Prisons in Cuba

The U.S. government thanks Camila Cabello for highlighting its humanitarian work in Cuba

The warden of the Canaleta prison identified after riot and reports of repression in Ciego de Ávila

MININT acknowledges a riot at Canaleta prison but avoids discussing deaths

Uncertainty grows following the riot at the high-security prison in Ciego de Ávila

Cuban political prisoner who spent 18 years in prison sees “the end” of the regime approaching and dreams of returning to a free Cuba

José Daniel Ferrer starts hunger strike in Miami for political prisoner in Cuba

Details of a serious riot in the Ciego de Ávila prison emerge: The situation is complicating

A riot has been reported at the prison in Ciego de Ávila

Political prisoner of 11J Luis Miguel Oña Jiménez dies at 27 years old

Political prisoner returns to jail after reporting police abuse in Havana

Cuban youth sentenced to prison for sending a message to Donald Trump

Regime spokesperson compares supporting Trump to Nazism to justify arrests in Cuba

"Don't let any more lies be fed to you, there is no future plan with that dictatorship": Yotuel's message to the Cuban people

Havana dismisses the release of political prisoners: "We have no intention of discussing that."

Cuba and Russia sign a prison agreement amid rising tensions between the island and the U.S.

José Daniel Ferrer demands immediate transition: "Cuba cannot wait any longer."

Cuban regime escalates harassment following Trump measures: interrogations, transfers, and operations against dissidents

Ferrer shows the food that prisoners receive in Cuba: “It looks like a concentration camp.”

Justicia 11J denounces that the releases in 2025 did not mean full freedom "but rather a continuation of punishment outside of prison."

"I was given the choice of deportation or war": Cuban captured in Ukraine says Russia forced him to the front lines

Cuban dissident calls for trials and the maximum penalty for those responsible for the misfortunes of Cuba

A runaway inmate from a prison in Camagüey has been captured

Cuban political prisoner has been behind bars for 37 years, and today his life is at risk due to a hunger strike

Cuban political prisoner slowly recovers after lengthy hunger strike

"They have destroyed Cuba": Filmmaker portrays the country ravaged by the regime

They declare a document “secret” to prevent the defense of a Cuban arrested: "They have removed the lawyer."

Cuban deputy justifies limits on freedom of expression after the arrest of a person from Tunero for criticizing the regime

Cuban man detained in Las Tunas for criticizing the regime on Facebook has been transferred to prison, according to his son’s report

The U.S. condemns the abuses of the Cuban regime against political prisoners and demands their immediate release

“I think of his daughters”: Concern for the life of political prisoner Yosvani Caso after more than 20 days on hunger strike

Cuban regime moves two political prisoners to prisons far from their families

Prison in Santiago de Cuba evacuated due to threat from Hurricane Melissa

Cuban prosecutor warns that fuel theft could land you in prison for up to 30 years

Ferrer: "I can understand being slandered and defamed by an agent of the tyranny, but not by someone who desires the freedom of Cuba."

Cuban doctor recounts how the regime used him, hunted him down, and stripped him of everything until he was left on the streets

“There is no cohesion, coordination, or discipline”: exclusive interview with José Daniel Ferrer after seeking asylum in Miami

Images of Gilbertman outside of prison go viral after 10 years of sentencing

Luis Robles surprises the regime with his departure from Cuba: this is how he managed to escape

Another prisoner dies in a Cuban jail due to lack of medical attention

Up to seven years in prison for illegal gold extraction in Guantánamo

Family denounces the detention without charges of a U.S. citizen in Cuba

U.S.: "We are determined to put an end to the oppression of the tyrannical regime in Cuba."

At least 60,000 Cuban prisoners produce tobacco and charcoal that end up in Europe under forced labor, according to NGOs

Cienfuegos: A network of "coleros" that charged up to $500 for a turn to buy motorcycles has been dismantled

Million-dollar fraud involving coal: Self-employed individual arrested along with executives of state-owned company in Cuba

The two inmates who escaped from Canaleta prison in Ciego de Ávila have been captured

Incredible! One of the escaped prisoners had already fled earlier this year in Ciego de Ávila

Fight in a line involves prosecutor in Santiago de Cuba

Reports indicate dozens of human rights violations and two deaths in Cuban prisons in July

Los Van Van are filming a music video in San Isidro neighborhood, and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is watching from prison

Cuban regime prevents political prisoner from attending his mother's funeral

Concerns grow over the health of the political prisoner from the 11J protests following weeks of high fever and fainting spells

Up to 7 years in prison for protesters from March 2024 in Granma

Colombian woman arrested in Cuba with drug capsules in her stomach

They include a Cuban prosecutor who requested sentences for the pot-banging protest during the blackout in Villa Clara on the list of repressive figures

Cuban political prisoner is punished after ending hunger strike

U.S. Under Secretary of State sends message to Cuban political prisoner: “I honor the brave.”

Tortured, ill, and isolated: This is how José Daniel Ferrer is spending 55 years in a Cuban prison

Alert regarding the health status of a political prisoner with HIV: no access to medications in prison

Cuban regime shows proof of life of José Daniel Ferrer following pressure from the U.S.