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The day included testimonies from Cuba, an augmented reality installation about 11J, and a demand for the release of political prisoners. 14ymedio, Madrid, July 9, 2026 / Five years after the protests of 11 July 2021 [‘11J‘], some of its protagonists met again, far from the streets where it all began. This time it was … Continue reading “Five Years Later, the Cuban Exile Community in Madrid Keeps Alive the Cry of July 11th”

According to Prisoners Defenders, 28 new cases were recorded in May. EP (via 14ymedio), Madrid, June 11, 2026 / The number of political prisoners in Cuba reached a new record of 1,281 in May, according to the count by the organization Prisoners Defenders, which warns that this figure is only “the tip of the iceberg … Continue reading “The Number of Political Prisoners in Cuba Reached a New Record of 1,281 in May”

Six people imprisoned following the 2021 protests have died in state custody 14ymedio, Havana, May 18, 2026 / Political prisoner Ernesto Brieva Sempé, 52, arrested after the massive Island-wide protests of 11 July 2021, died in custody in the early hours of May 13 at the Combinado del Este high-security prison in Havana. The information … Continue reading “A Political Prisoner From the 11J Protests Dies ‘In a Severe State of Malnutrition’”

Lizandra Góngora declares a hunger strike in protest against Díaz-Canel’s statement that there are no political prisoners 14ymedio, Madrid, April 23, 2026 — “Dad, please get me out of here, I can’t take it anymore.” With these words, Jonathan Muir Burgos called his parents from Canaleta prison (Ciego de Ávila) on Wednesday, at almost 2:00 … Continue reading “Eaten Alive by Bedbugs in a Cuban Prison, 16-Year-Old Jonathan Muir Cries Out: “Dad, Get Me out of Here, I Can’t Take It Anymore.””

The young artist’s mother publishes a handwritten letter from her son in prison and addresses Díaz-Canel: “If there are no political prisoners in Cuba, what are they being accused of?” 14ymedio, Havana, April 20, 2026 — The mother of Ernesto Ricardo Medina, creator of the independent audiovisual project El4tico, has published a letter on social … Continue reading ““To Repent Would Be a Lie”: Cuban State Security Pressures Ricardo Medina of El4tico To Retract His Statement”

“Neither side set deadlines or made any coercive statements,” a regime official said in response to several US media outlets. 14ymedio, Havana, April 20, 2026 — The Cuban government confirmed on Monday direct contacts with the United States, responding to “recent publications in the foreign press,” and asserted that “the meeting was respectful and professional, … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Confirms the Meeting With High-Ranking US Officials, but Denies an Ultimatum”

‘USA Today’ confirms the information from ‘Axios’ and adds that a State Department official and Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro had a private meeting in addition to the meeting of the delegations 14ymedio, Madrid, April 20, 2026 — Talks between the US and Cuba on April 10—revealed by Axios this Friday—included a deadline for the ultimatum reported … Continue reading “The US Gives Cuba Two Weeks To Release Otero Alcántara and Other Prominent Political Prisoners”

Prisoners Defenders counts 32 prisoners at risk of death if they are not released “immediately” 14ymedio, Madrid, April 16, 2026 / This Wednesday, more than three months after initially denying them access, authorities at the Agüica prison in the municipality of Colón (Matanzas) allowed Félix Navarro and his daughter, Saylí, both political prisoners, to meet. … Continue reading “Félix Navarro and His Daughter Saylí Were Able To See Each Other in Prison; the Number of Political Prisoners in Cuba Rises to 1,250”

“We will continue to insist that freedom of expression be respected and that all those unjustly detained be released,” Hammer said. 14ymedio, Havana, April 8, 2026 — Mike Hammer head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, expressed his concern over the February arrest of Ernesto Medina, known as Tico, and Kamil Zayas, members of … Continue reading “Mike Hammer Expresses Washington’s Support for the Imprisoned Members of El4tico in Cuba”

Ienelis Delgado Cué had been at Cuba’s Granja 5 camp for almost a year, without any formal charges against her. 14ymedio, Madrid, April 2, 2026 — Dissident Ienelis Delgado Cué, known as Mambisa Agramontina on her social media profiles, has been released after spending nearly a year in pretrial detention in Camagüey. The 37-year-old activist … Continue reading “Activist ‘Mambisa Agramontina’ Released From Prison, but Not as Part of Cuba’s Agreement With the Vatican”