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Anthropologist Jenny Pantoja, Close to Alina Bárbara López Hernández, Is Dismissed from the University of Havana

The Observatory of Academic Freedom accuses the decision of being an act of “censorship” 14ymedio, Havana, July 25, 2024 — Anthropologist and activist Jenny Pantoja Torres has been dismissed from the Miguel Enríquez Faculty at the University of Medical Sciences of Havana (UCM-H). As reported on Thursday by the Academic Freedom Observatory (OLA), the decision … Continue reading “Anthropologist Jenny Pantoja, Close to Alina Bárbara López Hernández, Is Dismissed from the University of Havana”

Alina Bárbara López and Jorge Fernández Arrested for ‘Challenging’ Home Confinement

14ymedio, 20 August 2024 — The historian Alina Bárbara López Hernández and the journalist Jorge Fernández Era were detained this Sunday, once again, by State Security after having “challenged” the home confinement measures that have been arbitrarily imposed on them. The arrests of the Cuban intellectuals were carried out separately as reported by themselves and … Continue reading “Alina Bárbara López and Jorge Fernández Arrested for ‘Challenging’ Home Confinement”

Fifty Academics Demand That LASA Condemn the Repression in Cuba of Alina Bárbara López

It is the second time in eight months that the association has spoken out in support of the teacher EFE/14ymedio, Havana, July 5, 2024 — On Thursday, more than 50 academics from the Association of Latin American Studies (LASA) urged  the executive committee of that group to publicly condemn the “political repression” in Cuba after … Continue reading “Fifty Academics Demand That LASA Condemn the Repression in Cuba of Alina Bárbara López”

More Than 220 Artists Denounce the Police Violence in Cuba Against Two Intellectuals

The letter is signed by Leonardo Padura, Fito Páez and Fernando Pérez, among others. EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, July 3, 2024 — More than 220 writers and artists signed an open letter in which they denounce the “police violence” with which the intellectual Alina Bárbara López and the anthropologist Jenny Pantoja were recently treated. The … Continue reading “More Than 220 Artists Denounce the Police Violence in Cuba Against Two Intellectuals”

“We Were Attacked in a Sadistic Way by the Police,” Denounces Cuban Professor Alina Bárbara López

The professor apologizes to other victims for not having believed until today that the regime was capable of such violence 14ymedio, Madrid, 20 June 2024 — Almost 24 hours after arriving at her home following her arrest on Tuesday, professor and activist Alina Bárbara López Hernández has released a video on the YouTube channel of … Continue reading ““We Were Attacked in a Sadistic Way by the Police,” Denounces Cuban Professor Alina Bárbara López”

Teacher Alina Bárbara López Arrested On Her Way to Havana and Charged With ‘Attack’ According to Her Daughter

The teacher was arrested along with her colleague Jenny Pantoja when they were on their way to Havana for a peaceful protest. 14ymedio, Madrid, 18 June 2024 — Historian and activist Alina Bárbara López Hernández “is being informed of charges of an attempted crime,” her daughter Cecilia Borroto López reported Tuesday on her social networks. … Continue reading “Teacher Alina Bárbara López Arrested On Her Way to Havana and Charged With ‘Attack’ According to Her Daughter”