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The Murder in Prison of Manuel de Jesus Guillen Esplugas, Sentenced for 11J, is Denounced

The activist Cosme Damian Domínguez Peñalver accuses State Security of encouraging a scuffle between him and the family of the deceased at the funeral home 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 December 2024 — Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas, imprisoned in Combinado del Este Prison after having been involved in the Island-wide protests on 11 July 2021 [’11J’], … Continue reading “The Murder in Prison of Manuel de Jesus Guillen Esplugas, Sentenced for 11J, is Denounced”

Citizen Demand for Another Cuba – 536 Signatures and Counting

Citizen Demand for Another Cuba As Cubans, legitimate children of this land and an essential part of our nation, we feel a deep sorrow at the prolonged crisis that we are experiencing and the demonstrated inability of the current government to make fundamental changes. This obliges us, from civil society, to seek and demand our … Continue reading “Citizen Demand for Another Cuba – 536 Signatures and Counting”

For Another Cuba – Citizen Demand for Another Cuba

Citizen Demand for Another Cuba As Cubans, legitimate children of this land and an essential part of our nation, we feel a deep sorrow at the prolonged crisis that we are experiencing and the demonstrated inability of the current government to make fundamental changes. This obliges us, from civil society, to seek and demand our … Continue reading “For Another Cuba – Citizen Demand for Another Cuba”

Cuba: Woman Who Protested Against Blackouts in Mayabeque Dies in Prison

The Cuban Prison Documentation Center indicated that the causes of Yoleisy Oviedo Rodríguez’s death are unknown. 14ymedio, Madrid, 12 February 2025 — Yoleisy Oviedo Rodríguez, who was serving a sentence in the Western Women’s Correctional Facility, known as El Guatao, in Havana, for participating in one of the protests that occurred on the island in … Continue reading “Cuba: Woman Who Protested Against Blackouts in Mayabeque Dies in Prison”

The Cuban Government Carried Out at Least 10 Repressive Actions per Day Last Year

Two independent organizations registered 3,921 acts against demonstrators and around 1,000 political prisoners 14ymedio, Havana, 7 January 2024 — The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) reported this Tuesday that during 2024, the Government’s persecution of those who expressed discontent with the serious crisis that the Island is going through increased. According to its count, … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Carried Out at Least 10 Repressive Actions per Day Last Year”

Seven Prisoners Died in Cuban State Custody in November

All of them died “due to a combination of poor medical care, poor nutrition and terrible prison conditions,” an NGO denounces. 14ymedio, Havana, 12 December 2024 — At least seven prisoners died in the custody of Cuban authorities last November, the Cuban Prison Documentation Center (CDPC) reported Wednesday. The latest case was that of Jorge … Continue reading “Seven Prisoners Died in Cuban State Custody in November”

The Euphemism that Looks After Me / Alejandro González Acosta

Alejandro González Acosta, 1 December 2017, Mexico City — Lichi[1] told me that the last time he was in Cuba[2], he went to visit a G-2 colonel at home, the brother of a famous Cuban historian who was Lichi’s good friend in Mexico. Between drinks and confidences, Lichi asked him: “Come on, man, just between us: … Continue reading “The Euphemism that Looks After Me / Alejandro González Acosta”