On July 4. 2022, Cuban artist, human rights activist and leader of the San Isidro Movement declared himself in a hunger and thirst strike in the Guanajay Prison. This constitutes a protest for his arbitrary imprisonment and 5 year sentence.
Read MoreDespite a heavy police presence, the people of Cuba chanted FREEDOM during a Carlos Varela concert held on May 29 at the Ciudad Deportiva in Havana. A pesar de la fuerte presencia policial, el pueblo de Cuba coreó LIBERTAD durante un concierto de Carlos Varela celebrado el 29 de mayo en la Ciudad Deportiva de La Habana.
Read MoreLuis Manuel Otero Alcantara, contemporary Cuban artist and Prisoner of Conscience as declared by Amnesty International in August 2021, designed the cover of the new song by singer Yotuel Romero "Un lambo en Varadero” from prison in Guanajay.
Read MoreA petition to expel the Cuban regime from the United Nations Human Rights Council
Read MoreRussia is suspended from the UN Human Rights Council. Democratic Spaces considers shameful the position of dictatorships such as Cuba that voted against the suspension of Russia.
Read MoreOn April 5, 2022, Rosa María Payá, International Coordinator of the Cubadecide civil initiative gave a speech at the United Nation Human Rights Council and demanded that the Cuban dictatorship is expelled from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Read MoreCuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is suffering from vision problems, sequels of a paralysis he suffered during the time he was on hunger strike in prison, for which he has requested medical attention, but has been denied, art curator Claudia Genlui Hidalgo reported Monday.
Tribute is a piece composed in August 2021 by Luis Alberto Mariño Fernández. It is a tribute to Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, whom Luis Alberto believes (as many of us do) were assassinated by the Cuban dictatorship. The piece captures the violence and tragedy evoked by the killing of two larger than life human beings and democracy leaders.
Read MoreThe Association of Mothers and Relatives for Amnesty in Cuba sent a letter to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy indicating their support of the Amnesty and Decriminalization of Dissent Bill proposed by the Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba and indicating they will proceed to collect the required number of signatures.
Read MoreLey de Amnistía en Cuba: Presionando a la Dictadura por la Liberación de todos los presos politicos cubanos.
Read MoreOn March 28, 2022, the Cuban regime committed another of its great injustices when a court sentenced Luis Robles Elizástigui to 5 years in prison. The reason? Luis Robles represents everything the dictatorship in Cuba fears
Read MoreAbout the report published by the NGO Prisoners Defenders titled “Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment and tortures of Political Prisoners in Cuba,” based on testimonies of 101 political prisoners subjected to tortures. The report will be presented to the Committee Against Torture by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 73rd session of the United Nations Committee Against Torture to be held from April 19 to May 13, 2022.
Read MoreAs we approach July 22nd, the tenth anniversary of the death of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas in unexplained circumstances, most likely the result of a state crime, the publication of this book on his ideas and legacy is announced and promises to be fascinating. The book titled “Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payᨠwill be available on June 21 in hard copy and digital format (Kindle and Apple Books). Payá was one of the pioneers of the human rights movement in Cuba, founder and leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, architect of the Varela Project and winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.
Read MoreA selection of news on the historic motion on Cuba presented by Senator Leo Housakos and seconded by Senators Denise Batters, Mark Wells, Judith G. Seidman MP Michael Chong in the Senate of Canada on March 24, 2022.
Read MoreHistoric speech by the President of Ukraine to the Parliament of Canada delivered on March 15, 2022. Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated calls for a ‘No Fly Zone’ over Ukraine and asked Canada to think of how it would be liked if bombs were falling on Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
Read MoreUS Senate Resolution introduced by Rick Scott Senator from Florida, honouring Jose Daniel Ferrer and Cuban activists. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate on Jan 12. 2022.
Read MoreAmidst a human rights campaign calling on the Cuban regime to cover the sham trials of July 11 protesters, Gabriela Cañas the EFE News Agency President has made a public statement on how the Cuban regime prevents the foreign press from practicing journalism with freedom.
Read MoreA summary of recent press releases from human right organizations and news articles in the English speaking and Spanish media on Luis Manuel Otero shows how solidarity with the contemporary artist and main coordinator of the San Isidro Movement grows.
Read MoreDEMOCRATIC SPACES recently learned that Melkis Faure Hechevarría and Edilberto Arzuaga Alcalá, two Cuban prisoners of conscience listed in our PETITION to the Parliament of Canada were released from prison.
Read MoreThe Eternal Flame Project launched by Amnesty International seeks worldwide solidarity with the San Isidro Movement and the persecuted Cuban artists, intellectuals and human rights activists subjected to “alarming levels of surveillance,” by the Cuban regime.
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