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Cuban Lady in White Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Participating in the 11J (11 July) Protests

14ymedio, Havana, 18 November 2021 — The Lady in White Sissi Abascal Zamora was sentenced this Thursday to six years in prison for her participation in the protests on July 11 (11J) on the island. Abascal, who  is also a member of the Pedro Luis Boitel Party for Democracy, was accused of the alleged crimes … Continue reading “Cuban Lady in White Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Participating in the 11J (11 July) Protests”

Cuban Prosecutor’s Office Asks for Six Years in Prison for Lady in White Who Participated in 11 July Protests

14ymedio, Havana, 21 September 2021 — The Municipal Prosecutor’s Office of Jovellanos requested a sentence of six years of deprivation of liberty for the Lady in White Sissi Abascal Zamora after her participation in the demonstrations on July 11 (11J). According to the official document, dated September 15, which 14ymedio had access to before the opposition opened it … Continue reading “Cuban Prosecutor’s Office Asks for Six Years in Prison for Lady in White Who Participated in 11 July Protests”

"They Had Us Packed in Like Sardines," Says the Recently Released Lady in White Martha Sanchez

14ymedio, Havana, 2 January 2020 — The Lady in White Martha Sánchez González was released this week from the El Guatao Provincial Women’s Prison and is on probation. Starting in 2018, the activist was serving a prison sentence of four years and six months of deprivation of liberty for the crimes of disobedience, contempt and resistance. “I … Continue reading “"They Had Us Packed in Like Sardines," Says the Recently Released Lady in White Martha Sanchez”

Lady in White with Serious Health Issues Receives Conditional Release From Prison

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2019 — The Lady in White Xiomara de las Mercedes Cruz Miranda received a conditional release from prison — known as an extrapenal license — this Saturday, several family members confirmed to 14ymedio. Cruz Miranda was admitted to the intensive care ward of La Covadonga hospital in Havana, reported in serious … Continue reading “Lady in White with Serious Health Issues Receives Conditional Release From Prison”

Lady in White Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Summary Trial

14ymedio, Havana, 8 July 2018 — Havana’s Municipal Court of Arroyo Naranjo sentenced Lady in White Yolanda Santana Ayala to one year in prison for the crime of disobedience due to the non-payment of fines, according to Berta Soler, leader of the human rights opposition movement, who spoke with 14ymedio. “Yolanda Santana and other Ladies in White … Continue reading “Lady in White Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Summary Trial”

Lady In White Sentenced To Almost Three Years In Prison For Alleged Crime Of ‘Attack’

14ymedio, Havana, 25 April 2017 — On Tuesday morning the Court in Havana’s municipality of Diez de Octubre, confirmed the prosecutor’s request of two years and eight months in jail for Micaela Roll Gibert, 53. The woman, a member of the opposition group Ladies in White, is charged with the crime of attack, alleging that she … Continue reading “Lady In White Sentenced To Almost Three Years In Prison For Alleged Crime Of ‘Attack’”

Lady in White Berta Soler Threatened With Prison / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 24 May 2016 — Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, faces a prison sentence of three months to five years for the alleged crime of resistance. The activist was arrested last Sunday when she attempted to go to the Cathedral of Havana for the inauguration of the new archbishop of the capital. After … Continue reading “Lady in White Berta Soler Threatened With Prison / 14ymedio”

Yamilé Garro Alfonso: ‘Being a Lady in White has taught me to appreciate the desire for freedom’

Diario de Cuba, Havana, 10 December 2015 — Yamilé Garro Alfonso was just a housewife, the mother of a baby and a teenager, when regime forces arrested her sister Sonia and her brother-in-law Ramón Alejandro Muñoz in a violent operation on March 18, 2012. “At the time I knew almost nothing of the opposition,” she … Continue reading “Yamilé Garro Alfonso: ‘Being a Lady in White has taught me to appreciate the desire for freedom’”

Lady in White Sonia Garro and two other activists released / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 9 December 2014 — On the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 December, Sonia Garro, Ramón Alejandro Muñoz and Eugenio Hernández were released from prison and are now in their respective homes. In a clear political gesture, Raul Castro’s government has given way before national and international pressure demanding the immediate release of the Lady … Continue reading “Lady in White Sonia Garro and two other activists released / 14ymedio”

Sonia Garro, Optimistic in Prison Remains a Lady in White / Lilianne Ruiz

HAVANA, Cuba, November 1, 2013, www.cubanet.org.- The trial of the White Lady Sonia Garro, which had been scheduled for today, was suspended yesterday without explanation by the authorities. Her lawyer, Amelia Rodriguez Cala, appeared before the People’s Court to finalize the details on Thursday, October 31, and no one could explain the cause of this … Continue reading “Sonia Garro, Optimistic in Prison Remains a Lady in White / Lilianne Ruiz”

Lady in White Elizabeth Linda Kawoya Toca Summoned by State Security / Katia Sonia

Elizabeth Linda Nanyonga Kawooya Toca, a member of the Laura Pollan Ladies in White Movement, was summoned by State Security for 2:00 pm on November 4th at the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) station at Infanta and Amenidad in Cerro municipality. Elizabeth Linda, who is a Ugandan citizen, declared that a young man in plain clothes … Continue reading “Lady in White Elizabeth Linda Kawoya Toca Summoned by State Security / Katia Sonia”