HUNGER STRIKE IN SOLIDARITY WITH LUIS MANUEL OTERO ALCANTARA

Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is a contemporary Cuban artist and national coordinator of the San Isidro Movement. He has been arbitrarily arrested and abducted by the State Security political police in Cuba between 30 and 40 times since 2018. Since July 11 he has been unjustly imprisoned for exercising his right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. He is being charged with calling people to join a peaceful protest for democracy in a livestream broadcast on July 11.

Since Sept 27, Luis Manuel Otero began a hunger strike in prison demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners and Cubans unjustly detained. Afrika Reina, artist of the spoken word has also began a hunger strike (now in day 6) demanding proof of life of Luis Manuel Otero