Political prisoners

Pope Francis speaks out on the release of prisoners in Cuba

Anticipating reprisals, Biden pardons leaders of January 6 and allies of his administration

More than 100 political prisoners have been released in Cuba following negotiations with the U.S. and the Vatican

Senator Rick Scott talks with José Daniel Ferrer: "I will fight for the release of all political prisoners."

Cuban priest Alberto Reyes questions the release of prisoners: "Why isn't the same done for everyone?"

A Cuban detained for recording clashes with the police after a violation in Santiago de Cuba is being released

The regime releases Brenda Díaz, the only transgender woman imprisoned for political reasons in Cuba

Cuban opposition figure Félix Navarro is released from prison in Matanzas

Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo is released in Santiago de Cuba

Willy Chirino on José Daniel Ferrer: "He has everything it takes to lead a free Cuba."

Cuban regime reports 127 releases following negotiations with the U.S. and the Vatican

María Elvira Salazar after the release of José Daniel Ferrer: "We are glad to know that he is free."

José Daniel Ferrer: "I would rather die in prison than owe my freedom to an undignified negotiation."

Young political prisoner released in Cuba happy to have emerged "from a hell"

First statements from José Daniel Ferrer after his release from prison

Cuban political prisoner José Daniel Ferrer is released

Katia Beirut, an oncology patient sentenced for the protests of July 11 in Cuba, has been released

Luis Manuel Otero and his family have not been informed about a possible release

Striking statements from political prisoner Donaida Pérez after her release from prison

Prisoners Defenders NGO raises the number of political prisoners in Cuba to 1,161 in 2024

2024: A historic year for CiberCuba!

Neither amnesty nor pardon: The Cuban regime maintains that the release of prisoners is a "benefit of early release."

The number of political prisoners from the 11J protests released in Cuba has increased following negotiations with the U.S. and the Vatican

Cuban regime releases young woman sentenced for the 11J protests in Camagüey

Archbishop of Miami speaks out on Biden's measures and the release of political prisoners in Cuba

"Excuses are running out for incompetence": Ulises Toirac on the Cuban government following Biden's measures

Will the Cuban regime release political prisoners or common criminals?

Amnesty International calls for the release of all political prisoners following the announcement of pardons in Cuba

Sentences of 5 and 4 years in prison for two young Cubans for posts on Facebook

Yordenis Ugás responds to the proposal of facing off against Miguel Díaz-Canel: “It would be the fight of my life.”

A drastic reduction in food for inmates in Cuban prisons has been reported

Diego Álvarez, “Cortico”: “When the ability to smile is lost, the most vulnerable condition of human beings is lost.”

Cuban priest Alberto Reyes: “I dream of an island where no one wants to leave”

The wish of the mother of a Cuban political prisoner for 2025: "Freedom for my son."

Jimmy Carter and his lesson on democracy to Fidel Castro in the historic speech delivered in Havana

British Foreign Secretary sends letter to imprisoned Protestant pastor in Cuba

Ten years later, the U.S. describes the thaw with Cuba as a "missed opportunity."

11J prisoner Andy García ends hunger strike amid severe physical decline

José Daniel Ferrer ends hunger strike after six days of protest

Andy García's parents stand firm outside the Santa Clara prison: "I want my son alive."

The number of political prisoners in Cuba skyrockets after a wave of arrests

From the cry for freedom to death in prison: At least four protesters from the 11J have died

Bruno Rodríguez claims that the Cuban regime respects human rights "as enshrined in the Constitution."

The U.S. demands the release of political prisoners in Cuba: "Their families suffer."

Cubans project images of political prisoners in front of the Cuban embassy in Washington

A glimpse inside Sednaya: The most feared prison in Syria

Political prisoner from 11J, Andy García, has been on a hunger strike for 11 days; his parents are staging a protest outside the prison

Political prisoner Andy García on hunger strike: Family warns of precarious health after nine days without food

U.S. officials meet with families of Cuban political prisoners in Havana

José Daniel Ferrer begins hunger strike in prison in Santiago de Cuba

Parents of a Cuban man sentenced to life in prison for attempting to hijack an airplane seek justice

OAS Secretary General denounces the death of Cuban political prisoner Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas, arrested after the 11J

"They beat him to death, they tortured him": Mother of Manuel Guillén Esplugas denounces her son's death in prison

Aymée Nuviola joins the protests regarding the death of political prisoner Guillén Esplugas in a Cuban prison

The U.S. condemns the death of a political prisoner in Cuba and demands the release of detainees

Repulsion grows over the murder in a Cuban prison of the great-grandson of National Poet Nicolás Guillén

Díaz-Balart on the death of a political prisoner in jail: "The regime's days are numbered."

José Daniel Ferrer confirms beating in prison in Santiago de Cuba

They report the murder of Manuel de Jesús Guillén, a political prisoner from the 11J in Cuba

The Cuban regime keeps more than 550 demonstrators from the 11J protests in prison