The intellectual Alina Bárbara López Hernández was expelled from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), as she reported on her social media.
"I am sure that 'the combat order' from UNEAC was decided in other instances. To those instances, I clarify something important: I will continue to be an intellectual, a citizen, and a dignified Cuban even outside of that organization that has been discredited for a long time," said López on Facebook.
The measure was communicated to her in a meeting with the provincial leadership of UNEAC in Matanzas. The academic had no possibility of appeal.
The UNEAC accused the professor of having carried out "activities against the revolution," showing solidarity with the movement of July 11, and publishing content in the media against political leaders, especially on websites like La Joven Cuba and CubaxCuba.
During the meeting, López Hernández was denied access to a copy of the official document that justified the sanction, which she considered an act of "cowardice" on the part of the UNEAC.
The intellectual stated that this measure seems to be motivated more by the pressure from State Security than by the criteria of artists or writers.
He reiterated that his analyses have always been objective and based on his work as an essayist and historian.
Despite the dismissal imposed by UNEAC, López Hernández will continue to exercise his right to freedom of expression in Cuba and will maintain his critical stance outside the organization.
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