Photographer and Activist Claudio Fuentes Released 24 Hours After His Arrest

14ymedio, Havana, 8 June 2018 — More than 24 hours after he was arrested, opposition photographer Claudio Fuentes was released in Havana, opposition sources confirmed to this newspaper. The dissident was subjected to an intense interrogation filled with threats toward his rebellious work. Activists of the Patriotic Union of Cuba confirmed to 14ymedio the release of Zaqueo Báez, who was … Continue reading “Photographer and Activist Claudio Fuentes Released 24 Hours After His Arrest”

Photographer and Activist Claudio Fuentes Detained in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 8 June 2018 — The photographer and activist Claudio Fuentes, a member of the Foro por los Derechos y Libertades (Forum for Rights and Freedoms), was arrested on Thursday in Havana and is in “whereabouts unknown” according to information from former political prisoner Ángel Moya speaking to 14ymedio. “We have tried to call him … Continue reading “Photographer and Activist Claudio Fuentes Detained in Havana”

Claudio Fuentes: "I Do Not Want to be an Opponent One More Day"

Cubanet, María Matienzo, Havana, 23 November 2017 — According to Claudio Fuentes, photographer and human rights activist, he’s started doing something like ten interviews and they haven’t published any of them. Maybe it has to do with that mania he has to be always behind the camera, pointing the lens at the Ladies in White, other activists … Continue reading “Claudio Fuentes: "I Do Not Want to be an Opponent One More Day"”

Covering the “Eyes” of Claudio Fuentes / Luis Felipe Rojas

Luis Felipe Rojas, Miami, 15 February 2016 — Cuban photographer and dissident Claudio Fuentes was once again arrested on Sunday, 14 February, by forces of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) in Havana. The Castro regime’s gendarmes kept Fuentes from taking part in the peaceful action #TodosMarchamos [We All March], which the Ladies in White and dozens of activists put … Continue reading “Covering the “Eyes” of Claudio Fuentes / Luis Felipe Rojas”

CubaRaw2013 – The Project / Lia Villares, Silvia Corbelle, Claudio Fuentes, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

CUBARAW: A Photography Project for the Support and Dissemination of Alternative Cultural Activities in Today’s Cuba Created by Claudio Fuentes Madan and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo in 2009, now continued by Claudio, Silvia Corbelle and Lia Villares, 2013. The alternative photographic agency CUBARAW is an attempt to launch a database of images (as well as … Continue reading “CubaRaw2013 – The Project / Lia Villares, Silvia Corbelle, Claudio Fuentes, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

ON HUNGER AND THRIST STRIKE: Antonio Rodiles, Claudio Fuentes and Angel Santiesteban / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

The photographer Claudio Fuentes Madan and Estado de Sats activist, Antonio G. Rodiles, since their violent and arbitrary arrests days ago, are on a HUNGER AND THIRST in protest and resistance against the political police and the murderers of our citizens. Both continue to be INCOMMUNICADO or MISSING in the Castro prisons of the municipality … Continue reading “ON HUNGER AND THRIST STRIKE: Antonio Rodiles, Claudio Fuentes and Angel Santiesteban / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

CLAUDIO FUENTES MADAN from the Photography Agency CUBARAW is Still a Prisoner Since Thursday! / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

The Cuban photographer Claudio Fuentes Madan from the independent photo agency CUBARAW, is still a prisoner, being tortured without charges or any type of contact with his friends and family, on these supercold nights at the Police Station in Aguilera Street in the Lawton neighborhood. The police, with their criminal irony, say they didn’t arrest … Continue reading “CLAUDIO FUENTES MADAN from the Photography Agency CUBARAW is Still a Prisoner Since Thursday! / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”