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Cuban State Security Conducts Operations on the Anniversary of the Maleconazo

The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights documented 356 repressive actions in July, including 109 blockades of homes. 14ymedio, Havana, August 5, 2026 / The 14ymedio newsroom woke up this Wednesday under the surveillance of State Security, which deployed an operation in the lower levels of the building where the newspaper operates, in Havana’s Nuevo Vedado … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Conducts Operations on the Anniversary of the Maleconazo”

Cuban Political Prisoner Sissi Abascal Zamora Arrives in Miami With Her Family

Her mother, the Lady in White Annia Zamora, is traveling with her thanks to a humanitarian visa granted to both of them by the State Department 14ymedio, Madrid, 14 May 2026 / Political prisoner Sissi Abascal Zamora and her mother, Annia Zamora, also a member of the Ladies in White, are arriving in Miami this … Continue reading “Cuban Political Prisoner Sissi Abascal Zamora Arrives in Miami With Her Family”

While Attending a Mass for Leo XIV, the Regime Orders the Encirclement of Activists and Independent Journalists

Police arrest Yoan de la Cruz, the young man who broadcast the start of the 11J protests from San Antonio de los Baños 14ymedio, Havana, May 9, 2026 / An unknown man intercepted journalist Reinaldo Escobar at his front door on Friday and asked if he planned to go out. When told no, the man … Continue reading “While Attending a Mass for Leo XIV, the Regime Orders the Encirclement of Activists and Independent Journalists”

The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Cuba Is Targeted by an Act of Repudiation in Camagüey

“They shouted some insults,” said Mike Hammer, but “they do not represent the Cuban people” 14ymedio, Havana, February 1, 2026 – Mike Hammer, the United States chargé d’affaires in Havana, was subjected to an act of repudiation this Saturday outside a private guesthouse in the city of Camagüey, about 500 kilometers from the Cuban capital. … Continue reading “The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Cuba Is Targeted by an Act of Repudiation in Camagüey”

Cuban State Security Detains Yoani Sánchez and Returns Her to Her Home With a Ban on Leaving

Cuban authorities follow through on their warning to prevent people from attending a reception at the residence of US Ambassador Mike Hammer 14ymedio, Madrid, 28 January 2026 — Yoani Sánchez, director of 14ymedio, was arrested in the street Wednesday to prevent her from attending a reception at the residence of the US mission chief in … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Detains Yoani Sánchez and Returns Her to Her Home With a Ban on Leaving”

Cuban Activists Call for Democratic Change in Venezuela After Maduro’s Fall

From Havana and exile, voices from civil society warn about the implications for the Island of the ruler’s arrest 14ymedio, Havana, January 4, 2026 — Various voices from Cuban civil society have been reacting since Saturday to the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. troops. Activists and independent journalists have welcomed the arrest of the … Continue reading “Cuban Activists Call for Democratic Change in Venezuela After Maduro’s Fall”

One More Year, the Cuban Regime Marks Human Rights Day With a Police Deployment

Patrols and State Security agents surround opposition members in their homes 14ymedio Havana, December 10, 2025 –- As every year, Cuba spent this Wednesday’s International Human Rights Day with police operations, internet cuts, and house arrests imposed on activists and independent journalists. The regime once again deployed its ability to silence any civic gesture. The … Continue reading “One More Year, the Cuban Regime Marks Human Rights Day With a Police Deployment”

Cuba: 11 July, Four Years Later

Díaz-Canel and all the henchmen who accompany him in government and in the inevitable repression are consumed by the fear of losing power. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 21 July 2025 — Castro’s totalitarian regime has once again demonstrated that the only thing left in its arsenal of lies and manipulation is the most brutal and … Continue reading “Cuba: 11 July, Four Years Later”

The Regime Prevents Cuban Guests From Attending the 4th of July Party at the US Embassy

Several activists and opponents, in Havana and in the province, were arrested or surrounded in their homes. 14ymedio, Havana, 2 July 2025 — As happens every year, the celebration of US Independence Day becomes an uncomfortable date for the Cuban regime. This Wednesday, several independent journalists, activists and opponents denounced the police surrounding their homes … Continue reading “The Regime Prevents Cuban Guests From Attending the 4th of July Party at the US Embassy”

US Embassy Chief in Havana Escorts Ladies in White to Attend Mass

Unlike on other Sundays, Berta Soler was able to reach the church of Santa Rita. EFE (via 14ymedio) Havana, 14 April 2025 — Unlike on other Sundays, the leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, was able to attend Mass, this time for Palm Sunday, at the Santa Rita Church in the Havana neighborhood … Continue reading “US Embassy Chief in Havana Escorts Ladies in White to Attend Mass”

Cuban Opposition Member Félix Navarro and Lady in White Sonia Álvarez Arrested on Their Way to Sunday Mass

Both opponents were intercepted by members of the political police and their whereabouts are still unknown. 14ymedio, Havana, 9 March 2025 — Former political prisoner Félix Navarro and his wife, the Lady in White Sonia Álvarez, were arrested on Sunday in Perico, Matanzas province, as they were heading to the local Catholic church. The activists … Continue reading “Cuban Opposition Member Félix Navarro and Lady in White Sonia Álvarez Arrested on Their Way to Sunday Mass”

The US Head of Mission in Cuba Visited the Opponent Martha Beatriz Roque in the Hospital

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 February 2025 — The Head of Mission of the United States Embassy in Cuba, Mike Hammer, visited Cuban opponent Martha Beatriz Roque on Monday at the Manuel Fajardo hospital in Havana, where she has been hospitalized since last Saturday. According to CubaNet, Hammer transmitted to the activist a message from Secretary of … Continue reading “The US Head of Mission in Cuba Visited the Opponent Martha Beatriz Roque in the Hospital”

While the Cuban Regime Announces the Release of 553 Prisoners, Sentences for Crimes of Opinion Continue

Prisoners Defenders fears that these are actually releases, but without cancellation of the sentences 14ymedio, Madrid, 15 January 2025 — All eyes are watching to see who will be the 553 prisoners on the island who will benefit from the agreement between the Cuban regime and the Vatican to obtain, in exchange, the removal of … Continue reading “While the Cuban Regime Announces the Release of 553 Prisoners, Sentences for Crimes of Opinion Continue”

State Security Continues To Pressure Berta Soler To Leave Cuba

The Lady in White was released without charges on Wednesday, after 72 hours in detention 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 14 November 2024 — The leader of the Cuban opposition women’s movement Ladies in White, Berta Soler, was released on Wednesday after being detained for more than 72 hours last Sunday outside the organization’s headquarters in the Havana … Continue reading “State Security Continues To Pressure Berta Soler To Leave Cuba”

Arrested on Sunday, the Leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, is Released

The activist left the Aguilera station in Havana without charges or fines 14ymedio, Havana, 24 September 2024 — Almost three days passed before the police released Berta Soler on Tuesday morning. The leader of the Ladies in White was arrested on Sunday by State Security and her husband, former political prisoner Ángel Moya, repeatedly reported … Continue reading “Arrested on Sunday, the Leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, is Released”