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Cuban authorities arrested doctor Lilian Borroto López this Tuesday in Matanzas while she was protesting the arrest of her mother, the intellectual and activist Alina Bárbara López Hernández.
“ They have just arrested my sister Lilian Borroto López. It wasn't enough for them to arrest my mother Alina Bárbara López Hernández. My sister is sick... It's clear that the hands of State Security are involved. This is a kidnapping,” reported her sister, Cecilia Borroto López.
According to the complaint, Dr. Lilian Borroto —who is currently ill— was transported in a civilian vehicle and not in a police patrol, a detail that the family attributes to the involvement of State Security.
Alongside Lilian and Alina, the writer Jorge Fernández Era was also detained.
In a later update, Cecilia Borroto stated that the three remain in custody and that Lilian and Jorge were taken in a "civil" vehicle to the Playa Police Unit in Matanzas, through a "non-visible" entrance.
Cecilia Borroto also reported the systematic harassment against her family. She recalled that she and her sister filed a complaint over two years ago with the Provincial Attorney's Office of Matanzas against State Security for harassment, without having received a response.
The complainant expressed concern for the welfare of her sister, who is recovering from chikungunya, and stated her fear that there might be a repetition of previous episodes of violence and persecution, including surveillance, interrogations of acquaintances, and pressure in public spaces.
The family demanded the immediate release of the three detainees and called for an end to the harassment: “Leave my family alone… we are not alone and you will not break us,” stated Cecilia Borroto.
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