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Activist Salomé García Bacallao, a member of the Justice 11J group aimed at raising awareness about the situation of political prisoners on the island, called upon the Cuban community to pay attention to the political prisoners and the trials taking place against them this week.
In a video shared on his Facebook profile, García Bacallao expressed that he finds it moving how the Cuban community, especially in the United States, has come together to make the petition for clemency for Cuban truck driver Rogel Lázaro Aguilera-Mederos go viral. This petition, which seeks to overturn his 110-year prison sentence, has already surpassed one million signatures.
However, he lamented that "over there, no one is talking about the trials anymore, everyone has forgotten about the protesters, they have forgotten about Patria y Vida, they have forgotten that Luis Manuel Otero, Maykel Osorbo, and José Daniel Ferrer are still imprisoned."
He also recalled that on August 12, Justicia 11J launched a petition on change.org/justicia11j, requesting freedom for all the demonstrators, but "that petition has not even reached seven thousand signatures."
"If you don't like that request, make another one, but the problem is that as long as you remain silent, Díaz-Canel will keep claiming that there are no political prisoners in Cuba," the activist pointed out.
"While you continue to remain silent, living as if everything is normal, there are over 800 political prisoners in Cuba, and there will be more, because many of those who were released are now going to be imprisoned again as they are being sentenced, even to forced labor," stated García Bacallao.
He also recalled that "this Christmas, there are many mothers suffering; there are 14 children imprisoned, along with another 16-year-old from Camagüey who will be tried next week, and they are asking for five years for disorder and assault."
"There are 14 children accused of sedition, facing sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years in prison. This is a crime against state security, one that is also charged against the Catalan politicians who sought to establish the independence of Catalonia. What child has the political power to change anything in Cuba?" argued the activist from Justicia 11J.
He also asked, “Where are all those people who made the videos of July 11 go viral? Where are all the influencers, the TikTokers, the YouTubers? Until when are they going to leave those people alone?”
During her presentation, the activist also reminded that this week in Cuba, the trials of more than 100 demonstrators from the 11J protests are taking place. "Today is the trial of Luis Robles, the young man who went out with a sign on the San Rafael boulevard, for whom they are demanding seven years for the charges of disobedience and enemy propaganda."
"They are also trying Yoan de la Cruz this week, the young man who made the viral video of the first protests in San Antonio de los Baños. They are asking for eight years for public disorder and contempt," he noted.
García Bacallao also pointed out that this week, people from La Güinera are being judged, “where the police shot Laurencio Tejeda in the back. These individuals are being accused of sedition because they are all witnesses to that murder, to the violence that erupted when the black berets showed up with dogs and rifles.”
“Also being judged in Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, is Ibrahim Domínguez, the rapper who was threatened by State Security with a gun. He is even accused of sexual assault because at one point he undressed. His girlfriend is also on trial, and she was pulled out of her house by five police officers. Ibrahim is facing 15 years for contempt, disorderly conduct, and sexual assault,” he commented in his social media post.
Another individual who is being tried, he noted, is the rapper Richard Adrián Zamora Brito (El Radikal), due to his participation in the protests in Colón, Matanzas, where windows of stores in foreign currency were broken.
"They are being charged with sabotage because it's a crime against state security, and they are being prosecuted in military courts since the stores belong to the military; in Cuba, nothing belongs to the people. They don’t even know how long the sentences will be, but they are likely facing around 20 years," stated the activist, who shared a list of the 109 protesters currently on trial this week in the island's courts.
According to the Justice 11J report, out of a total of 1,315 people detained during the protests on July 11, at least 696 remain in detention centers. Of the 571 individuals who have been released, many are awaiting trial under precautionary measures of bail or house arrest. A total of 140 people are facing charges of sedition.
Below is the list of protesters who are being tried this week:
December 13, San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa:
1. Rolando Yusef Pérez Morera, 12 years old
2. Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez, 10 years old
3. Joel Díaz Hernández, 12 years old
4. Miguel Díaz Zaldívar, 8 years old
5. Osdany Antonio Ricardo Aguilar, 6 years old
Rolando López Rodríguez, 8 years old
Yordan Esteban Brook Amador, 8 years old
8. Miguel Díaz Sosa, 13 years old
Ariel Pérez Montesino, 15 years old
10. Omar Hernández Calzadilla, 10 years old
11. Julián Manuel Mazola Beltrán, 12 years old
12. Denys Hernández Ramírez, 8 years old
Yunier Claro la Guardia, 12 years old
Cristhian Reyes Pérez, 10 years old
15. Adrián Rodríguez Morera, 10 years old
16. Rosa Jany Millo Espinosa, 6 years old
17. Yoan de la Cruz Cruz, 8 years old
December 13 and 14, Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba:
18. Ibrahim Domínguez Aguilar, 15 years old
19. Oscar Corría Sánchez, 8 years old
20. Yordan Petiton Villart, 10 years old
21. Gerardo García Villart, 8 years old
22. Alejandro Portales Vega, 6 years old
23. Frank Alejandro Felipe Gómez, 6 years old
24. José Antonio Zamora Enamorado, 6 years old
25. Orlando Juan Lemes Despaigne, 6 years old
26. Yunior Rodríguez Rivero, 6 years old
27. Jorge Luis Salazar Brioso, 8 years old
28. Roldis Medina Pérez, 8 years old
29. Rodisley Martínez Valdés, 8 years old
30. Roxana Borrero Zorrilla, 4 years old
31. Nestor Hechavarría Cintra, 6 years old
December 13 and 14, Guantánamo:
32. Exeynt Beirut Rodríguez, 7 years old
33. Yordis García Fournier, 5 years old
34. Yobel Sevila Martínez, 5 years old
35. Eriberto Téllez Reynosa, 6 years old
36. Roger Humberto Sánchez George, 6 years old
37. Enrique Mustelier Sosa, 8 years old
38. Ana Luisa Ávila Morales, 6 years old
39. Jesús David Rodríguez Prevost, 6 years old
40. Leidis Eva García Fuentes, 12 years old
41. Geiser González Michel, 5 years old
December 13, 14, and 15, Mayabeque:
42. Maikel Armando Peña Suarez, 12 years old
43. Reinaldo Chala Scull, 12 years old
44. Juan Enrique Pérez Sánchez, 12 years old
45. Christian González López, 12 years old
46. Yessica Coimbra Noriega, 8 years old
47. Gloria María López Valle, 8 years old
48. Armando Lázaro Merlan Pérez, 8 years old
49. Luis Esteffani Hernández Valdés, 8 years old
50. Yoel Sosa Gómez, 8 years old
51. Dainier Vázquez García, 8 years old
52. Yeney López Martínez, 6 years old
December 14, 15, and 16, Placetas, Villa Clara:
53. Mitzael Díaz Paseiros, 8 years old
54. Nidia Bienes Paseiros, 6 years old
Arianna López Roque, 8 years old
56. Orlando Pineda Martínez, 7 years old
57. Yunior Jorge Ramos Yera, 8 years old
58. Yunior Iglesia Velázquez, 6 years old
59. Loreto Hernández García, 8 years old
Donaida Pérez Paseiros, 8 years old
61. Lisdani Rodríguez Isaac, 10 years old
62. Lisdiany Rodríguez Isaac, 10 years old
63. Juvier Jiménez Gómez, 7 years old
64. Demis Valdés Sarduy, 6 years old
65. Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez, 8 years old
66. Yeidel Carrero Pablo, 8 years old
67. Yamani Noel Pupo Soto, 8 years old
68. José Enrique Pablo Oliva, 6 years old
December 14, 15, 16, and 17, Havana, (crime of sedition):
69. Dayron Martín Rodríguez, 25 years old
70. Alexander Guillermo Martínez Amoroso, 25 years old
71. Miguel Páez Estiven, 25 years old
72. Lázaro Zamora González, 20 years old
73. Marlon Brando Díaz Oliva, 15 years old
74. Alexis Sosa Ruíz, 20 years old
75. Elier Padrón Romero, 18 years old
76. José Luis Sánchez Tito, 20 years old
77. Jesús Enrique Vázquez Cabrera, 15 years old
78. Frank Aldama Rodríguez, 20 years old
79. Orlando Carvajal Cabrera, 15 years old
80. Dianyi Liriano Fuentes, 20 years old
81. Leoalys de la Caridad Valera Vázquez, 15 years old
82. Karen Valdez Pérez, 18 years old
83. Brusnelvis Adrián Cabrera Gutiérrez, 15 years old
December 15, Colón, Matanzas (crime of sabotage):
84. Rolando Sardiñas Fernández
85. Roberto Díaz Martínez
86. Yasmany Porra Pérez
87. Andy Alexis Martín Pérez
88. Yordan Puentes Morera
89. Wilfredo Castillo González
90. Adrián Fernando Domínguez Hidalgo
91. Andy Dunier Ortega Murgado
92. Yoel Montano Alpízar
93. Richard Adrián Zamora Brito (El Radikal)
94. Omar Herrera Moré
December 14, Camagüey:
95. Ramón Enrique Montero Meriño, 10 years old
96. Cruz Santa Misa Gómez, 8 years old
97. Johander Pérez Gómez, 5 years old
98. Annie Alejandro Varona Morales
99. Harold Maykel Ruíz Luaces, 5 years old
100. Reinier Oreste Ortigosa Canales
Cándido de Quesada Suárez, 7 years old
102. Jorge Alexis Agüero Gómez, 10 years old
December 16, Camagüey:
103. Maikel Porro Leyva, 12 years old
December 16, Havana:
104. Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas
December 17, Camagüey:
105. Daniel Alejandro La Rosa Fuentes, 5 years old (minor)
106. Oslanis Zulueta Hechavarria, 11 years old
107. Calixto José Morales Cabrera
Carlos Darién Fortun Vital, 9 years old
109. Yadir Ayala Ibáñez, 12 years old
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