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UN to Cuba: “Halt Harassment of Activists and Respect Human Rights”

As published by the United Nations, their top human rights official “expressed concern today over the extremely high number of arbitrary arrests and short-term detentions of individuals, including human rights defenders and dissidents, in Cuba in recent...

Cuba “Crackdown” on Human Rights Day

Following is an excerpt as originally published by Amnesty International:Cuban human rights activists are at increased risk of detention or harassment from the authorities amid demonstrations on International Human Rights Day, 10 December, said Amnesty International...

#TodosMarchamos Campaign Continues Despite Ongoing Repression by Cuban Government Forces

(Foto Courtesy: Hana Jakrlova / Photographer / www.hanajakrlovaphoto.com)As published in CubaNet, “On Sunday special [Cuban] troops from the Ministry of the Interior and official groups dressed as civilians repressed and arrested the Ladies in White and their...

Pope’s Bodyguard in Cuba Helped Cuban Activists Reach the Pontiff: “Run and Tell Him.”

According Marti News, “the three activists from Cuba’s Patriotic Union (UNPACU) that had been held in detention since September 20th for approaching Pope Francis in Cuba’s Plaza of the Revolution, were released on Monday afternoon, but must still...

Message from a Lady in White: The Regime “Will Not Succeed to Intimidate Us”

According to Diario de Cuba, “Lismeyris Quintana, 39, is one of the activists that forms part of the Ladies in White. As is common with many of the women who join the organization, the political activities of her husband, Enrique Diaz Rodriguez, contributed to...