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Former Political Prisoner Ramon Jesus Velazquez Returns to the United States After Being Detained for More Than a Month in Villa Marista

The activist’s daughter, Rufina Velázquez, confirmed the information through her Facebook account 14ymedio, Havana, 21 April 2024 — The activist and former Cuban political prisoner, Ramón Jesús Velázquez Toranzo, returned to the United States this Saturday when he was released by State Security after being imprisoned for more than a month in Villa Marista, in … Continue reading “Former Political Prisoner Ramon Jesus Velazquez Returns to the United States After Being Detained for More Than a Month in Villa Marista”

Cuban Activist Yasmany Gonzalez Has Been Detained for Three Weeks by State Security in Villa Marista

14ymedio, Havana, 12 May 2023 — “He is very emaciated and they continue to interrogate him,” wife of activist Yasmany González Valdés, tells 14ymedio, after her husband has been detained for three weeks at Villa Marista, the State Security headquarters in Havana. “I ask and ask the officers about his case, but they don’t give me information,” … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Yasmany Gonzalez Has Been Detained for Three Weeks by State Security in Villa Marista”

After Being Released from Villa Marista, Activist Yasmany Gonzlaez Laments the Cowardice of Cubans

14ymedio, Havana 2 May 2022 — The activist Yasmany González Valdés announced this Monday that he will stop posting on social networks after being released this Sunday after four days in Villa Marista, the State Security headquarters in Havana. The young man was arrested last Thursday as part of the police operations around May 1st, … Continue reading “After Being Released from Villa Marista, Activist Yasmany Gonzlaez Laments the Cowardice of Cubans”

Mother of Cuban July 11th (11J) Prisoner Has Been Jailed in Villa Marista Prison for Two Days

14ymedio, Havana, 26 February 2022 — Yudinela Castro Pérez, mother of 18-year-old political prisoner and July 11th (11J) protester, Rowland Jesús Castillo Castro, has spent more than 48 hours under arrest in Villa Marista, the barracks of the State Security in Havana. The woman was arrested last Thursday morning and “still has not returned home,” … Continue reading “Mother of Cuban July 11th (11J) Prisoner Has Been Jailed in Villa Marista Prison for Two Days”

Cuban Artist Lavastida Downplays Document Signed Under Pressure in Villa Marista: “They dictated to me what to say.”

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 29 September 2021 — This Tuesday, Hamlet Lavastida denounced that during his time in prison in Cuba he was pressured to sign documents which portrayed him as a collaborator of State Security. In an interview with writer and journalist Carlos Manuel Álvarez, conducted from Warsaw, where he flew on Saturday after … Continue reading “Cuban Artist Lavastida Downplays Document Signed Under Pressure in Villa Marista: “They dictated to me what to say.””

Cuban Artist Hamlet Lavastida Has Now Been Held for 60 Days in Villa Marista

14ymedio / EFE, Havana, August 25, 2021 — Lavastida “is not feeling well, he says he is under a lot of stress,” declared the poet Katherine Bisquet, partner of the visual artist. “I just spoke with Hamlet’s mother and she has requested psychological treatment.” Bisquet said that “days ago Hamlet had asked his mother to … Continue reading “Cuban Artist Hamlet Lavastida Has Now Been Held for 60 Days in Villa Marista”

Cuban Artist Hamlet Lavastida Detained in Villa Marista and ‘Under Investigation’

14ymedio, Havana, 27 June 2021 — The Cuban artist Hamlet Lavastida is being held in Villa Marista, the State Security headquarters in Havana, and is under an “investigation process,” according to what the authorities told his mother by telephone on Saturday night. Lavastida returned to Cuba from Germany on June 21, after finishing his residency … Continue reading “Cuban Artist Hamlet Lavastida Detained in Villa Marista and ‘Under Investigation’”

From Villa Marista They Threaten to Delay Angel Santiesteban’s Release / Lilianne Ruiz

Lilianne Ruiz, 12 June 2015 –Last Saturday, officials of Section 21 of the Ministry of the Interior returned to take Santiesteban  from the prison where he is held in Jaimanita to Villa Marista. There he spent twelve hours in an office listening to threats from two MININT officers who told him “Why would we free … Continue reading “From Villa Marista They Threaten to Delay Angel Santiesteban’s Release / Lilianne Ruiz”

URGENT: No news since yesterday of Ángel Santiesteban, who was transferred to Villa Marista

Update – Posted by the editors of Angel’s Blog This morning, June 10th, 24 hours have passed without any news of Ángel  Santiesteban, who was moved for the second time in four days to Villa Marista and—although we cannot confirm it—we are informed that he was taken there by the political police. We will not … Continue reading “URGENT: No news since yesterday of Ángel Santiesteban, who was transferred to Villa Marista”

The Dictatorship Doesn’t Stop: Angel Santiesteban Transferred to Villa Marista

Posted by the editor of Angel’s blog For the second time in four days, Ánge Santiesteban-Prats has been moved in the morning to the sinister facilities known as Villa Marista, the central prison of State Security in Cuba. So far, his family members still have no information on the reasons for this and why he … Continue reading “The Dictatorship Doesn’t Stop: Angel Santiesteban Transferred to Villa Marista”

Imagine Your Worst Nightmare / Lia Villares

Diario de Cuba, Lia Villares, Havana, 6 February 2018 — Imagine your worst nightmare. Imagine that it materializes in real time, what you have intuited so many times, but it is no longer a lucid dream, now it is pure and harsh reality. Cold and concrete. The most despicable being, the one you have dedicated yourself … Continue reading “Imagine Your Worst Nightmare / Lia Villares”

The Sister of the Former Cuban Minister of Economy Denies That He Is Detained: ‘He Is Incommunicado’

14ymedio, Yaiza Santos, Madrid, 20 March 2024 — María Victoria Gil Fernández spoke publicly again about her brother, the former Minister of Economy. In a statement this Monday to Canary Islands television in Spain, where she resides, she said that Alejandro Gil has not been arrested: “My brother is incommunicado.” She also blamed Raúl Castro … Continue reading “The Sister of the Former Cuban Minister of Economy Denies That He Is Detained: ‘He Is Incommunicado’”

Yasmany Gonzalez Admitted to Being the Author of Anti-Government and Anti-Communist Party Posters

14ymedio, Havana, 14 February 2024 – Ten months after Yasmany González Valdés’s detention – for creating graffiti opposing the government and the Communist Party – this Tuesday saw the conclusion of the trial in which he was charged with the crime of enemy propaganda. The prosecution requested six years imprisonment, two less than the maximum … Continue reading “Yasmany Gonzalez Admitted to Being the Author of Anti-Government and Anti-Communist Party Posters”

“Cuban State Security Has Always Opted To Weaken Cuban Freemasonry”

14ymedio, Havana, 17 January 2024 — After the theft of some $19,000 from his office, Grand Master Mario Alberto Urquía, leader of the Cuban Freemasons, has entrenched himself against those demanding his resignation. Measures to reinforce his authority have been drastic: he dismissed senior Masonic officials who questioned him and issued an urgent “call to order.” … Continue reading ““Cuban State Security Has Always Opted To Weaken Cuban Freemasonry””

Cuban Activist Yasmany Gonzalez is Kept in a Punishment Cell

14ymedio, Havana, November 4, 2023 — Activist Yasmany González Valdés is in a punishment cell in the Combinado del Este prison, in Havana, as confirmed to 14ymedio by his wife, Ilsa Ramos. The 31-year-old political prisoner is being accused of the alleged crime of “propaganda against government bodies” but the trial against him has not … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Yasmany Gonzalez is Kept in a Punishment Cell”