A Cuban Woman Is Murdered in Havana by Her Ex-Partner, a Prisoner Who Was Released

14ymedio, Havana, 19 November 2023 — A woman identified as Sarai died this Saturday and her mother was seriously injured in the municipality of Cerro, Havana, after a knife attack by Sarai’s former partner, an inmate who had been released from prison hours earlier. As CubaNet was able to confirm, the events occurred on Salvador … Continue reading “A Cuban Woman Is Murdered in Havana by Her Ex-Partner, a Prisoner Who Was Released”

Independent Platforms Confirm Two New Femicides in Cuba, For a Total of 75 in 2023

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 13 November 2023 — The Cuban independent feminist platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo (YSTC) verified this Monday two new sexist murders in Cuba, bringing the number of femicides in the country so far in 2023 to 75, according to the list maintained by 14ymedio. The organizations reported the murder of … Continue reading “Independent Platforms Confirm Two New Femicides in Cuba, For a Total of 75 in 2023”

Murdered by Her Partner in the Rural Town of Biran, Where Fidel Castro Was Born

14ymedio, Havana, 21 October 2023 — Cristina Ramírez Milián was murdered by her ex-partner this Wednesday in her home in Birán, a rural town in the province of Holguín where Fidel Castro was born. The death, reported in the CubaNet newspaper by the victim’s son, Miguel Hidalgo Ramírez, is the 66th femicide this year in Cuba, according to … Continue reading “Murdered by Her Partner in the Rural Town of Biran, Where Fidel Castro Was Born”

Cuba Registers 62 Femicides So Far This Year, Adding Two New Confirmed Cases

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 5 October 2023 — The independent Cuban platforms https://www.yositecreoencuba.org/ (YSTC) and Alas Tensas confirmed two new femicides on the Island on Thursday, bringing the number of sexist murders verified so far this year to 62. The latest victims were Olaida Casanova and Nectaly Aguirre, 30, reported by activists on the social network X (Twitter). According … Continue reading “Cuba Registers 62 Femicides So Far This Year, Adding Two New Confirmed Cases”

Two More Femicides, and the Official Federation of Cuban Women Remains Silent

14ymedio, Havana, 13 July 2023 — The independent feminist platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba [Yes I Do Believe You] (YSTC) confirmed on Thursday the murder of two women, with which the number of femicides so far this year rises to 52. The new cases have triggered the alarms of the gender observatories because, … Continue reading “Two More Femicides, and the Official Federation of Cuban Women Remains Silent”

The Yo Sí Te Creo Platform Raises to 50 the Number of Confirmed Sexist Murders in Cuba in 2023

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 10 July 2023 — On Monday, the independent feminist platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTCC) raised to 50 the number of sexist murders registered on the Island so far in 2023, confirming a new femicide in the province of Santiago de Cuba. This time the victim was Rafaela Yusmila … Continue reading “The Yo Sí Te Creo Platform Raises to 50 the Number of Confirmed Sexist Murders in Cuba in 2023”

With the Murder of Saray Moya in Ciego De Ávila, Cuba Registers 48 Femicides This Year

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, July 6, 2023 — The independent feminist platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTCC)[I Do Believe You] documented this Wednesday a new sexist murder that occurred in the town of Chambas, in the province of Ciego de Ávila. With the death of Saray Moya Moreno, this Monday, at the hands of her … Continue reading “With the Murder of Saray Moya in Ciego De Ávila, Cuba Registers 48 Femicides This Year”

Tragic Week in Cuba, With the Third Feminist Murder in Five Days Confirmed

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 23 June 2023 — This Thursday, the Cuban independent feminist platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo raised to 45 the total number of femicides verified so far this year in the country, with the confirmation of a new sexist murder. The victim was Nelbys Leyva, 37, with a daughter, who allegedly … Continue reading “Tragic Week in Cuba, With the Third Feminist Murder in Five Days Confirmed”

Alert in Cuba for Two More Femicides and an Assault on Six Trans Women

14ymedio, Havana, 21 June 2023 — The femicides of Miriam Isern Mompié in the municipality of Manzanillo (Granma) and of Yanet Mejías González in San Luis de Jagua (Santiago de Cuba), and the aggressions suffered by six trans women in Cárdenas (Matanzas) by a group of five men, raise the alert for the increase in … Continue reading “Alert in Cuba for Two More Femicides and an Assault on Six Trans Women”

Without Alluding to Femicides, the Cuban Leadership Celebrates the New Gender Equality Observatory

14ymedio, Madrid, 9 June 2023 — “The beginning of the presentation of the Observatory was delicate and beautiful: the prestigious Cuban flutist and clarinetist, Niurka González Núñez, performed Mujer Bayamesa, by Sindo Garay.” In these terms, the press release of the Presidency of Cuba on the launch of the Cuban Observatory on Gender Equality was … Continue reading “Without Alluding to Femicides, the Cuban Leadership Celebrates the New Gender Equality Observatory”

The Supreme Court of Cuba Confirms Life Imprisonment for Two Convicted of Femicide

14ymedio, Madrid, 10 May 2023 — The Supreme People’s Court confirmed on Tuesday the life imprisonment of two Cubans sentenced in 2022 for sexist murders against their wife and ex-partner respectively. The two convicts, Yadier Delvá Simón and Alexander Nápoles Téllez, had appealed their sentences, but the high court rejected both appeals. “Both individuals were … Continue reading “The Supreme Court of Cuba Confirms Life Imprisonment for Two Convicted of Femicide”

The Murder of a Woman in Artemisa is the 24th Femicide in Cuba This Year

14ymedio, Feminicides, Sexist Violence, Alas Tensas, Artemisa, 15 April 2023 — Ana Ivis Llanes, 42, is the most recent victim of sexist violence in Cuba. Her death, which occurred this week in the neighborhood of El Rastro, in Artemisa, is attributed to her ex-partner, according to several relatives. With this, there are already 24 femicides … Continue reading “The Murder of a Woman in Artemisa is the 24th Femicide in Cuba This Year”

The Man Arrested for the Murder of a Nurse in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Has a History of Rape and Robbery

14ymedio, Havana, 5 March 2023 — The authorities of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, confirmed this Saturday the arrest in the municipality of Taguasco of Liván Reinaldo Mora Pérez ’El lento’, who is accused of stabbing Vanelis Macola to death on February 28 in the town of Tuinicu. According to information offered by the Head of the … Continue reading “The Man Arrested for the Murder of a Nurse in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Has a History of Rape and Robbery”

An Imprisoned Cuban Poet is the Image for PEN International for March 8th Women’s Day

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami/Havana/Barcelona, 8 March 2023 — PEN International, the world association of writers, has chosen the Cuban poet, narrator and activist María Cristina Garrido, imprisoned in Cuba for participating the popular protests of 11 July 2021, as its image for the International Women’s Day. “We need international and everyone’s support to demand freedom for the writer, … Continue reading “An Imprisoned Cuban Poet is the Image for PEN International for March 8th Women’s Day”

Woman in Las Tunas Murdered at Work by Her Ex-Partner

14ymedio, Havana, 27 February 2023 — The death of Arianny Chávez Puche marks the fourteenth femicide of the year in Cuba. As confirmed by Cibercuba based on publications by friends and family on social networks, the woman was murdered this Sunday by her ex-partner while she was at the Mártires de Las Tunas Provincial Pediatric Hospital, where she worked as a … Continue reading “Woman in Las Tunas Murdered at Work by Her Ex-Partner”