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Since Their ‘Parole’ Is Revoked, Activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and His Wife Will Ask for Asylum in the United States

Both have contacted a law firm to begin the process and have requested the support of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 31 March 2025 — Cuban activists Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and his wife, Eralidis Frómeta, have initiated asylum application procedures in the United States and have requested the support of … Continue reading “Since Their ‘Parole’ Is Revoked, Activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and His Wife Will Ask for Asylum in the United States”

Cuban Reporter Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca Arrives in Miami After a Forced Exit

14ymedio, Havana, 5 June 2025 — Cuban journalist and opponent Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca arrived this morning in Miami with his wife, Eralidis Frómeta, after being forced out by the Cuban regime, ending the three years that the reporter had been in prison. “I received with deep emotion the news of the arrival in Miami … Continue reading “Cuban Reporter Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca Arrives in Miami After a Forced Exit”

Former President of Costa Rica Requests that the Cuban Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca be Freed from Prison

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 3 November 2022 – Former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias demanded on Wednesday the liberation of Cuban journalist and activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, condemned to five years in jail in July for “continuous enemy propaganda”. “Those of us who live in freedom and democracy … Continue reading “Former President of Costa Rica Requests that the Cuban Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca be Freed from Prison”

Testimony of Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca Currently Being Held at Combinado del Este Prison / Ivan Garcia

From the Blog: Iván García at Desde de la Habana, 4 July 2022, Havana Author: Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca, political prisoner of conscience. Combinado del Este, maximum security prison, June 25, 2022, three days after being arbitrarily and unjustly tried by a court. I write these lines to release those thoughts and events that led … Continue reading “Testimony of Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca Currently Being Held at Combinado del Este Prison / Ivan Garcia”

Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca Letter to Interamerican Press Association and Reporters Without Borders

Havana,13 June, 2015 TO: Representatives of the Interamerican Press Association, and Reporters Without Borders FROM: *Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Independent Journalist SUBJECT: Indiscriminate repression Against Ladies in White, peaceful activist opponents, journalists, bloggers, and independent communicators By this letter, I am contacting you to make you aware of what is happening against the Ladies in White, … Continue reading “Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca Letter to Interamerican Press Association and Reporters Without Borders”

‘Ktivo Disidente’ Arrives in Miami and Reporter Lazaro Yuri Valle Receives a Pass To Get Out of Prison in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 8 September 2023 — Cuban activist Carlos Ernesto Díaz González, known as ’Ktivo Disidente’, arrived in Miami this Friday thanks to the humanitarian parole program. The opponent was sentenced at the end of November 2022 to two years and six months in prison for the crimes of disobedience and contempt, but last June … Continue reading “‘Ktivo Disidente’ Arrives in Miami and Reporter Lazaro Yuri Valle Receives a Pass To Get Out of Prison in Cuba”

Cuban Reporter Yuri Valle Roca Released After Five Days of Detention / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 24 March 2016 — The freelance reporter Yuri Valle Roca was released Thursday after being detained for five days in a police station. The activist was arrested last Sunday and Freedom House, an organization in support of human rights, today asked the government of Cuba for his immediate release. Police authorities informed Valle Roca that … Continue reading “Cuban Reporter Yuri Valle Roca Released After Five Days of Detention / 14ymedio”

A Group of Exiled Cuban Activists Calls on Washington To Resolve Their ‘Uncertain Migratory Situation’

All face “obstacles to regularizing their status” and express their willingness to meet with Trump representatives. 14ymedio, Havana, May 11, 2025 — A group of Cuban activists living in the United States have addressed an open letter to the Trump administration regarding their “uncertain migratory situation”. Victims, mostly of persecution by the regime, surveillance by … Continue reading “A Group of Exiled Cuban Activists Calls on Washington To Resolve Their ‘Uncertain Migratory Situation’”

Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar Scores a Victory With the Release of a Cuban with an I-220A

Former political prisoner Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and his wife say they are “at risk for having entered the country under humanitarian parole.” 14ymedio, Havana, 29 March 2025 — Laura de la Caridad González Sánchez, one of the Cubans with an I-220A Form who were arrested in Miami by the Office of Immigration and Customs … Continue reading “Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar Scores a Victory With the Release of a Cuban with an I-220A”

Lack of Access to Justice in Cuban Prisons / Cubalex

Cubalex, 10 September 2024 — In Cuban prisons, persons deprived of their liberty face numerous barriers that prevent them from accessing justice and defending their human rights. Below, the Cubalex legal team summarises some key aspects of this problem in Cuban prisons. Complaints and Retaliation 1. Retaliation for Complaints: Prisoners who file complaints with military … Continue reading “Lack of Access to Justice in Cuban Prisons / Cubalex”

Political Prisoner Yilian Oramas Obtains the Revocation of a Sanction, Thanks to Her Hunger Strike

For arriving late from her leave, the authorities threatened to move her to a harsher regime. 14ymedio, Havana, 30 August 2024 — Political prisoner Yilian Oramas García ended her hunger strike at the Cuba Panama prison for HIV-positive prisoners on Tuesday. The woman from Villa Clara had been punished with a change of regime from … Continue reading “Political Prisoner Yilian Oramas Obtains the Revocation of a Sanction, Thanks to Her Hunger Strike”

Lilo Vilaplana Talks About his Film ‘Plantadas’: “Doing Historical Justice Comforts Me”

The film can be seen in Cuba using the link sent through friends 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 15 June 2024 — In a narrow, dirty and crowded cell, several prisoners support each other so as not to lose their sanity or their lives. The guards bring a beaten woman to the dungeon and the prisoners … Continue reading “Lilo Vilaplana Talks About his Film ‘Plantadas’: “Doing Historical Justice Comforts Me””

Mother of ‘The Boy With the Placard’ is Given Guarantees from Cuban Prisons Director and Suspends Her Hunger Strike

14ymedio, Madrid, 29 November 2023 – Yindra Elizastigui, mother of Luis Robles, “The Boy With the Placard” has decided to abandon the hunger strike she started in demand for the release of her son — a prisoner since December 2020 in the Combinado del Este maximum security prison in Havana — and for the release … Continue reading “Mother of ‘The Boy With the Placard’ is Given Guarantees from Cuban Prisons Director and Suspends Her Hunger Strike”

Freedom of the Press Continues To Deteriorate in Cuba Due to High Level of Repression

EFE (via 14ymedio), Mexico City, November 10, 2023 — Freedoms of press and expression “continued to deteriorate” in Cuba, where in recent months multiple independent journalists have been arrested, harassed and assaulted, denounces the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA). According to a preliminary report scheduled to be approved this Sunday by the Press Freedom Commission of … Continue reading “Freedom of the Press Continues To Deteriorate in Cuba Due to High Level of Repression”

Cuban Reporter Abraham Jimenez Enoa Receives an Award From the Committee for the Protection of Journalists

14ymedio, Havana, 19 November 2022 – Independent journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa received the International Prize for Press Freedom, awarded by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ), on Thursday. The Cuban, the only Spanish speaker nominated this year, in his acceptance speech dedicated the award to colleagues Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and Jorge Bello … Continue reading “Cuban Reporter Abraham Jimenez Enoa Receives an Award From the Committee for the Protection of Journalists”