The leader of the Ladies in White, Berta Soler, remains missing following her arrest by State Security on Sunday, September 22, according to her husband, the opposition figure Ángel Moya.
Soler, who is a Sájarov Prize winner (2005), an award given by the European Parliament to individuals and organizations distinguished for their struggle for human rights and freedom of conscience, does not appear in the police detention registry, Moya revealed, reinforcing his claim with a excerpt from the call he made to line 106.
During the communication he had with the police operator who assisted him, Moya explained to her several times that his wife had been detained by State Security agents on Sunday and that as of Tuesday morning, he did not know her whereabouts.
The officer, when conducting a search in the system, replies that no one is detained under that name, which heightened Moya's alarm, as he insisted that he didn't know where she was. This situation worsens the physical integrity of the activist.
Last Sunday, the Cuban American National Foundation (FNCA) reported on X about the situation with the leader of the Damas de Blanco, whose arrest occurred just after she was threatened last week by the repressor known as "Felo."
"Felo" had warned Berta that he would imprison her if she attended the demonstration on September 22, after Soler rejected an agreement that compromised her activism.
Despite the threat, the activist stated during a live broadcast on Facebook: "I will be in the street and only God knows what may happen. There is no pact with the oppressor."
At the time of writing this note, Cuban activists and organizations have echoed Ángel Moya's complaint, including Rosa María Payá, founder of the political initiative Cuba Decide, who called for the release of Berta. The platform Justicia 11J also did the same, warning that "the leader of the #DamasDeBlanco is frequently harassed, monitored, and violently detained to prevent her from carrying out her civic actions in favor of the freedom of political prisoners."
The FNCA issued a statement demanding the release of the leader of Damas de Blanco. "Berta Soler's activism is a beacon of hope for many, and her unjust imprisonment is a direct attack on freedom of expression and assembly," they state.
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