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José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro, Heroes of the Homeland in Cuba

Today, both symbolize the commitment to freedom. 14ymedio, Peter Corzo, Miami, 20 October 2024 — The prison systems of the Castro-Chavez regimes are particularly cruel and merciless. They establish such miserable conditions of survival that people subsist thanks to unbending moral values ​​and the unbreakable brotherhood generated by perpetually lurking death. Food is precarious, medical … Continue reading “José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro, Heroes of the Homeland in Cuba”

Félix Navarro, Former Prisoner of the Black Spring, Sentenced to 9 years in Prison for 11 July Protests

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 2 March 2022 — The opponent Félix Navarro and his daughter, the Lady in White Sayli Navarro Álvarez, received this Wednesday the sentence that resulted from the trial held against both last January. Dissident Manuel Cuesta Morúa has detailed to 14ymedio that father and daughter were sentenced to 9 and 8 years in prison, respectively. Cuesta … Continue reading “Félix Navarro, Former Prisoner of the Black Spring, Sentenced to 9 years in Prison for 11 July Protests”

Cuban Government’s Repression Against UNPACU / Estado de Sats, Felix Navarro, Librado Linares, Antonio G. Rodiles

A few days ago a document signed by the coordinators of the Campaign For Another Cuba warned of the growing repression by the Cuban government against Civil Society and the possible consequences of these actions for our country. At this time in Eastern Cuba, the activists of the Cuban Patriotic Union (UNPACU) are repressed and … Continue reading “Cuban Government’s Repression Against UNPACU / Estado de Sats, Felix Navarro, Librado Linares, Antonio G. Rodiles”

Félix and Saylí Navarro Reject a Forced Exile from Cuba Proposed by the Catholic Church

Amnesty International calls for the release of both political prisoners and demands urgent guarantees for their safety. Political prisoners Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro rejected the proposal to leave Cuba made by the auxiliary bishop of Havana, Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez, who visited their respective prisons to offer them exile as a solution. … Continue reading “Félix and Saylí Navarro Reject a Forced Exile from Cuba Proposed by the Catholic Church”

Félix Navarro and His Daughter Saylí Were Able To See Each Other in Prison; the Number of Political Prisoners in Cuba Rises to 1,250

Prisoners Defenders counts 32 prisoners at risk of death if they are not released “immediately” 14ymedio, Madrid, April 16, 2026 / This Wednesday, more than three months after initially denying them access, authorities at the Agüica prison in the municipality of Colón (Matanzas) allowed Félix Navarro and his daughter, Saylí, both political prisoners, to meet. … Continue reading “Félix Navarro and His Daughter Saylí Were Able To See Each Other in Prison; the Number of Political Prisoners in Cuba Rises to 1,250”

The Prison Sentence Against the Artist Nando OBDC Is Confirmed, and Félix Navarro Was Beaten Again in the Agüica Prison

The Cuban regime intensifies its crackdown on dissidents as discontent grows across the country 14ymedio, Havana 10 April 2026 — Cuba’s Supreme People’s Court ratified the five-year prison sentence against artist Fernando Almenares Rivera, known as Nando OBDC, after dismissing the appeal filed by his defense. The decision was communicated to his family this week, … Continue reading “The Prison Sentence Against the Artist Nando OBDC Is Confirmed, and Félix Navarro Was Beaten Again in the Agüica Prison”

Cuban Dissident Félix Navarro Is Isolated in Prison in a So-Called Infirmary

14ymedio, Havana, 6 September 2025 — The family of Félix Navarro complains that they cannot fully understand his health status in prison. The opposition leader, who has been imprisoned again in the Agüica prison in Matanzas since his parole was revoked last April, is ill and isolated. According to activist Annia Zamora, a family friend, … Continue reading “Cuban Dissident Félix Navarro Is Isolated in Prison in a So-Called Infirmary”

More Than 40 Organizations Demand From Cuba the “Immediate” Release of José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro

The arrests of “these two peaceful pro-democracy activists” occurred in a context of “intensifying authoritarianism.” EFE (via 14ymedio), Madrid, 5 May 2025 — A total of 43 organizations, including political parties, unions, and NGOs, are demanding the “immediate” release of Cuban dissidents José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro, after the Cuban government last week revoked … Continue reading “More Than 40 Organizations Demand From Cuba the “Immediate” Release of José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro”

Cuba’s Supreme Court Revokes the Parole of José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro

Ferrer and his family were arrested by the political police, who “completely ransacked” the headquarters of Unpacu. Navarro was arrested while on his way to visit his daughter Sayli in prison 14ymedio, Havana, 29 April 2025 — Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, head of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), was arrested in Santiago … Continue reading “Cuba’s Supreme Court Revokes the Parole of José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro”

Cuban State Security Releases Félix Navarro and Reiterates the Ban on His Attending Mass

The opposition leader and his wife were intercepted when they were going to church and remained in the police unit until 12 noon. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 10 March 2025 — Former Cuban political prisoner Félix Navarro and his wife, Sonia Álvarez, a member of the Ladies in White, were released after being temporarily detained for the … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Releases Félix Navarro and Reiterates the Ban on His Attending Mass”

Cuban Opposition Member Félix Navarro and Lady in White Sonia Álvarez Arrested on Their Way to Sunday Mass

Both opponents were intercepted by members of the political police and their whereabouts are still unknown. 14ymedio, Havana, 9 March 2025 — Former political prisoner Félix Navarro and his wife, the Lady in White Sonia Álvarez, were arrested on Sunday in Perico, Matanzas province, as they were heading to the local Catholic church. The activists … Continue reading “Cuban Opposition Member Félix Navarro and Lady in White Sonia Álvarez Arrested on Their Way to Sunday Mass”

The Regime Grants Parole to Pedro Albert Sánchez and Releases Félix Navarro

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 18 January 2025 — Cuba granted parole to professor and activist Pedro Albert Sánchez, named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He had received a five-year sentence for contempt and public disorder after participating in the July 2021 protests, the NGO Justice 11J reported this Friday. The dissident, who since the end … Continue reading “The Regime Grants Parole to Pedro Albert Sánchez and Releases Félix Navarro”

Félix Navarro Celebrates the ‘Battle’ of Three Ladies in White Still Imprisoned by the Cuban Regime

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 18 January 2025 — Opposition leader Félix Navarro has been in prison since 11 July 2021 (11J). Almost four years later, as part of a deal between the Cuban regime and the Vatican to release 553 prisoners, he was granted conditional release this Saturday. He left the Agüica prison in Matanzas … Continue reading “Félix Navarro Celebrates the ‘Battle’ of Three Ladies in White Still Imprisoned by the Cuban Regime”

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”

Cuban Political Prisoner Felix Navarro Is Transferred to a Hospital in Matanzas

14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2023 — The political prisoner Félix Navarro was transferred this week from the Agüica prison to the Faustino Pérez hospital in Matanzas. The health of the opposition leader, coordinator of the Pedro Luis Boitel Party for Democracy, had deteriorated in recent weeks, according to family reports. Navarro’s wife, Sonia Álvarez, showed … Continue reading “Cuban Political Prisoner Felix Navarro Is Transferred to a Hospital in Matanzas”