Abraham Jiménez Enoa
Journalist and essayist featured in Cuba en la encrucijada (Cuba at the crossroads), Jiménez Enoa was placed under 24-hour house arrest by state authorities twice, in August and December… More
Rafael Gabriel Almanza Alonso
Famed poet and Marxist intellectual Alonso has suffered political persecution for his openly anti-Castro views. Since he was first expelled from university in 1980, he has endured extreme censorship… More
Raúl Rivero
Rivero was arrested in a 2003 roundup of dissidents known as the Black Spring and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was released in 2010 after multilateral talks… More
Maykel Castillo Pérez El Osokbo
Castillo Pérez faces frequent police harassment, including beatings and brief arbitrary detentions, for his activism and protest. He most recently was accused of aggravated contempt and spread of epidemics… More
Javier Moreno Díaz
In late 2018, Moreno Díaz, a poet, was repeatedly detained with other artists to prevent protests against the passage of Decree 349, which would require that all public exhibitions,… More
Lázaro Leonardo Rodríguez Betancourt Pupito En Sy
The rapper, who goes by stage name Pupito en Sy, spent nine months in prison after rapping in protest of Decree 349 and its further encroachment on already limited… More
Francis Sánchez Rodríguez
A prolific author and founder of a magazine seen as a platform for free expression in Cuba, Sánchez faced government harassment and intimidation for decades in connection with his… More
Ángel Stantiesteban Prats
Renowned author Santiesteban has been subject to consistent harassment for his opposition to the Cuban regime on his blog. He was imprisoned from 2012-2017 for openly criticizing Raul Castro.… More
Yoani Sánchez
A blogger who gained widespread fame for her critical portrayal of daily life in Cuba, Sánchez was arrested in 2012 for her reporting on the death of dissident leader… More
Indamiro Restano Díaz
After two detentions in 1985 and 1991, Restano was arrested again in late 1991 and handed a ten-year prison sentence on charges of rebellion for organizing an opposition group.… More
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We support all those who are heading out this weekend to exercise the right to demonstrate and the right to protest. Be on the lookout for fake information and learn how to verify protest info you see online. https://bit.ly/3cxuqmw
Disinformation around these protests is NEXT LEVEL. So, we @PENamerica put a short tip sheet together for protesters & the public. Three ways to verify images, videos, sources, & news sites so you don't get duped by misleading info. There's a lot of it. https://pen.org/pen-americas-guide-for-combating-protest-disinformation/
A major breakthrough in this case. The courts agree: President Trump president can't use his powers to punish journalists he doesn't like; that's why we filed an amicus brief in this case...and why we're suing him. https://pen.org/pen-america-v-trump/