"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemns the detention of independent journalist Henry Constantín in Cuba, who has been accused of alleged contempt for carrying out his journalistic work. The organization demands his immediate release, guarantees for his physical integrity, and an end to all forms of harassment, censorship, and repression against those who exercise the right to freely report and express opinions.
Constantín, director of the digital outlet La Hora de Cuba, was arrested on Sunday, June 29, in the city of Camagüey. According to his outlet, he remains detained at the State Security Operations Unit, known as Villa María Luisa, accused of contempt for a post published on May 15 on La Hora de Cuba’s Facebook page, where he denounced the actions of a State Security agent. However, according to the news site 14ymedio, there may be other reasons behind his detention."
