuban Justice System Condemns Writer Maria Cristina Garrido to 7 Years in Prison

14ymedio, Havana, March 10, 2022–Writer María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez and her sister Angélica, who protested on July 11th (11J) in San José de las Lajas (Mayabeque), have been sentenced to 7 and 3 years in prison, respectively, according to Michel Valladares Cala, the first woman’s husband and director of the Republican Party of Cuba in Pinar … Continue reading “Cuban Justice System Condemns Writer Maria Cristina Garrido to 7 Years in Prison”

Patmos Award for Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea

The award is also dedicated to the memory of the broadcaster’s mother, Zoila Esther Chávez, who died while he was in prison. Independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea, a contributor to 14ymedio, is the winner of the Patmos Institute’s annual award, the organization announced Friday. The award, granted unanimously “for his testimonies of genuine faith and … Continue reading “Patmos Award for Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea”

US Limits the Movements of Cuban Diplomats on Its Territory

14ymedio, Havana, May 8, 2025 — The US limited, this week, the mobility of Cuban diplomats on its territory. Officials will now be required to submit prior notification before visiting “state, local and municipal governments of the US and its territories.” The measure also includes access to educational and research institutions, including “national laboratories and … Continue reading “US Limits the Movements of Cuban Diplomats on Its Territory”

The Head of the US Embassy in Havana Challenges the Regime With an Invitation to the Cuban People

Mike Hammer records a video message on the streets of Havana to get people to approach him. 14ymedio, Madrid, May 2, 2025 — “Hi I’m Mike Hammer, the head of mission of the United States Embassy in Cuba.” This is how the diplomat presents himself in a short video uploaded to the Facebook page of … Continue reading “The Head of the US Embassy in Havana Challenges the Regime With an Invitation to the Cuban People”

After ‘Destabilizing Several African Countries’ Mike Hammer Seeks To Do the Same in Cuba

Official websites accuse the head of the US Embassy of “organizing subversive activity” in his meetings with the opposition and religious leaders. 14ymedio, Madrid, 12 March 2025 — When Mike Hammer, the US envoy in Cuba, replaced Benjamin Ziff in November 2024, the official press ignored the news. Career diplomat, with more than 35 years … Continue reading “After ‘Destabilizing Several African Countries’ Mike Hammer Seeks To Do the Same in Cuba”

No News of Political Prisoners Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Maykel Castillo, Sissi Abascal or Sayli Navarro

The PEN Club of Cuban Writers in Exile calls for the “immediate release” of the poet María Cristina Garrido, imprisoned in El Guatao 14ymedio, Madrid, 6 February 2025 — The Pen Club of Cuban Writers in Exile, a subsidiary of the international organization that works for freedom of expression and protects persecuted authors, has demanded … Continue reading “No News of Political Prisoners Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Maykel Castillo, Sissi Abascal or Sayli Navarro”

While the Cuban Regime Announces the Release of 553 Prisoners, Sentences for Crimes of Opinion Continue

Prisoners Defenders fears that these are actually releases, but without cancellation of the sentences 14ymedio, Madrid, 15 January 2025 — All eyes are watching to see who will be the 553 prisoners on the island who will benefit from the agreement between the Cuban regime and the Vatican to obtain, in exchange, the removal of … Continue reading “While the Cuban Regime Announces the Release of 553 Prisoners, Sentences for Crimes of Opinion Continue”

The 14 Cuban Faces of 2024: Fugitives, Deceased, Priests, Freemasons, Athletes, Artists and Ministers

This year has been especially hard, because we have had to put together the faces of a year that, in reality, is missing too many pieces. 14ymedio, Havana, 24 December 2024 — For a decade, 14ymedio has shared each December the 14 faces that marked the year that is ending. More often than not, the … Continue reading “The 14 Cuban Faces of 2024: Fugitives, Deceased, Priests, Freemasons, Athletes, Artists and Ministers”

Cuban Opponents Sissi Abascal, Sayli Navarro and Félix Navarro Receive the Patmos Award

The three political prisoners are serving sentences for participating in the 11J protests 14ymedio, Havana, 31 October 2024 — Political prisoners Sissi Abascal Zamora, Félix Navarro Rodríguez, and Sayli Navarro Álvarez (the latter two father and daughter), arrested during the Island-wide protests of 11 July 2021 (’11J’) in Matanzas, have been awarded the Patmos Prize, … Continue reading “Cuban Opponents Sissi Abascal, Sayli Navarro and Félix Navarro Receive the Patmos Award”

‘If the Situation Continues Like This, People Won’t Be Able To Take It Anymore’ Warns a Recently Released 11J Political Prisoner

After being released from Guamajal prison in Santa Clara city, former prisoner José Rodríguez Herrada, 52, was welcomed with joy at his home by family and friends. 14ymedio, Havana, 15 September 2024 — José Rodríguez Herrada, sentenced to three years and six months for participating in the mass protests in Caibarién, Villa Clara, on 11 … Continue reading “‘If the Situation Continues Like This, People Won’t Be Able To Take It Anymore’ Warns a Recently Released 11J Political Prisoner”