The Cuban regime carried out 418 repressive actions in July.

The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) reported this Tuesday that during the month of July, at least 418 repressive actions were carried out against the civilian population in Cuba.

This figure includes 70 arbitrary arrests and 145 illegal detentions in homes, revealing a significant increase in repression during the month that marked the third anniversary of the largest protests on the island in the last 60 years, according to that organization’s monthly report.

In addition, 72 cases of abuse by prison authorities against political prisoners were recorded, and nine similar cases against common inmates.

In the document, the OCDH detailed that July was the most repressive month of the year, as the Cuban regime intensified its actions to prevent any initiative that commemorated the anniversary of the protests on July 11, 2021.

"Clearly, the regime deployed a series of repressive actions so that people would not celebrate or remember in any way the third anniversary of the protests of 2021," commented Yaxis Cires, Director of Strategies of the organization, in an interview with Martí Noticias.

Among other repressive actions documented by the OCDH are threats, police summons, harassment, fines, spurious legal proceedings, and violations of religious rights.

The provinces with the highest government repression were Havana, Matanzas, and Mayabeque.

The OCDH also reported 40 complaints related to violations of social rights, most of which were linked to shortages of medication and housing issues.

Recently, the OCDH also presented the VII Report on the State of Social Rights in Cuba 2024, with revealing results about the reality of the island, such as "89% of Cuban families suffer from extreme poverty," one percentage point more than last year and 13% more than in 2022.

One of the most significant pieces of data highlights that "7 out of 10 Cubans have stopped having breakfast, lunch, or dinner, due to lack of money or food scarcity."