Alaa Abd El Fattah
A pioneering activist and blogger, Abd El Fattah was first arrested in 2014 and served five years in prison until March 2019. He was re-arrested six months later and… More
Ahmed Naji
Charged with ‘violating public modesty’ for sexual content in his novel The Use of Life, Naji served 10 months in prison in 2016. After a prolonged legal battle during… More
Javier Moreno Díaz
Javier Moreno Díaz has been harrassed and arrested by the Cuban government in an effort to stop protests against Decree 349, a restrictive 2018 referendum that mandates all public… More
Lázaro Leonardo Rodríguez Betancourt Pupito En Sy
In 2018, rapper Pupito en Sy was jailed for nine months after rapping in protest of Decree 349, a law restricting artistic expression in Cuba. He later was detained… 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 Santiesteban 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
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
Normando Hernández González
Hernández was arrested in a 2003 roundup of dissidents known as the Black Spring and sentenced to 25 years in prison, where he was held in appalling conditions. He… More
Bernardo Arévalo Padrón
Arévalo was arrested in 1997 and sentenced to six years in prison for insulting Fidel Castro. He was released in 2003 and arrested again in 2014 and briefly detained… More
José Luis García Paneque
Dr. García Paneque was arrested in a 2003 roundup of dissidents known as the Black Spring and sentenced to 24 years in prison. He was released in 2010 after… More
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