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Cuban Artist Bruguera Detained and Held Overnight

Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2020

"Bruguera’s arrest is just one more iteration of the Cuban government’s efforts to exert a vice-like grip over the cultural sector." More

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PEN America Condemns Disturbing Wave of Intimidation and Arrests of Cuban Artists

Press ReleaseDecember 4, 2020

“Cuban authorities' blatant disregard for freedom of expression has triggered one of the most vicious and alarming cycles of brutality faced by artists in the country in recent memory." More

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PEN America Condemns Arbitrary Arrest and Sentencing of Cuban Rapper

Press ReleaseNovember 25, 2020

“These newest charges simply demonstrate the extent to which the Cuban government will go to silence critical artists.” More

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Cuban Artist and Activist Arrested En Route to Protest

Press ReleaseJune 30, 2020

“When an artist who uses her voice to call for justice and social change finds herself arbitrarily detained on her own doorstep, it is obvious that a serious injustice… More

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Osorbo after their arrest in cuba

PEN America Decries Detention and Apparent Assault of Cuban Artists

Press ReleaseJune 13, 2020

"Such brutal harassment merely confirms a constant trend of repression and violence toward dissident voices in Cuba." More

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Cuba: Immediately Release Poet and Journalist Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces

Rapid ActionJune 11, 2020

PEN calls for the immediate and unconditional release of poet, lawyer and independent journalist Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces. In April 2019, he was detained while he was covering… More

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Dissident Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Freed After 13 Days in Jail

Press ReleaseMarch 16, 2020

“We are overjoyed to learn that Luis Manuel has been freed from jail and will be able to reunite with his friends and family and return to his work." More

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PEN America Condemns Detention of Cuban Artist, Demands Charges Be Dropped

Press ReleaseMarch 4, 2020

The arrest of Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara on fabricated charges is an indefensible violation of freedom of expression and basic human dignity. More

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PEN America Condemns Ongoing Harassment and Arrest of Cuban Artists

Press ReleaseJanuary 31, 2020

“Again and again, Jorge and Nancy have been arrested, threatened, and harassed relentlessly by Cuban authorities." More

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PEN America Demands Cuban Authorities Stop Harassing Cuban Writer and Activist

Press ReleaseNovember 18, 2019

“For weeks, Jorge and Nancy have lived in a constant state of fear as they have been repeatedly harassed, threatened, and detained by Cuban authorities." " More

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