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The Matanzas Court Cancels “Until Further Notice” the Trial of Alina Bárbara López and Jenny Pantoja

Both received a court order on Thursday, in the hours before the hearing, which referred to a reorganization of judicial activity. The Matanzas Municipal Court has annulled the trial of Alina Bárbara López Hernándz and Jenny Pantoja, scheduled for this Friday, January 30. Both received a court order on Thursday, in the hours leading up … Continue reading “The Matanzas Court Cancels “Until Further Notice” the Trial of Alina Bárbara López and Jenny Pantoja”

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”

Cuban Professor Alina Bárbara López Announces She Will Expand Her Protests Following Her Detention This Saturday

The professor denounced that her double arrest was a “kidnapping with no other possible interpretation.” 14ymedio, Havana, July 19, 2026 – Cuban professor and activist Alina Bárbara López Hernández announced the start of new protest actions after being detained twice this Saturday in Matanzas while attempting to carry out her peaceful demonstration held on the … Continue reading “Cuban Professor Alina Bárbara López Announces She Will Expand Her Protests Following Her Detention This Saturday”

Cuban Authorities Prohibit Alina López Hernández From Attending the LASA Congress in Paris

The academic says the authorities are keeping her legal case “filed away” to avoid the political cost of sending her to prison 14ymedio, Madrid, May 29, 2026 — Dr. Alina Bárbara López Hernández, co-director of the Cuba Section of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), denounced that the Cuban regime prevented her from attending the … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Prohibit Alina López Hernández From Attending the LASA Congress in Paris”

Cuba Sets Historic Record for Political Prisoners with 1,207 According to Prisoners Defenders

The NGO denounces inhuman conditions and the lack of guarantees for detainees 14ymedio, Havana, February 5, 2026 – The year 2026 has begun with 18 new political prisoners, according to the latest report by Prisoners Defenders, published this Thursday, and marks a historic record of 1,207 political prisoners in total. Of these, 436 are seriously … Continue reading “Cuba Sets Historic Record for Political Prisoners with 1,207 According to Prisoners Defenders”

Cuban Citizens Submit a Petition to the National Assembly for an Amnesty Law

The initiative has verified more than 1,500 signatures out of the 10,000 required by the Cuban regulation. 14ymedio, Havana, February 4, 2026 — A group of Cuban activists formally delivered a petition to the National Assembly in Havana on Wednesday, calling for an amnesty law to be passed, with the aim of freeing the nearly … Continue reading “Cuban Citizens Submit a Petition to the National Assembly for an Amnesty Law”

Cuban Journalist Jorge Fernández Era Released After a 16 Hour ‘Kidnapping’ by State Security

The writer left at 3 pm to make his peaceful protest, which he did every 18th, and by midnight there was no news of his whereabouts. 14ymedio, Madrid, January 19, 2025 —  Writer Jorge Fernández Era was detained for 16 hours, from 3 a.m. Sunday until 7 a.m. Monday, as he confirmed after his release. … Continue reading “Cuban Journalist Jorge Fernández Era Released After a 16 Hour ‘Kidnapping’ by State Security”

Berta Soler and Ángel Moya Denounce the Access of State Security to Their Mobile Phones

14ymedio, Havana, 20 April 2025 — The police operation set up around the headquarters of the Ladies in White and the home of opponents Berta Soler and Angel Moya, this Sunday, were confirmed by them in a call to 14ymedio. However, this Sunday’s siege, Moya notes, is similar to the one they usually suffer on … Continue reading “Berta Soler and Ángel Moya Denounce the Access of State Security to Their Mobile Phones”

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”

Four State Security Agents Are Sent To Detain Jorge Fernández Era During a Peaceful Protest in Havana

State Security arrests the writer once again amid growing repression in Cuba. 14ymedio, March 19, 2026, Havana / The writer and activist Jorge Fernández Era was detained this Wednesday in Havana for several hours after leaving his home to carry out his usual peaceful protest, which he holds on the 18th of each month. The … Continue reading “Four State Security Agents Are Sent To Detain Jorge Fernández Era During a Peaceful Protest in Havana”