San Isidro Strikers

On November 9, 2020, the Cuban rapper Denis Solís was arrested by the police. After a summary trial, he was sentenced to eight months in prison for the alleged crime of contempt. This led to a mobilization by the San Isidro Movement, of which the dissident musician is a member, to demand his release. On November 18, several members of the organization, along with others who showed solidarity with the cause, began a hunger strike—some also went without water—after having camped outside their headquarters at Damas 955 in Old Havana since the 16th to demand Solís's freedom.

After Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero ended their hunger strike, they continued with a hunger strike; along with Iliana Hernández, Katherine Bisquet, Esteban Rodríguez (initially also on a thirst strike), and Anamely Ramos. Osmani Pardo, Yasser Castellanos, Adrián Rubio, and Oscar Casanella withdrew from the protest. Supporting the strikers at the headquarters were Omara Ruiz Urquiola, Abu Duyanah Tamayo, Jorge Luis Capote, and Anyell Valdés Cruz, who were later joined by writer and journalist Carlos Manuel Álvarez.

The headquarters of the Movement was evicted by State Security on November 26. Since then, the strikers have been harassed by State Security, and many of them have been deprived of the right to leave their homes.