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”

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”

Four Femicides Are Confirmed in August in Cuba and Four Other Possible Cases Are Being Investigated

14ymedio, Havana, 7 September 2023 — After a one-month pause in the count of femicides on the Island, the independent platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) [Yes I Do Believe You in Cuba] confirmed on Thursday four murders by sexist violence that occurred in August, for a total of 58 so far this … Continue reading “Four Femicides Are Confirmed in August in Cuba and Four Other Possible Cases Are Being Investigated”

The Murder of Ruselay Castillo Matos Brings Femicides in Cuba to 54 in 2023

14ymedio, Havana, July 24, 2023 — The platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) [Yes I Do Believe You] confirmed this Thursday the femicide of Ruselay Castillo Matos, murdered on July 18 in Cárdenas, Matanzas. With her death, the number of victims of sexist violence on the Island rises to 54 so far this year. According … Continue reading “The Murder of Ruselay Castillo Matos Brings Femicides in Cuba to 54 in 2023”

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”

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”

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”

Finally, President Diaz-Canel Recognizes the Existence of Femicides in Cuba and Asks for ‘Zero Tolerance’

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 15 April 2023 — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said this Friday that there will be “zero tolerance” for sexist violence, which he described as “an unacceptable act” on the Island. “This has to be a society with zero tolerance for violence and in particular for violence against women,” Díaz-Canel said in … Continue reading “Finally, President Diaz-Canel Recognizes the Existence of Femicides in Cuba and Asks for ‘Zero Tolerance’”

Cuba Has Double the Number of Femicides Compared to the Same Period in 2022

14ymedio, Havena, 4 April 2023 — Rosa Amelia Sotolongo, 22, was murdered last Sunday by her partner in her home located in Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos province. Sotolongo marks the 20th victim of sexist violence so far in 2023, a figure that doubles the nine femicides that were registered by the same date last year. … Continue reading “Cuba Has Double the Number of Femicides Compared to the Same Period in 2022”

With a New Femicide, There Have Been Ten Women Murdered in Cuba So Far This Year

14ymedio, Havana, 13 February 2023 — Mercedes Vasallo Herrera, 51, is the most recent victim of femicide in Cuba, according to the unofficial count kept by the Cuban Women’s Network. Its activists, Marthadela Tamayo and Annia Zamora, have warned of the discovery of her body this Saturday, February 11, in the town of Carlos Rojas, … Continue reading “With a New Femicide, There Have Been Ten Women Murdered in Cuba So Far This Year”

‘Yo Si Te Creo’ Denounces Two New Femicides in Cuba

EFE/14ymedio, Havana | 1 February 2021 — The independent feminist collective Yo Sí Te Creo [Yes I Believe You] in Cuba lamented, this Wednesday, a new femicide on the island and once again called for “effective mechanisms to prevent gender violence.” In the absence of official statistics on sexist murders, the platform posted on Twitter that … Continue reading “‘Yo Si Te Creo’ Denounces Two New Femicides in Cuba”

Killed by Her Ex-Partner, a Woman from Camaguey is Cuba’s 34th Victim of Femicide this Year

14ymedio, Havana | 10 December 2022 — Miriam del Pilar Vidal Escoda, from Camagüey, is the 34th victim to die of sexist violence in Cuba so far in 2022. According to sources close to the 54-year-old woman, she was murdered by her ex-partner, from whom she had separated on several occasions. The platforms that keep … Continue reading “Killed by Her Ex-Partner, a Woman from Camaguey is Cuba’s 34th Victim of Femicide this Year”