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In 2020, 13 countries reported 3,350 attacks against journalists and media: Voces del Sur

"The Voces del Sur (VDS) network presented the Shadow Report 2020  that compiles alerts related to violations of freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to information that occurred in 13 Latin American countries: Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. [...] The regional results […]

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Cuban regime represses international press during demonstrations

"The repressive forces of the Cuban regime, in their eagerness to contain the popular demonstrations that take place in about thirty localities, also charge against reporters and photographers from the international press. Associated Press (AP) photojournalist Ramón Espinosa was one of the most affected. An image of Adalberto Roque, from AFP, shows him with a […]

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Family fears for life of Cuban journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca

"The life of independent journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca is in danger. Since the 15th of this month, he has been held incommunicado and under investigation in the headquarters of the political police known as Villa Marista, in Havana, where it is presumed he is being tortured and is on hunger strike. Valle Roca was […]

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ICLEP reports Cuban journalist Mary Karla Ares is being tortured in detention

“In the last three days, journalist [Mary Karla Ares from ICLEP] has been subjected to intense interrogation every five and ten minutes throughout the night with every intention of torturing her, preventing her from sleeping. 'Mary Karla is being subjected to psychological torture, they told me that they take her out every five minutes, every […]

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IACHR condemns the harassment of artists, journalists and activists in Cuba

"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurs for Freedom of Expression (RELE) and for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (REDESCA) condemn the harassment of artists, journalists and human rights defenders in Cuba, and call on the State to cease acts of persecution against those who exercise the right to freedom of […]

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Cuban journalist has been surrounded at her home by state security agents for a month

"CiberCuba reporter and political activist Iliana Hernández condemned the illegal house arrest that the Cuban authorities have imposed on her for more than a month, and the systematic violation of her right to free movement, preventing her from leaving her home. On her Facebook account, Hernández urged citizens to defend the rights that the regime […]

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Cuba: Children attacked because their parents are independent journalists

"Sympathizers of the Cuban regime have verbally and physically assaulted the minor children of Martha Liset Sánchez and Alberto Corzo, who are journalists from the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (ICLEP, for its acronym in Spanish), and also run the community media outlet Cocodrillo Callejero. The complaint was published on the ICLEP […]

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Cuban regime prohibits journalist Karla María Pérez González from entering the island

"Journalist Karla María Pérez González, who was expelled from the journalism degree at the Central University of Las Villas in 2017, was prevented from traveling to Cuba this Thursday [March 18] by the immigration authorities of the Cuban regime. [...] This is the first time that Pérez González has tried to return to the island, […]

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Six journalists from the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and the Press are detained and threatened in Santa Clara

"On Monday [March 15], the repressive organs of the regime in Santa Clara raided the headquarters and confiscated the working equipment of the small newspaper 'Páginas Villareñas,' belonging to the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and the Press (ICLEP, for its acronym in Spanish), based in Miami. [...] Reporters Leticia Torres, Raíza López, Yoandy […]