The organizationPrisoners Defenders (PD) denounced that 32 people were detained by the Cuban regime during theprotests that occurred on March 17 and 18, of them 13 were apprehended in the province of Holguín.
Javier Larredondo, director of PD, explained that Santiago de Cuba (7), Havana (4), Cienfuegos (2) and Artemisa (2) followed the number of arrests, and so far, only six of them have been placed in custody. released and fined, reportsCubaNet.
The remaining 26, if they are not exonerated of the crimes for which they are accused, could be added to the list of political prisoners in Cuba.
The number of arrests afterlatest protests It could be higher because many victims do not report: “Especially if they are given a fine or a house arrest measure, so we think that in the entire country there could have been around a hundred arrests,” PD noted.
This past February, Cuba added another nine political prisoners and now has 1,067.according to the latest report published by the non-governmental organization.
In the last 12 months (March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024) the list added a total of 168 newpolitical prisoners, According to the document.
Of them, the majority have charges related to the protests of July 11, 2021, the largest in decades, according toagency cableWHICH.
On average, the regime adds more than 14 new political prisoners every month, which means that by the end of this year, the list could reach 1,234, states the report published by PD.
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