The arrest in Havana of young Ankeilys Guerra Fis, who called for political change in Cuba on social media, adds to the cases that demonstrate the regime's intolerance towards critical opinions expressed in the digital space, and now escalates with her transfer to a prison in another province.
According to the independent media elTOQUE in their Facebook profile, Ankeilys Guerra Fis has been transferred to a prison in Güines, Mayabeque province, after spending several weeks detained in the State Security interrogation center known as Villa Marista in Havana.
The information was confirmed to the media by his father, Eduardo Guerra.
According to elTOQUE, e the young man, 23 years old, was arrested on January 14, 2026, at his home in Havana after he posted live broadcasts on Facebook in which he advocated for political change in Cuba and sent a direct message to the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Days before his arrest, Guerra Fis celebrated on social media the fall of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and urged Trump to put an end to the situation on the island.
In one of his broadcasts, he stated that a dictatorship had fallen and that now it was Cuba's turn, expressing his hope that change was near.
The news of his transfer to prison emerged after journalist José Luis Tan reported that the judicial authorities outright rejected the special habeas corpus procedure filed against his detention.
The appeal was dismissed, which closed one of the legal avenues attempted by the family.
Guerra Fis is accused of propaganda against the constitutional order, a criminal offense incorporated into the Penal Code in December 2022, which carries penalties of four to ten years of imprisonment when means, including digital spaces, are used to disseminate messages deemed contrary to social order or the socialist state by the authorities.
Family members and friends have expressed concern for his health.
According to his father, the young man suffers from several medical conditions that could jeopardize his physical and psychological well-being in the event of prolonged confinement within the Cuban prison system, which has been criticized by human rights organizations for its poor conditions and reports of abuses.
Before his arrest, Guerra Fis had shared critical posts about the situation in the country and asserted that he would not be silenced.
Weeks after his arrest, the case takes on a new chapter with his transfer to a prison outside of Havana.
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