Activism | Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba

The Ladies in White Receive “Surprise” Dedication from Spider-Man Writer Jose Molina

Last week at their Havana headquarters, during the weekly meeting known as “The Literary Tea,” the Ladies in White received a special “surprise” from acclaimed comic book and television writer Jose Molina. The package included four autographed...

Cuban Residents “Revolt” when Political Police Arbitrarily Tries to Detain Neighbor

According to 14ymedio, “the arrest of a Cuban woman who demanded respect for human rights has gone viral on social networks. Allegedly filmed in the Cerro municipality, “the video…shows the moment when the person is led to a patrol car followed by...

President Obama meets with Dissidents in Havana

As published in Diario de Cuba, yesterday, “the President of the United States, Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry met with a group of Cuban dissidents at the headquarters of the US Embassy in Havana.”The Spanish daily mentioned that, “at...

Ladies in White Respond to Orchestrated Harassment by Cuban Government

According to reports received by the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, and published in Diario de Cuba, late last week, the Cuban government mobilized their “rapid response brigade,” which according to former political prisoner Angel Moya, consisted of...

“El Sexto” Tells His Story to Miami Media on Cuba, Human Rights

As published in WLRN, “It’s been almost a year since President Obama announced the U.S. was normalizing relations with communist Cuba. Some Cuban dissidents embrace the move. But others – including artist Danilo Maldonado, known as ‘El Sexto’...