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A Cuban Court Confirms a Six-Year Prison Sentence for José Gabriel Barrenechea for Protesting During a Power Cut

Five other people were convicted for the same offences, two of them to eight and seven years respectively. 14ymedio, Madrid, 16 January 2026 — Four months after the trial, the Provincial Court of Villa Clara has handed down its sentence for intellectual and independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea. The court has upheld the six-year prison sentence … Continue reading “A Cuban Court Confirms a Six-Year Prison Sentence for José Gabriel Barrenechea for Protesting During a Power Cut”

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”

Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea is Facing a Six-Year Sentence Requested by the Villa Clara Prosecutor’s Office

Former political prisoner Ángel Cuza was also arrested and transferred to Combinado del Este. 14ymedio, Havana, 31 July 2025 — After eight months of being held in “provisional detention,” the Prosecutor’s Office finally submitted a request to the Provincial Court of Villa Clara for sanctions against Cuban journalist and 14ymedio contributor José Gabriel Barrenechea. In … Continue reading “Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea is Facing a Six-Year Sentence Requested by the Villa Clara Prosecutor’s Office”

Cuban Political Prisoner José Gabriel Barrenechea Was Only Able To See His Mother After Her Death

The ’14ymedio’ contributor was briefly released from prison to attend Zoila Chávez’s wake. 14ymedio, Havana, 5 May 2025 — Cuban authorities only allowed journalist and political prisoner José Gabriel Barrenechea to visit his mother after she had died. According to what family sources confirmed to 14ymedio, the journalist was taken from the prison to Zoila … Continue reading “Cuban Political Prisoner José Gabriel Barrenechea Was Only Able To See His Mother After Her Death”

Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea Denounces That His Life in Prison Is “Hell”

The reporter had been detained in Encrucijada, one of the many places where protests took place after Hurricane Rafael. 14ymedio, Madrid, 21 March 2025 – With four months of prison served already, and awaiting trial for participating in the November 8 protests in Encrucijada, Villa Clara, journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea sent a despairing message this … Continue reading “Cuban Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea Denounces That His Life in Prison Is “Hell””

Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea Is Transferred to a Prison in Santa Clara

His admission to La Pendiente prison “represents a serious risk to his life,” warns an NGO 14ymedio, Havana, 20 November 2024 — Independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea was transferred on Monday to La Pendiente prison, in Santa Clara. The 14ymedio collaborator had been arrested on November 8 for his alleged participation in the popular protests … Continue reading “Journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea Is Transferred to a Prison in Santa Clara”

A Long Commitment To The Truth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 5 September 2016 – A certain letter from Aristides Vega Chapu to the weekly Vanguardia, already quite old and that I believe I came into my hands in the middle of last July, set off a media frenzy last week. Knowing, as I do, that there is a lot … Continue reading “A Long Commitment To The Truth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Gagged Words / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenchea, Santa Clara, 27 June 2016 – The Eva Tas Foundation, located in Amsterdam, publishes and promotes texts that have been and are censored, regardless of where or how. Indeed, as a part of this laudable and necessary work, this institution just published two books by one of the most important figures … Continue reading “Gagged Words / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Villa Clara Sugar Harvest Will Be Much Less Than In 2015 / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenchea, Santa Clara, 29 May 2016 — With the shutdown of seven of its nine active sites, the 2016 sugar harvest is nearly complete in Villa Clara. It has emerged that the province that currently produces the most sugar in the country has fallen far short of the 250,000 metric tons programmed: as … Continue reading “Villa Clara Sugar Harvest Will Be Much Less Than In 2015 / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

‘The World and my Cuba in El Diario’ by Uva de Aragon / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, José Gabriel Barrenechea Jose, Santa Clara, Cuba, 28 April 2016 – The World and My Cuba in ‘El Diario’ is a very difficult book to read, not for its style, which could not be more direct and comprehensive, but for the heavy emotional weight concentrated in each of its brief articles. The reader can … Continue reading “‘The World and my Cuba in El Diario’ by Uva de Aragon / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

The Hero / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, José Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 31 March 2016 — On March 26, in my village of Encrucijada, Rafael Rodriguez Gonzalez died, Rafelito as all of us whom he honored with his friendship used to call him. He followed his wife, Caridad, who died at the end of last year, and to whom he was married for … Continue reading “The Hero / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Is 21st Century Socialism Marxist? / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 30 October 2015 – What do the socialism of Karl Marx and that of Nocolas Maduro have in common? Just like between the two men: nothing, or very little, perhaps the mutual membership in the human race and not much more. The difference between them, on the other hand, … Continue reading “Is 21st Century Socialism Marxist? / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Fidel Castro’s Legacy for Cuba / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenchea, Holguin, 15 August 2015 — For many, Fidel Castro has been “a light in the street and darkness at home.”* Although I don’t believe that either outside or inside Cuba’s borders this gentleman has illuminated a new path for humanity, I have to admit there is some truth in such a … Continue reading “Fidel Castro’s Legacy for Cuba / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Authority as Exemplified by Elpidio Valdés / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, José Gabriel Barrenechea, Havana, 18 July 2015 — I remember it as if it were yesterday when my old man took me to see the first Elpidio Valdés feature film in 1974. Having just debuted in the city of Santa Clara, we had to jump through hoops to find a taxi willing to take … Continue reading “Authority as Exemplified by Elpidio Valdés / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

Marti and His Myth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, José Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 17 May 2015 – From the interpretation of a significant event in the history of a nation, the interpreters’ political orientation can be very well surmised. Here we have this date, 24 February 1895 – the day on which our ancestors departed for the last time to the scrubland, … Continue reading “Marti and His Myth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”