Professional Documents
Culture Documents
edu/
This message is sent in compliance with e-mail Bill HR 1910. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the CTP, please
click here to unsubscribe.
CUBA FACTS
Issue 64
Cuba Facts is an ongoing series of succinct fact sheets on various topics, including, but not limited to, political structure,
health, economy, education, nutrition, labor, business, foreign investment, and demographics, published and updated on a
regular basis by the Cuba Transition Project staff.
With the current publication, detailing arrests during October December, 2014, ICCAS initiates a quarterly report on Human Rights
Violations in the island. We will publish this report every three months.
October 2014
The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained and experienced harassment, physical
aggression, acts of vandalism and/or acts of repudiation* in Cuba in the month of October 2014. This information is based on the
monthly report published by the Comisin Cubana de Derechos Humanos y Reconciliacin Nacional (Cuban NGO specializing in
Human Rights) as well as other sources in the island.
Summary
At least 413
arbitrary
arrests for
political
reasons.
13 dissidents
were victims
of physical
aggression.
65 harrassed
because of
political
reasons.
13 victims of
acts of
repudiation.
8 victims of
acts of
vandalism
on their
home.
*Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cubas political police).
Source of
Information
Date
Incident
Location
Victims
Incident Type
10/01/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Damarys Moya
Portieles
10/03/14
Artemisa
10/4/14
La Lisa, Havana
10/4/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/4/14
Mart, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/05/14
10/05/14
10/05/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Bayamo, Granma
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/05/14
Perico, Matanzas
10/05/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Havana
10/05/14
10/05/14
10/05/14
10/06/14
10/06/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Havana
Roberto Jimnez
10/06/14
Havana
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/07/14
San Antonio de
los Baos,
Artemisa
10/07/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
10/06/14
10/07/14
Havana
10/08/14
Manicaragua,
Villa Clara
10/08/14
San Antonio de
los Baos,
Artemisa
10/08/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
10/10/14
Santiago de Cuba
10/10/14
Bayamo, Granma
Yasser Rojas
10/11/14
Diez de Octubre,
Havana
10/11/14
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Holgun
10/12/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
10/12/14
Coln, Matanzas
10/12/14
Unin de Reyes,
Matanzas
Bertha Guerrero
Segura
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Mart, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Coln,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Perico, Matanzas
10/12/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Bayamo, Granma
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/12/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
10/12/14
Manat,
Las Tunas
Yannara Montol
10/13/14
10/13/14
Holgun
10/13/14
Coln, Matanzas
10/13/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
10/14/14
Pinar de Ro
10
Bertha Guerrero
Segura
10/14/14
Havana
10/14/14
Artemisa
10/14/14
Holgun
10/16/14
Marianao,
Havana
10/17/14
La Lisa, Havana
11
Bertha Guerrero
Segura
10/17/14
10/18/14
Manat,
Las Tunas
10/18/14
Havana
10/18/14
Manat,
Las Tunas
10/19/14
Bayamo, Granma
10/19/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
12
Yannara Montol
Yannara Montol
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Alternativa)
10/19/14
Perico, Matanzas
10/19/14
Coln, Matanzas
10/19/14
Holgun
10/19/14
Matanzas
10/19/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
13
10/19/14
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
10/19/14
Mart, Matanzas
10/19/14
Havana
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Berta Soler
Fernndez
Pinar de Ro
Berta Soler
Fernndez
10/19/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/20/14
10/20/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/19/14
14
Gonzlez Lemus
(Various organizations)
10/20/14
Havana
10/21/14
Caimanera,
Guantnamo
10/21/14
Havana
Arturo Acosta
15
10/21/14
Coln, Matanzas
10/21/14
Havana
16
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/21/14
Bayamo, Granma
10/21/14
Holgun
17
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
10/21/14
10/21/14
Holgun
10/22/14
Havana
10/25/14
Calimete,
Matanzas
18
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/25/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Arturo Acosta
10/25/14
Bayamo, Granma
Yasser Rojas
10/26/14
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Havana
10/26/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Unin de Reyes,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
19
10/26/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
10/26/14
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Mart, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Bayamo, Granma
Arturo Acosta
10/26/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/26/14
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/27/14
Manat,
Las Tunas
Yannara Montol
20
10/28/14
San Antonio de
los Baos,
Artemisa
Jennifer Fonseca
10/28/14
Lajas, Cienfuegos
Manuel Sarduy
10/29/14
Artemisa
10/30/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
10/30/14
10/31/14
Santiago de Cuba
21
Arturo Acosta
November 2014
Summary
Date
Incident
Location
11/01/14
Candelaria,
Pinar del Ro
11/01/14
11/2/14
Victims
Incident Type
22
Source of
Information
Ral Lus Risco
Ricardo Lzaro
Fiallo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
11/2/14
Bayamo, Granma
11/2/14
Perico, Matanzas
11/2/14
Candelaria,
Pinar del Ro
11/02/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Holgun
11/02/14
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
23
11/02/14
11/02/14
11/02/14
Coln, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Banes, Holgun
Arturo Acosta
Mart, Matanzas
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Havana
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/02/14
24
Agustn Lpez
11/05/14
La Lisa, Havana
11/05/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
11/06/14
Boyeros, Havana
11/06/14
Pinar del Ro
11/06/14
11/06/14
Holgun
11/07/14
Perico, Matanzas
25
Arturo Acosta
Detained for 7 hours by the
political police because of his
dissident activities.
Detained for 4 hours by the
political police for participating in
Las Dos Orillas campaign.
Forced down a bus and detained as
they traveled to Havana to attend
the hearing of 3 dissidents.
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
attending a trial.
11/07/14
11/07/14
11/07/14
11/07/14
Bayamo, Granma
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Crdenas,
Matanzas
26
Arturo Acosta
Detained for 3 hours by the
political police to prevent them
from attending a trial.
Detained for 8 hours by the
political police because of his
dissident activities and later
abandoned miles from the city.
Ricardo Lzaro
Fiallo
Magaly Norvis
Surez
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/07/14
Havana
(Various Organizations)
11/07/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Holgun
11/07/14
27
Jos Ramn
Borges
Arturo Acosta
11/07/14
11/07/14
Guantnamo
11/07/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
11/07/14
Coln, Matanzas
11/07/14
Havana
28
Arturo Acosta
Covered in smoke by a
government car while they stood
outside the trial of 3 dissidents.
Damarys Moya
Portieles
Ivn Hernndez
11/07/14
Holgun
11/08/14
Matanzas
11/08/14
Guantnamo
11/08/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
11/08/14
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
Ricardo Lzaro
Fiallo
29
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/09/14
Coln, Matanzas
11/09/14
Bayamo, Granma
11/09/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
11/09/14
Villa Clara
30
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/09/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
11/09/14
Holgun
11/09/14
Mart, Matanzas
11/09/14
Guantnamo
11/09/14
Perico, Matanzas
11/09/14
Cienfuegos
11/09/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
31
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/10/14
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/11/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
11/12/14
Boyeros, Havana
11/12/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
11/12/14
Boyeros, Havana
Guerra Bez
(Movimiento Opositores por una
Nueva Repblica)
11/12/14
Perico, Matanzas
11/13/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Damarys Moya
Portieles
32
Manuel Sarduy
11/13/14
11/13/14
11/14/14
Pinar del Ro
33
11/14/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Damarys Moya
Portieles
11/14/14
Pinar del Ro
11/14/14
Arroyo Naranjo,
Havana
11/14/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Damarys Moya
Portieles
11/14/14
Jatibonico,
Sanct Spritus
Osmany Borroto
(Instituto Cubano por la Libertad
de Expresin y Prensa)
11/15/14
Boyeros, Havana
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
11/15/14
34
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/15/14
11/16/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
11/16/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
11/16/14
Bayamo, Granma
11/16/14
Coln, Matanzas
Damarys Moya
Portieles
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
35
11/16/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
11/16/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/16/14
Mart, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/16/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
Magaly Norvis
Surez
11/16/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/16/14
Artemisa
Magaly Norvis
Surez
36
Perico, Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Mayabeque
11/16/14
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/16/14
Jagey Grande,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/17/14
Havana
11/17/14
Boyeros, Havana
11/17/14
Holgun
Dmaso Fernndez
11/16/14
11/16/14
37
Magaly Norvis
Surez
11/18/14
Old Havana,
Havana
Yuniel Lpez
OFarril
11/18/14
Lajas,
Cienfuegos
11/18/14
Holgun
11/19/14
Holgun
11/19/14
Boyeros, Havana
Manuel Sarduy
11/19/14
11/19/14
Sagua la Grande,
Villa Clara
11/19/14
Boyeros, Havana
38
Manuel Sarduy
Dmaso Fernndez
11/21/14
Pinar del Ro
11/21/14
Old Havana,
Havana
11/21/14
Manzanillo,
Granma
11/21/14
Arroyo Naranjo,
Havana
11/21/14
Bernardo Len
Havana
Arturo Acosta
11/22/14
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/22/14
Pinar del Ro
39
Martha Beatriz
Roque
11/22/14
Manzanillo,
Granma
11/23/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
11/23/14
Holgun
11/23/14
Bayamo, Granma
11/23/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
11/23/14
Artemisa
11/23/14
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
40
Martha Beatriz
Roque
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/23/14
Pinar del Ro
Magaly Norvis
Surez
11/23/14
Havana
Magaly Norvis
Surez
11/24/14
Camajuan,
Villa Clara
Manuel Sarduy
11/25/14
Mais,
Guantnamo
Arturo Acosta
11/25/14
Arroyo Naranjo
11/25/14
Puerto Padre,
Las Tunas
Arturo Acosta
11/25/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
41
11/26/14
11/27/14
Arroyo Naranjo,
Havana
11/27/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Villa Clara
11/27/14
Santa Cruz,
Camagey
11/28/14
San Andrs,
Holgun
11/29/14
11/29/14
Old Havana,
Havana
Ricardo Lzaro
Fiallo
Harold Barbosa
Ibarra
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
42
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/30/14
Holgun
11/30/14
Bayamo,
Granma
11/30/14
Holgun
11/30/14
Buenaventura,
Holgun
11/30/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
11/30/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
43
11/30/14
Los Arabos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/30/14
Coln,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/3014
Crdenas,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
11/3014
Ciego de vila
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
44
11/3014
Havana
December 2014
Summary
arbitrary
detentions on
Human Rights
Day.
45
arbritrary
detentions after
Obama's
announcement
on Dec. 17th.
Berta Soler
Date
Incident
Location
12/2/14
Diez de Octubre,
Havana
12/3/14
Palmarito de
Cauto,
Santiago de Cuba
12/3/14
12/3/14
Palmarito de
Cauto,
Santiago de Cuba
12/3/14
La Lisa, Havana
Victims
Incident Type
46
Source of
Information
Juan del Pilar
Goberna
Arturo Acosta
12/3/14
La Lisa, Havana
Bayamo, Granma
12/4/14
12/5/14
Palmarito de
Cauto,
Santiago de Cuba
12/5/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
12/5/14
Manat,
Las Tunas
12/5/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
12/5/14
Havana
47
Threatened to be imprisoned if
they participate in activities on
December 10th in support of the
Ladies in White.
Detained and threatened for 4
hours by the political police to
prevent them from participating in
events on December 10th.
Beaten by the political police to
intimidate them and prevent them
from participating in events on
December 10th.
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Yannara Montol
Reyes
Arturo Acosta
12/5/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
102/5/14
Gibara, Holgun
12/5/14
Camagey
12/5/14
Pinar del Ro
12/5/14
Santa Clara,
Villa Clara
12/5/14
La Lisa, Havana
48
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Damarys Moya
Portieles
12/6/14
Matanzas
12/7/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
12/7/14
Bayamo, Granma
Arturo Acosta
12/7/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
49
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
12/7/14
Diez de Octubre,
Havana
12/7/14
Jovellanos,
Matanzas
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
12/7/14
El Cristo,
Santiago de Cuba
Arturo Acosta
12/7/14
El Cristo,
Santiago de Cuba
50
Arturo Acosta
Detained for 5 hours by the
political police to prevent them
from attending Sunday mass. Later
abandoned miles away from the
city.
12/7/14
Havana
12/7/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Manzanillo,
Granma
Arturo Acosta
12/8/14
12/8/14
12/8/14
Santiago de Cuba
12/8/14
Aguada de
Pasajeros,
Cienfuegos
12/8/14
Bayamo, Granma
12/9/14
Havana
51
Arturo Acosta
Ivn Hernndez
Carrillo
Arturo Acosta
12/9/14
12/9/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
12/9/14
Havana
12/9/14
Plaza, Havana
12/9/14
Arroyo Naranjo,
Havana
12/10/14
Holgun
52
12/10/14
Crdenas,
Matanzas
12/10/14
Puerto Padre,
Las Tunas
12/10/14
Pinar del Ro
12/10/14
Havana
53
12/10/14
Gibara, Holgun
54
12/10/14
San Antonio de
los Baos,
Artemisa
12/10/14
Isla de la
Juventud
12/10/14
Havana
12/10/14
Caimanera,
Guantnamo
12/10/14
Guanes,
Pinar del Ro
12/10/14
Havana
55
Bernardo Len
12/10/14
Guantnamo
12/10/14
Holgun
12/10/14
Granma
12/10/14
Holgun
12/10/14
Havana
12/10/14
Jess Menndez,
Las Tunas
56
Arturo Acosta
12/10/14
Playa, Havana
Richard Morera
Ramos
12/10/14
Pinar del Ro
Bernardo Len
12/10/14
Villa Clara
12/10/14
Holgun
12/10/14
Cienfuegos
57
Manolo Sarduy
Manolo Sarduy
12/10/14
Havana
Yoany Snchez
12/10/14
Las Tunas
12/10/14
Isla de la
Juventud
12/10/14
Holgun
Ramn Zamora
Rodrguez
12/10/14
Havana
58
59
12/10/14
Baracoa,
Guantnamo
12/10/14
Bayamo, Granma
60
Arturo Acosta
12/10/14
Puerto Padre,
Las Tunas
12/10/14
Holgun
12/12/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
12/12/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
61
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
Maximiliano
Snchez
Maximiliano
Snchez
12/12/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Maximiliano
Snchez
12/12/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Maximiliano
Snchez
12/14/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
12/14/14
Bayamo, Granma
Arturo Acosta
12/14/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Arturo Acosta
12/15/14
Boyeros, Havana
12/15/14
Boyeros, Havana
62
12/16/14
Boyeros, Havana
12/16/14
12/19/14
Buenaventura,
Holgun
12/19/14
Havana
12/20/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
12/21/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
63
12/21/14
Bayamo, Granma
Arturo Acosta
12/21/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Arturo Acosta
12/22/14
Ranchuelo,
Villa Clara
Damarys Moya
Portieles
12/25/14
Havana
Damarys Moya
Portieles
12/26/14
Holgun
12/26/14
Sanct Spritus
64
Damarys Moya
Portieles
12/27/14
Mella,
Santiago de Cuba
Arturo Acosta
12/28/14
Bayamo, Granma
Arturo Acosta
12/28/14
Holgun
Arturo Acosta
12/28/14
Havana
12/29/14
Artemisa
12/30/14
Havana
65
Bernardo Len
12/30/14
Havana
66
67