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Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 1 Violations of Human Rights in Cuba July, 2015 The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained, harassed, attacked, and faced acts of repudiation* by the Cuban government in the month of July, 2015. This information is based on the monthly report published by the Comisión Cubana de Derechos Humanos y Reconciliación Nacional (Cuban NGO specializing in Human Rights as well as other sources in the island). *Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police). At least 674 arrests for political reasons in July.

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Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 1

Violations of Human Rights in Cuba

July, 2015

The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained, harassed, attacked, and faced acts of

repudiation* by the Cuban government in the month of July, 2015. This information is based on the monthly report published by the

Comisión Cubana de Derechos Humanos y Reconciliación Nacional (Cuban NGO specializing in Human Rights as well as other

sources in the island).

*Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police).

At least 674 arrests for political reasons in July.

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Date Incident Location

Victims Incident Type Source of

Information

07/01/15

Campechuela,

Granma Augusto Cabrera,Dianelis

Martínez, Alexander Cabrera

González, Nelson Mojena Labrada,

Liuvi Mojena Labrada, Norberto

Mojena Labrada, Yilian Sosa

(Partido 30 de noviembre Frank

País)

Detained 10-12 hours by police

agents for honoring Pais.

Roberto Valdivia

07/02/15 Guantánamo Leinier Cruz Salfrán

(Unión Patriótica de Cubas)

Detained by political police for 6

hours to punish his dissident

activities.

Fernando Vázquez

07/02/15 Maceo,

Camagüey

Misael Cané Velázquez, Geikel

Tamayo Rivero, Dinza Gainza Moré (Frente Nacional Resistencia OZT)

Detained 3 hours by political

police because of their

involvement in dissident activities.

Fernando Vázquez

07/02/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Francisco Díaz Tamarí, Juan Carlos

Paso González, Jorge Luís Paso

González, Pedro Luís Pereira Acosta,

Tomás Peña Lima, Nivardo Casel

González, Eduardo Pacheco Ortíz,

Alicia Fariñas Segura, Saima Lamas

Varzola, Evelyn Pacheco Lamas,

Elizabeth Pacheco Lamas, Tatiana

García, Reinaldo Segura González

(Partido para la Democracia Pedro Luís Boitel)

Detained 20 hours by political

police to prevent them from

traveling to Varadero.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

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07/02/15 Cárdenas, Matanzas Alain Veguera Piedra, Yunier Valido

(Cuidadanos) Detained 20 hours by political

police to prevent them from

traveling to Varadero.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/02/15 Guantánamo Miguel Ángel López Herrera

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/03/15 Camagüey Orlando Gómez Hechevarría

(Frente Nacional Resistencia OZT)

Detained 9 hours by political

police for traveling to Havana.

Fernando Vázquez

07/04/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Dany Miranda Gil, Raime Acosta

González

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 14-20 hours by political

police for being suspects of

hanging anti-government posters.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/05/15 Holguín Arelis Palacio Alcina, Maylin

RicardoGóngora, Ada Iris Miranda

Leyva,Darelis Pupo Blanco, Ana

IrisMezerenes Sánchez, Yanelis

PichardoSánchez, Nelda Molina

Leyva, EmilceCéspedes Estrada,

Mayra GóngoraPupo, Daimaris

Corrales Piña, Rosa Escalona

Gómez, Ramón Zamora

Rodríguez, Lázaro Otamendi

García,Roberto González

Hernández, Yoel Ordóñez Gorotiza

(Damas de Blanco y

Acompañantes)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/05/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Juan Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez,

Roberto García López, José Alberto

Castro, Yanier Menéndez

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

Detained 3-15 hours by political

pólice to keep them from attending

Sunday mass and showing support

to the Ladies in White.

Iván Hernández Carrillo

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y Reconciliación)

07/05/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos

Olga Renova Veiga, Madelín García Molina, Yaima Ulloa de la Torre,

Miladys Espino Díaz, Niurvis de la Rosa Hernández

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 3 hours by political

pólice to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/05/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Leticia Ramos Herrería, Marisol

Fernandez Socorro

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours and later

watched by political police to

prevent them from traveling to

Aguada de Pasajeros and

participating in Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández Carrillo

07/05/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Yaniel Menéndez Díaz, Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramírez, Yasel Alonso

Armenteros, Joel Ramírez Peña, Oslendy García Espino, Emetrio

García Moreira, Juan Carlos Villegas Amador, Jose Alberto Castro

Rodríguez, Roberto García López, Asnaldo Moreira Rodríguez, Dany Miranda Gil, Yoel Rodríguez Pérez,

Yasniel Bolaños Núñez. (Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión y

Reconciliación)

Harassed by political police for

about 3 hours to prevent them

from attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/05/15 La Habana Dunia Medina Moreno, Yeniset

Amore Aguilera, Norma Cruz Casas,

Bárbara Aguilera García, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Haydée

Gallardo Salazar, Danaisis Muñóz

López, Mayelín Peña Bullan, Maiden

Maidique Cruz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

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07/05/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, Lismeiris

Quintana, Ávila, Yamilé Garro

Alfonso, Joisy Jaramillo Sánchez, Gladys Capote Roque, Daisis Artiles

del Sol, Yamilé

Naranjo Figueredo, DellicGonzález

Dorrego, Xiomara de las Mercedes

Cruz Miranda, Roxilene Sotolongo

Cruz, Nieves Caridad Matamoros,

Julia Herrera Roque, Margarita

Barbena Calderín, Lisset Naranjo

Girón, Yurleany Tamayo Martínez,

Lázara Gleisys Acosta Toscano,

Eralidis Frómeta Polanco, Lázara

María Dorrego Guzmán, Caridad

Ramírez Utria, Aliuska Gómez García,

Ada María López Canino, Yamilé

Bargés Hurtado, Yaquelín Boni

Hechavarría, Adelma Guerra Ricardo,

Ivón Moralobos Melo, Luisa Ramona

Kindelán, Yusleidis Girón Ortiz,

Maylen González González,Deisy

Coello Basulto, Tamara Rodríguez

Quesada, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso,

Zenaida Hidalgo Cedeño,

Dayane Ortiz Hernández, Ivón de las

Mercedes Lazo Abreu, Lourdes

Esquivel Vieito, Zenaida Hidalgo

Cedeño, Ivón Lemus Fonseca, Odalis

Mérida Perdomo, Olaida del Castillo

Trujillo, Mirenia Henry García, Milvia

Narcisa Aguilera Lanz, Sarahí Pérez

Pedroso, Eugenia Díaz Hernández,

María Milián Pedroso, Ana Iris

Miranda Leyva

Detained 5 hours by political

police for demanding respect for

human rights and freedom for all

political prisoners.

Bertha Soler

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(Damas de Blanco)

07/05/15 La Habana Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco, Lázaro

Mendoza García, Antonio González

Rodiles, José Díaz Silva, Vladimir

Turró Páez, José Antonio Pompa

López, Juan Lamas Martínez, Leudis

Reyes Cuza, Reinor Figueredo

Castellano, Ricardo Luna Rodríguez,

Francisco García Puniel, Liván Gómez

Castillo, Lázaro José de la Noval,

Ángel Figueredo Castellano, Reinier

Figueredo Gallardo, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández, Raúl Borges

Álvarez, Julio Antonio Guzmán,

Reinier Wilson Castellano, José

Antonio Mereira Laffita, Andrés

Avelino Domínguez Beltrán, Rolando

Reyes Rabanal, Luis Enrique López

Torres, Claudio Fuentes, Heriberto

Pons, Osvaldo Moralobos, Denis

Manuel González, Pavel Herrera

Hernández, Rubén Darío García Artes,

Luis Leondan Marín Aguilar, Arturo

Rojas, Luis Mario Muguelcia Moreira,

Alejandro Uranga, Behiker Ordoñez

Guilarte, Iris Tamara Pérez Aguilera,

Damaris Moya Portier, Jorge Luis

Pérez García Antúnez, Luis Andrés

Domínguez Sardiñas, Iván Fernández

Depreste, Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez

Miguel Borroto

(Different organizations)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

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07/05/15 La Habana Eugenio Hernández Hernández,

Maribel Hernández Gil, Mario

Alberto Hernández Leyva, Daniel

Alfaro Frías,

Detained 5 hours for showing

support to the Ladies in White

Bertha Soler

Sandalio Mejías Zulueta, Osvaldo

Mendoza Ferriol, Cervilio Villegas

Marrero, Ángel Moya Acosta,

Lázaro

Yuri Valle Roca, Aurelio González

Blanco, Egberto Ángel Escobedo

Morales, Jorge Luis Suárez Varona,

Boris González Arena, Ramón

Alejandro Muñóz González, Manuel

Velázquez Licea, Ernesto Travieso

(Different Organizations)

07/06/15 Parque Central,

La Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez,

Lázaro Kessell Marruecos

(Movimiento Antorcha Martiana)

Detained 7 hours by political

pólice for speaking to tourists

about the human rights violations

committed by the government.

Iván Hernández Carrillo

07/06/15 Santa Isabel de

las Lajas,

Cienfuegos

Jean Miguel Duarte Vázquez

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 1 hours by political

police and threatened because of

his dissident activities.

Manolo Sarduy

07/07/15 La Fortuna,

Boyeros

Agustín Figueroa Galindo, José

Elías González Agüero, Carlos

Manuel Pupo Rodríguez, Alexis

Hernández Cañizares, Rolando

Reyes Rabanal, Edilberto Pons

Ruíz, Oslaida del

Castillo, Osvaldo Moralobos

(Partido Unión por Cuba Libre)

Detained 5 hours inside a pólice

car and later abandoned miles

from their original location to

prevent them from holding a

meeting.

Carlos Manuel Pupo

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07/07/15 Batabanó,

Mayabeque

Beheir Ordóñez Guilarte, Luis

Mario Moqueira Morera

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained for hours by political

police for attending Sunday mass

and supporting the Ladies in

White.

Rolando Reyes

Rabanal

07/07/15 Batabanó,

Mayabeque

Manuel Velázquez Licea

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 7 hours by political

police for demanding the release

of dissidents detained for attending

Sunday mass.

Rolando Reyes

Rabanal

07/07/15 Manzanillo,

Granma

Yoandri Gutiérrez Vargas

(Impacto Juvenil Martiano) Detained 4 hours by political

police for being involved with

dissident activities. His belongings

were burned and he was

threatened.

Arturo Acosta

07/08/15 Camagüey Ramón Vasallo Marrero, Dorico

Alexander Sánchez, Fernando

Guerra Vázquez

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 2 hours by political

police for placing anti-government

posters.

Fernando Vázquez

07/08/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Toni Colina Márquez

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 1 hour by political police

for peacefully protesting in public.

Manolo Sarduy

07/08/15 Manicaragua,

Villa Clara

José Leyva Díaz

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 3 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting in

public.

Manolo Sarduy

07/08/15 Manatí, Las

Tunas

Yasmany Ovalde León

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 12 hours by 3 political

police agents for expressing his

opinion about the new US-Cuba

relations.

Yasmany Ovalde León

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07/08/15 Parque Central,

La Habana

Carlos Amauri Calderìn, Isaìn

López

Luna y Alexander Allan Rodríguez

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained by political police for

their involvement in dissident

activities.

Arcelio Molina

07/09/15 Centro Habana, La Habana

Leudis Reyes Cuza

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 7 hours by political

police for expressing in public his

support for the Ladies in White

and for demanding freedom for all

political prisoners.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

07/09/15 Arroyo Naranjo,

La Habana

Eduardo Ramos Balaguer, Reinier

Villegas Pérez, Fernando Novoa

Esquivel

(Fundación Frank País)

Detained and questioned for 2-4

hours by political police agents in

regards to their involvement in

dissident activities.

Gerardo Lazcano,

Augusto Guerra

Márquez

07/10/15 Cárdenas Leticia Ramos Herrería, Rudel

Montes de Oca Quesada

(Dama de Blanco, Partido por la

Democracia Pedro Luís Boitel)

Detained 7 hours by political

police. They were questioned and

the police tried confiscating the

cellphones they had received in

Miami in May 2015.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/11/15 Caimito,

Artemisa

Oilyn Hernández Rodríguez,

Oledaisys Hernández Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco, and a friend)

Detained for hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending mass.

Oilyn Hernández

Rodríguez

07/11/15

Jagüey Grande,

Matanzas

Mercedes Estrada Marcos, Edelvys

Granda Pérez, Dagoberto Santana

Marichal, Armando Trujillo

(Proyecto Millo Ochoa – Jagüey

Grande)

Detained 4-24 hours by political

police to prevent them from

traveling to Havana and attending

mass.

Félix Navarro

Rodríguez

07/11/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Toni Colina Márquez, Ramón

Armenteros Pérez, Santiago López

Morales, Yuset García Álvarez,

Yoel Bravo López

(Frente Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Detained 1 hour by political police

to prevent them from attending

mass.

Manolo Sarduy

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07/11/15 Parque Central,

La Habana

Ernesto Ortega Sarduy

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained by political police

because of his dissident activities.

Arcelio Molina

07/12/15 Holguín Maylín Ricardo Góngora, Niurka

Cruz Cruz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/12/15 Bayamo Yudisbel Roselló Mojena, Ivania

Rodríguez Rodríguez, Nidia

Rodríguez Santiesteban

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/12/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Leticia Ramos Herrería, Maricel

Fernández Socorro, Tania

Echevarría Menéndez, Niurvis la

Rosa Hernández, Olga Relova

Vega, Miladis Espinosa, Yaima

Ulloa, Yudania Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/12/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Juan Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez,

Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramírez, Emilio

García Moreira, Yasmiel Méndez

Díaz, José Alberto Castro Rodríguez,

Dany Miranda Gil, Juan Carlos

Villegas Maduro, Orlendy García

Espino, Yoel Ramírez Peña, Arnaldo

Morera Rodríguez, Orlando Jeréz

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión y

Reconciliación)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/12/15 Caimito,

Artemisa

Oilyn Hernández Rodríguez, Rosa

María Rodríguez Molina

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 9 hours by political

police and later abandoned miles

away from their original location

to prevent them from attending

Sunday mass in Havana.

Oilyn Hernández

Rodríguez

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07/12/15 Pinar del Río Olga Lidia Torres, Amparo

Milagros, Yuliet Margarita

Rodríguez, Raquel Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/12/15 Santiago de Cuba Duniela Verdecia Matos, Santa

Fernández Díaz, Bismaika Amelo

Jardines, Marina Paz Labaceno,

Reina Luisa Rodríguez Cañada

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler Fernández

07/12/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Denia Fernández Rey, Magda

Mendoza Díaz, Marielis Manzano

Carballo, Olga Lidia La O Figueredo,

Yuneisis Amaya Arias, María Lorena

Gondres de la Rosa, Elsa Lisis Isaac

Reyes, María Caridad Dobarro Dinza

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler Fernández

07/12/15 La Habana Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco, Lázar

Mendoza García, Henry Rey

Rodríguez, José Díaz Silva,

Vladimir Turró Páez, José Antonio

Pompa López, Juan Lamas

Martínez, Luís Andrés Domínguez

Sardiña, Reinor Figueredo

Castellano, Ricardo Luna

Rodríguez, Francisco García

Puniel, Liván Gómez Castillo,

Lázaro José de

la Noval, Ángel Figueredo

Castellano, Reinier Figueredo

Gallardo, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández, Daniel

Alfaro Frías, Lázaro Yuri Valle

Roca, Reinier Wilson Castellano,

José Antonio Moreira Laffita,

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Lázaro de la Noval

Usint, Saqueo Báez Guerrero, Luis

Enrique Martínez, Yelkis Puig

Rodríguez, Jorge Luis Romero

Becerra, Mario Alberto Hernández

Leyva, Pavel Herrera Hernández,

Sandalio Mejías Zulueta, Yulexis

Despaigne Puig, Servilio Villegas

Marrero, Damaris Moya Portielles,

Miguel Borroto, Edelvis Granda

Pérez, Dagoberto Santana Marichal,

ArmandoTrujillo González, Lázaro

Keisel Barreto, Eriberto Pons

(Different organizations)

07/12/15 La Habana Guillermo Manuel García Velazco,

Marcelino Abreu Bonora, Luis

Enrique López Torres, Ciro Alexis

Casanova Pérez, Yaite Cruz Sosa,

Iris Tamara Pérez Aguilera, Julio

Antonio Ferrer Tamayo, Ángel

Moya Acosta, Carlos Manuel

Figueroa Álvarez, Egberto

Ángel Escobedo Morales, Alexis

Hernández Cañizares, Degnis

González Rodríguez, Jorge Luis

García Pérez, Raúl Borges Álvarez,

Ignacio González Vidal, Rolando

Reyes Rabanal, Nelson Pascual

Rodríguez, Máximo Rodríguez

Paseiro, Claudio Fuentes, Lázaro

Fresneda Fernández, Agustín López

Canino, Pedro Fontanar Miranda,

Víctor Marcos Valdés Sandido,

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Tania Bruguera

(Different organizations)

07/12/15 La Habana Lismeiris Quintana Ávila, Norma

Cruz

Casas, Mayelín Santiesteban López,

Eralidis Frómeta Polanco, Danaisis

Muñóz López, Eugenia Díaz

Hernández, Maiden Maidique Cruz,

Mirtha Ricardo Tornet, Olayda del

Castillo Trujillo,Caridad Ramírez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/12/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada Varona, Anay Penalba

Subit, Joisy Jaramillo Sánchez,

Kirenia Díaz Argüelles, Daisis

Artiles del Sol, Yamilet Naranjo

Figueredo, Dellice

González Dorrego, Xiomara de las

Mercedes Cruz Miranda, Roxilene

Sotolongo Cruz, Virgen Coello

Basulto, Julia Herrera Roque,

Margarita Barbena Calderín, Lisset

Naranjo Girón, Ada María López

Canino, Yamilé Bargés Hurtado,

Yaquelín Boni Hechevarría,

Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Ivón

Moralobos Melo, Deisy Coello

Basulto, Tamara Rodríguez

Quesada, Cecilia Guerra

Alfonso, Zenaida Hidalgo Cedeño,

Dayane Ortiz Hernández, Aliuska

Gómez García, Ivón Lemus

Detained 6-8 hours for protesting

and demanding freedom of all

political prisoners and respect for

human rights.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Fonseca, Mirenia Henry García,

Milvia Narcisa Aguilera Lanz,

Yolanda Santana Ayala, Mayelín

Peña Bullan, María de

los Ángeles Rojas Pereira, Arelis

Blanco Coello, María Josefa Acón

Sardiña, Igdaris Yamina Pérez

Ponciano, Adisnidia Dallet

Urgüelles, Lucinda González G

(Damas de Blanco)

07/13/15 Manicaragua,

Villa Clara

José Leyva Díaz

(Frente Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Detained 6 hours for protesting in

public and demand freedom for all

political prisoners and respect for

human rights.

Manolo Sarduy

07/14/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Juan Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 3 hours by political

police, accused of being a

delinquent and threatened with

prison time.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/14/15 Santa Clara Villa

Clara

Yusel García Álvarez,Yoel Bravo

(Frente Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Detained 3 hours by political

police because of his involvement

in dissident activities.

Manolo Sarduy

07/15/15 Guantánamo Francisco Manzanet Ortíz

(Movimiento Reconciliación y Paz

Juan Pablo)

Detained 24 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting in

public.

Arturo Acosta

07/15/15 Guantánamo Niober García Fournier, Damián

Rodríguez Mejías, Ramón Olivares

Abello, Yanelis Salazar Toledano

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 72 hours by political

police for handing out pamphlets

on the street.

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07/16/15 San Miguel del

Padrón, La

Habana

Yanisel Boza Garrido, Yaneisy

Herrera Cabrales, Yurineisy

Alemán Ferrera, Yunieski Gainza,

Raisel Rivero Rodríguez, Lázaro

Yosvany Montesinos Hernández,

Ariosbel Castillo Villalba, Yoelkis

Boza Garrido, Ronny Games Luna,

Kessell Rodríguez Rodríguez,

Yordanka Weelk Balquineris,

Carlos Manuel Hernández Jiménez

(Comisión de ayuda presos

políticos y familiares)

Detained 4-14 hours by political

police as a punishment for prevent

an act of repudiation to take place

outside the house of a dissident.

Yanisel Boza Garrido

07/16/15 San Miguel del

Padrón, La

Habana

Isaura Weelk Balquineris

(Comisión de ayuda presos

políticos y familiares)

Suffered an act of repudiation in

front of her house.

Yanisel Boza Garrido

07/16/15 La Habana Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández

(Frente Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 72 hours by political

police on his way to visit a

dissident that was detained.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

07/16/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Yoel Hernández Jiménez, Luis

Dionisio Rodríguez León

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Detained 1 hour by political police

and questioned about anti-

government posters.

Damaris Moya

Portielles

07/17/15 Placetas, Santa

Clara

Jorge Luís García Pérez, Iris Tamara

Pérez Aguilera

(Frente Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Suffered an act of repudiation for

solidarizing with the Ladies in

White.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/17/15 Trinidad, Sancti

Spítitus

Manuel González González

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Detained 2 hours by political

police because of his involvement

in dissident activities.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

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07/17/15 Villa Clara Joel Vázquez Ruíz

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión y

Reconciliación)

Detained 16 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting in

public.

Manolo Sarduy

07/18/15 Trinidad, Sancti

Spítitus

Osvaldo Arcis Hernández

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Detained 2 hours by political

police and threatened with being

jailed if he persists with his

dissident activities.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/19/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Yabel Ramírez Peña, Daney

Miranda Díaz, Juan Carlos Villegas

Amador, Caridad Herminia

Quiñones López, Cirilo Quiñones

López, Bárbaro de la

Nuez Ramírez, Yamil Menéndez,

Jose Alberto Castro Rodríguez,

Orlendy García Espino

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Suffered an act of repudiation for

2 hours as a punishment for their

involvement in dissident activities.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/19/15 San Antonio de

los Baños,

Mayabeque

Daniel Alfaro Frías

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

His home was searched by the

police under the pretext of Daniel

holding illegal propaganda against

the government.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

07/19/15 La Habana Lázaro Mendoza García, Luís

Andrés Domínguez Sardiñas,

Andrés Abelino Domínguez

Beltrán, Ricardo Luna

Rodríguez, Liván Gómez Castillo,

Francisco García Punier, Reinier

Wilson Caballeros, Lázaro José de

la Noval Usín, Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco, Enrique López Torres,

Vladimir Turró Páez, Leudis Reyes

Detained by the political police

and taken to different police units

to prevent them from attending

Sunday mass.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

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Cuza y José Antonio Pompa López

(Frente Acción Cívica OZT)

07/19/15 Holguín Daimaris Morales Piña, Gliseris

Piña González

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/19/15 La Habana Mayelín Peña Bullan, María Rosa

Rodríguez Molina, Mirtha Ricardo

Tornet, Olayda del Castillo Trujillo,

Caridad Ramírez Utria, Haydee

Gallardo Salazar

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler Fernández

07/19/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Miladis Espinosa Díaz, Yaima Ulloa de la Torre, Niurbis de la Rosa Hernández (Damas de Blanco)

Detained 3 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler Fernández

07/19/15 Guantánamo Esther Carroman Candon, Yurima

Pérez, Mariuska López Roja (Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

07/19/15 La Habana Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco, Lázaro

Mendoza García, Leudis Reyes Cuza,

Andrés Avelino Domínguez Beltrán,

Vladimir Turró Páez, José Antonio

Pompa López, Luis Enrique López

Torres, Luis Andrés Domínguez

Sardiñas, Reinor Figueredo Gallardo,

Ricardo Luna Rodríguez, Francisco

García Puniel, Liván Gómez Castillo,

Lázaro José de la Noval Usin, Ángel

Figueredo Castellano, Reinier

Figueredo Gallardo, Degnis Miguel

Detained 6 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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González, Daniel Alfaro Frías, Lázaro

Yuri Valle Roca, Reinier Wilson

Castellano, Osvaldo Moralobos, René

Ricardo, Yegar Manuel Velázquez

Licea, Luis Mario Mugueira Moreira,

Behikis Ordóñez Quilate, Heriberto,

Sandalio Mejías Zulueta

(Different organizations)

07/19/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodreli

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada Varona, Rosalina Visiedo

Gómez, Lismeiris Quintana Ávila,

Eugenia Díaz Hernández, Daisis

Artiles del Sol, Yamile Naranjo

Figueredo, Martha Belkis

González, Yamilé Garro Alfonso,

Roxilene Sotolongo Cruz, Virgen

Cuello Basulto, Julia Herrera,

Margarita Barbena Calderín,

Soraya Milanés Guerra, Ada María

López Canino, Nieves Caridad

Matamoros,Yaquelín Boni

Hechevarría, Danaisis Muñóz López,

Ivón Moralobos Melo, Deisy Cuello

Basulto, Lázara Gleisys Acosta

Toscano, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso, Iris

Llerandi Kindelán, Dayane Ortiz

Hernández, Aliuska Gómez García,

Ivón Lemus Fonseca, Mirenia Henry

García, Arelis Blanco Cuello, María

Josefa Acón Sardiña, Igdaris Yamina

Pérez Ponciano, Adisnidia Dallet

Urgüelles, Lucinda González Gómez,

Sarahí Pérez Pedroso, María Cristina

Hernández Gavilán, María Milián

Detained 6 hours by the political

police for peacefully demanding

freedom for all political prisoners

and in favor of human rights.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Perdomo, Gladys Capote Roque y Ivón

de las Mercedes Lazo Abreu (Damas de Blanco)

07/19/15 La Habana José Díaz Silva, Servilio Villegas

Marrero, José Antonio Moreira

Laffita,

Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez, Mario

Alberto Hernández Leyva, Pavel

Herrera Hernández, Miguel Alberto

Ulloa Ginard, Ángel Moya Acosta,

Iván Fernández Depreste, Egberto

Ángel Escobedo Morales, Alexis

Hernández Cañizales, Maribel

Hernández Gil, Jorge Luis García

Pérez, Dayane Estrada Marcos,

Edelvis Granda Pérez, Rolando

Reyes Rabanal, Gorki Águila,

Miguel Borroto, Claudio

Fuentes, Antonio González Rodiles,

Agustín López Canino, Osvaldo

Mendoza Ferrio, Ailer González,

Francisco Javier Alce Abreu,

Humberto Viel Marín, Saqueo Páez

Guerrero, Laritza Cabrera Calistre,

Yaima Castelló Soler, Maidelys

Herrera, Ariel González Cueva

(Different organizations)

Detained 6 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White during mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/20/15 Villa Clara Joel Bravo López

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 24 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Manolo Sarduy

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07/22/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Eduardo Pacheco Ortíz

(Partido por la Democracia Pedro

Luís Boitel)

Detained by political police and

questioned about his involvement

with dissidents.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/23/15 Las Cañas,

Artemisa

Martha Sánchez González

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 1 hour by political police

and threatened because she is

presumed to have done graffiti on

public streets.

Yuniel Blanco

Fernández

07/23/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Damaris Moya Portilles

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Detained 5 hours by political

police. She was beat, and offended

with racists jokes by police agents.

Damaris Moya

Portilles

07/25/15 Autopista de

Pinar del Río

José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández Leiva

(Movimiento de Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent him from

meeting with other dissidents.

José Díaz Silva

07/25/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Serafín Morán Santer, Miguel

López Santer, Lázaro Kessell

Barruecos, Dennis Miguel

González Rodríguez,

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez

(Movimiento de Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 5-8 hours for

participating in a meeting of their

dissident organization.

José Díaz Silva

07/25/15 Cuatro Caminos,

La Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez

(Movimiento de Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 15 hours by political

police for being a dissident.

Carlos Manuel

Figueroa

07/25/15 La Lisa, La

Habana

Luis Enrique Labrador Díaz,

Walfrido Rodríguez Piloto

(La Fuerza de la Verdad)

Detained 6-20 hours for being

suspects of hanging anti-

government posters.

Juan Goberna

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07/26/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Cira Vega de la Fé, Odalys

Hernández , Katiuska Rodríguez

Rivero, Leticia Ramos Herrería,

Amanda Rosa Herrería Rodríguez,

Hortensia Alfonso, Yamira

Senda Ruiz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 1 hour by political police

for attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/26/15 La Habana Yurimeisy Alemán Ferrer, Yaneisy

Herrera Cabrales, Yunieski Gainza

Acosta, Rebeca Rojas Ullán,

Yanisel Boza Garrido, Yoelvis

Boza Garrido, Ronny Gómez Luna,

Ariobel Castillo, Ariobel Castillo

(Movimiento Luchadores por la

Libertad)

Detained 28 hours by political

police for writing on a bed sheet

messages demanding respect for

human rights and protesting with

it.

Yanisel Boza Garrido

07/26/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

María Luisa Rodríguez Portales,

Deilenis Rosabal Acosta,

Yanisleidys Peralta Álvarez,

Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Marielis

Manzano Carballo, María Lina

Perdomo Durán, Yuneisis Amaya

Arias, Olga Lidia La O Figueredo,

Yanet Figueredo Cruz, Elia Letsi

Isaac Reyes, Onelis Calderín

Alvarado, Martha Onelvis Mendoza

Díaz y Denia Fernández Rey

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Denia Fernández Rey

Garrido

07/26/15 Holguín Maylin Ricardo Góngora,Daimaris

Morales Piña

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acost

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07/26/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Olga Relova Vega, Yaima Ulloa de

la Torre, Niurbis de la Rosa

Hernández,Yudania Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/26/15 La Habana Oylín Hernández, MaríaRosa

Molina, Mirtha Ricardo Tornet,

Olayda del Castillo Trujillo,

Caridad Ramírez Utria, Maylen

González González, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Martha Belkis,

Sarahí Pérez, Mirenia Henry García

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/26/15 La Habana José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández, Leudis Reyes Cuza,

Andrés Avelino Domínguez

Beltrán, Henry Rey Rodríguez, José

Antonio Pompa López, Luis

Enrique López Torres, Luis Andrés

Domínguez Sardiñas, José Laffita

Moreira, Ricardo Luna Rodríguez,

Francisco García Puniel, Servilio

Villegas Marrero, Lázaro José de la

Noval, Sandalio Mejías Zulueta

Agustín López Canino, Juan Lamas

Martínez, Daniel Alfaro Frías,

Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca,

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández,

Osvaldo Moralobos, Zaqueo Báez

Guerrero, Carlos Manuel Figueroa,

Behikis Ordóñez Quilate, Heriberto

Pons, Seiler Córdova Estrada,

Wilberto Parada Milán, Roberto

Hernández Barrios, Nilfre de la

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Caridad Reyes, Amed Santiago

Hernández, Yaquelin Herrera

Morales, Yasmani Barroso

(Different organizations)

07/26/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada, Xiomara de las Mercedes

Cruz Miranda, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Joisi Jaramillo Sánchez,

Daisi Artiles del Sol, Yamile

Naranjo Figueredo, Zenaida

Hidalgo Cedeño,

Yamilé Garro Alfonso, Roxilene

Sotolongo Cruz, Dellice González

Dorrego, Julia Herrera Roque,

Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Lázara

María Dorrego Guzmán, Ada María

López Canino, Nieves Caridad

Matamoros González,

Yaquelín Boni Hechevarria, Anai

Penalba Subit, Ivón Moralobos

Melo, Milvia Narcisa Aguilera

Lanz, Lázara Gleisys Acosta,

Cecilia Guerra Alfonso, Iris

Llerandi Kindelán, Dayane Ortíz

Hernández, Aliuska Gómez García,

Ivón Lemus Fonseca, Kirenia Díaz

Argüelles, Arelis Blanco Cuello,

María Josefa Acón Sardiñas,

Haydee Gallardo Salazar, Virgen

Cuello Basulto, Lucinda González,

Gómez, Mayelín Peña Bullán,

María Caridad Hernández, María

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police for holding their Sunday

peaceful march demanding

freedom for all political prisoners

and respect for human rights.

Some were physically hurt.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Milián Perdomo, Gladys Capote

Roque, Ivón de las Mercedes Lazo,

Alina de la Caridad García, Deisi

Cuello Basulto

(Damas de Blanco)

07/26/15 La Habana Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco,

Lázaro

Mendoza García, Miguel Guerra

Hastié, Nelson Pascual Rodríguez,

Ángel Luis Díaz Ferao, Pavel

Herrera

Hernández, Raúl Borges Álvarez,

Ángel Moya Acosta, Egberto

Escobedo Morales, Luis Mario

Muguelcia, Yoandra Seiva Morales,

Ariel González Cuevas, Manuel

Velázquez Licea, Carlos Tamayo

Frías, Rolando Reyes Rabanal,

Ángel Figueredo Castellón, Claudio

fuentes, Antonio González Rodiles,

Osvaldo Mendoza Ferriol, Ailer

González Mena, Humberto Viel

Marín, Zaqueo Báez Guerrero

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White during mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

07/27/15 Parque Central,

La Habana

Reinier Rodríguez Mendoza

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained because of his dissident

activities.

Arcelio Molina

07/28/15 La Habana Sarahí Pérez Pedroso, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 1 hour by political police

as a punishment for demanding

information about his detained

friends.

Hugo Damián Prieto

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07/28/15 Centro Habana,

La Habana

José Antonio Pompa, Leudis Reyes

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 8 hours by political

police because of their dissident

activities.

Hugo Damián Prieto

07/28/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Guillermo Fariñas Hernández,

Rolando Ferrer Espinosa, Jorge

Artíles Montier, Omar Núñez

Espinosa, Dayamí Villavicencio

Hernández, José Lino Asencio

(Foro Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 2-8 hours by political

police for protesting outside the

municipal office of the

Department of Health.

Ramón Jiménez

Arencibia

07/29/15 Ciego de Ávila Roberto Valdivia Hernández

(Partido 30 de Noviembre Frank

País)

Detained 18 hours by the political

police.

Roberto Valdivia

07/30/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros

Cienfuegos

Emilio García Moreira

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 2 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

07/30/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Yasel

Rivero Boni

(Periodistas Independientes)

Detained by political police for 5

hours for taking pictures of a

fallen wall.

Lázaro Yuri Valle

Roca

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Violations of Human Rights in Cuba

August, 2015

The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained, harassed, attacked, and faced acts of

repudiation* by the Cuban government in the month of August, 2015. This information is based on the monthly report published by

the Comisión Cubana de Derechos Humanos y Reconciliación Nacional (Cuban NGO specializing in Human Rights as well as other

sources in the island).

*Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police).

At least 768 arrests for political reasons in July.

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Date Incident Location

Victims Incident Type Source of

Information

08/02/15

Centro Habana, La

Habana Rosario Morales la Rosa, Leonor

Reinot Borges, Zahíra Castro

Casals, Margarita Díaz Rodríguez,

Anai Porro Cutiño, Luz Marina

Parada Licea, Crispina Duquezne

Suárez, Raquel Castillo Urquiza,

Melkis Faure Hechavarría,

Moraima Rodríguez Batista,

Zulema Laís Sangrioni, Nancy

Ramona Zamora Paz, Lidia Esther

Romeu Rojas, Mercedes González

Herrera, Yanelis Ferra Hernández,

Yohana de la Cruz García

(Movimiento Damas de Blanco

Laura Pollán)

Detained 6 hours by political

police for attending Sunday mass.

Rosario Morales La

Rosa

08/02/15 Holguín Mailin Ricardo Góngora, Ana Iris

Miranda Leiva, Darelis Pupo

Blanco, Niurka Cruz Cruz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

08/02/15 Bayamo Ivania Rodríguez, Xiomara Montes

de Oca Mediacejas

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

08/02/15 La Habana Lázaro Yuri Vall, Eralidis Frómeta

Polanco

(Dama de Blanco y Periodista

Independiente)

Harassed 8 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Lázaro Yuri Valle

Roca

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08/02/15 La Habana Oylín Hernández Rodríguez, María

Rosa Rodríguez Molina, Bárbara

Aguilar García, Eralidis Frómeta

Polanco, Mayelín Peña Bullan, Ada

María López Canino

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 1-5 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

08/02/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Niurbis de la Rosa Hernández,

Yaima Ulloa de la Torre, Olga

Reloba Vega

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 1-5 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

08/02/15 La Habana José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández, Leudis Reyes Cuza,

Andrés Avelino Domínguez, Henri

Rey Rodríguez, José Antonio

Pompa López, Luis Enrique López

Torres, Luis Andrés Domínguez,

Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco,

Ricardo Luna Rodríguez, Francisco

García Puniel, Juan González

Febles, Rolando Reyes Rabanal,

Rubén Darío García Artes, Agustín

López Canino, Juan Lamas

Martínez, Daniel Alfaro Frías,

Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández, Ángel

Figueredo Castellón, Zaqueo Báez

Guerrero, Nenys Miguel

Hernández, Nelson González

Bernia, Vladimir Turró Páez,

Lázaro Mendoza García, Pavel

Herrera Hernández , Liván Gómez

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-7 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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08/02/15 La Habana Lázaro de la Noval Usin, Máximo

Rodríguez Pasiero, Eugenio

Hernández Hernández, Sergio

Maikel Dupón Prieto, Wilberto

Parada Milán, Miguel Borroto,

Raúl Borges Álvarez, Ángel Moya

Acosta, Servilio Villegas Marrero,

Egberto Escobedo Morales, Rodny

Gómez Luna, Rebeca Roja Ullan,

Ariel González Cuevas, Yoeldis

Bouza Garrido, Lía Villares,

Osvaldo Mendoza Ferriol y Alexis

Pérez Lezcano

(Different Organizations)

Detained 6-7 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White during Sunday

mass.

Bertha Soler Fernández

08/02/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada Varona, Xiomara de las

Mercedes Cruz, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Joisi Jaramillo Sánchez,

Daisi Artiles del Sol, Yamilé

Naranjo Figueredo, Zenaida

Hidalgo Cedeño, Yamilé Garro

Alfonso, Roxilene Sotolongo Cruz,

Martha Belkis Rodríguez, Julia

Herrera Roque, Yamilé Barges

Hurtado, Daisy Coello Basulto,

Maylen González González, Nieves

Caridad Matamoros, YaquelínBoni

Hechevarría, AnayPenalbaSubit,

Ivón Moralobos Melo, Milvia

Narcisa Aguilera, Danaisys Munóz

López, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso,

Mayelín Santiesteban López,

Detained 6-7 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting

and demanding freedom for all

political prisoners and respect for

human rights.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Eugenia Díaz Hernández, Aliuska

Gómez García, Ivón Lemus,

Fonseca, Kirenia Díaz Argüelles,

Arelis Blanco Coello, María Josefa

Acón Sardiña, Haydee Gallardo

Salazar, Virgen Coello Basulto,

Lucinda González Gómez, Mirtha

Ricardo Tornet, María Cristina

Hernández, Soraya Milanés Guerra,

Gladys Capote Roque, Ivón de las

Mercedes Alina de la Caridad Lanz

(Damas de Blanco)

08/03/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Lázaro Rolando Kessell Barruecos,

Julio Antonio Ferrer Tamayo

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 1 hour by political police

for taking pictures of a partially

collapsed home.

Carlos Manuel Figueroa

08/05/15 Alamar, La Habana Maikel Díaz Roque, Ivón Lascaiba Hernández

(Impacto Juvenil – PRC)

Suffered an act of repudiation for

hanging posters on the balcony

with pro-human rights messages.

Maikel Díaz Roque

08/05/15 Pinar del Río Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

(Periodista Independiente) Detained 3 hours by political

police for handing out brochures

of Panorama Pinareño.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/05/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez, Sandalio Mejías Zulueta, Mario

Alberto Hernández Leiva, Osvaldo Mendoza Ferrer, Yoandry Echevarría

(Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República)

Detained 2-8-33 hours for handing

out flyers demanding freedom for

all Cubans.

José Díaz Silva

08/06/15 Habana del Este, La

Habana

Maikel Díaz Roque, Miguel Alberto

Ulloa Ginart, Ernesto Tamayo

(Impacto Juvenil – PRC)

Detained 2-81 hours for their pro-

freedom activities.

Ernesto Tamayo

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08/06/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos

Dany Miranda Gil

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión y

Reconciliación)

Detained 29 hours by political

police and threatened.

Iván Hernández Carillo

08/06/15 Pinar del Rio Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

(Instituto Cubano por la Libertad de

Expresión y Prensa)

Detained and questioned for 2

hours by the political police.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/07/15 La Habana Raúl Borges Álvarez, Yamilé Borges

Hurtado

(Partido Democrático Cubano –

Dama de Blanco)

Detained by the political police at

the airport to prevent them from

welcoming the dissidents that were

arriving from the US.

Raúl Borges Álvarez

08/07/15 La Habana José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández Leiva, Denny Miguel

González García, Humberto Viel

Marín, Sandalio Mejías Zulueta,

Osvaldo Mendoza Ferrior, Reinaldo

Abreu Alfonso

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 6-96 hours by the

political police to prevent them

from welcoming the dissidents that

were arriving from the US.

José Díaz Silva

08/07/15 Boyeros, La

Habana

Eduardo Ramos Balaguer, Augusto

Guerra Márquez ,Ubaldo Herrera

Lázaro Julián García, Osvaldo

Moralobos Labrada, Israel Reyes

Montero, Yosvani Martínez Lemus,

Idania González Yáñez, Ramón

Mora Hernández, Concepción

Hernández Barbón, René Ricardo

Valdés, Lazara Santos, Rolando

Yuset Pérez Morera, Guillermo

Rodríguez Cárdenas, Emilio

Rodríguez Otero, Gladys Capote

Roque, Nieves de la Caridad

Matamoros, Jimmy Enrique Torres,

Detained by political police and

driven miles away from the city to

prevent them from attending a

meeting.

Agustín Figueroa

Galindo

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Miguel Ángel Tirador, Niola

Camila Araujo, Ángel Fleites

(Partido Unión por Cuba Libre)

08/07/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

María Nélida López Báez

(Federación Latinoamericana de

Mujeres Rurales)

Harassed and threatened because

of her activism in favor of human

rights and freedom for all political

prisoners.

Juan Goberna

Hernández

08/08/15 La Habana Rolando Reyes Rabanal

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 18 hours by political

police to prevent him from

attending Sunday mass.

Rolando Reyes

Rabanal

08/08/15 Pinar del Rio Yelkis Puig Rodríguez, Jorge Luis

Romero, Alexis Blanco

(Partido Unión Democrática

Cristiana)

Detained 24 hours by political

police for solidarizing with

FLAMUR in their campaign

against violence.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/08/15 Trinidad, Sancti

Spíritus

Alexander Isidoro Dueñas Ortega

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Detained 31 hours by political

police for being suspect of hanging

pro-dissidence posters.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

08/08/15 Santa Isabel de las

Lajas, Cienfuegos

Eloísa Veloz Becerra, Jorge Luis

Oliver Díaz

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 2 hours by political

police for protesting in public

against the government.

Manolo Sarduy

08/08/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

María Nélida López Báez

(Federación latinoamericana de

mujeres rurales)

Harassed and threatened because

of her activism in favor of human

rights and freedom for all political

prisoners.

Arturo Acosta

08/09/15 Holguín Carmen Charpe Fay, Marexy

Lausau Tamayo, Ramón Zamora

(Damas de Blanco and friends)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent her from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

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08/09/15 Bayamo Xiomara Montes de Oca

Mediacejas, Ivania Rodríguez

Rodríguez, Yamilet Aliaga Rivas,

Agueda Molina Vargas, Yoannia

Jorge Medina, Maidelis Medina

Sánchez, Yudisbel Roselló Mojena

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent her from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

08/09/15 Pinar del Rio Yuliet Margarita Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco) Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Magaly Norvis

08/09/15 La Habana Mirtha Ricardo Tornet, Roxilene

Sotolongo Abreu, Dayanne Ortiz

Hernández, Mayelín Santiesteban ,

Bárbara Aguilar Sardiña, Sarahí

Pérez Pedroso, Maiden Maidique

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Magaly Norvis

08/09/15 La Habana Ariel González Cuevas, Lázaro

Yuri Valle Roca, Agustín López

Canino, José Díaz Silva, Leonit

Carbonel, Luis Enrique López

Torres, Lázaro José de la Noval

Usin, Ricardo Luna, Reinier

Wilson, Daniel Alfaro Frías, Luis

Andrés Avelino Domínguez,

Andrés Avelino Domínguez,

Francisco García Punier, Vladimir

Turró Páez, Lázaro Mendoza

García, Liván Gómez, Hugo

Damián Prieto Blanco y Ramón

Zamora Rodríguez

(Different organizations)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Magaly Norvis

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08/09/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández , Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, Xiomara de las

Mercedes Cruz, Joisi Jaramillo

Sánchez, Daisi Artiles del Sol,

Yamilé Naranjo Figueredo, Yamilé

Garro Alfonso, Dellice González

Dorrego, Julia Herrera Roque,

Lázara María Dorrego Guzmán,

Ada María López Canino, Yaquelin

Boni Hechevarría, Anai Penalba

Subit, Cecilia Guerra Alonso ,Ivón

Lemus Fonseca, Kirenia Díaz

Fonseca ,Arelis Blanco Coello,

María Josefa Acón Sardiña ,Virgen

Coello Basulto, María Caridad

Hernández Gavilán, María Milian

Pedroso, Ivón de las Mercedes

Lazo, Alina de la Caridad Lanz

,Deisi Coello Basulto, Margarita

Barbena, Maylen González

González, María Cristina Labrada

Varona, Eugenia Díaz Hernández,

Zenaida Hidalgo, Tamara

Rodríguez, Adelma Guerra

Ricardo, Yamilé Borge, Lismeiris

Quintana Ávila, Lisett, Eralidis

Frómeta Polanco, Aliuska Gómez

García, Yolanda Santana, Yusleidys

Bolero Concepción, Danaisis

Muñoz, Ivón Moralobos Melo

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours and hurt by the

political police for peacefully

marching in favor of human rights

and demanding the freedom of all

political prisoners.

Magaly Norvis

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08/09/15 La Habana Pavel Herrera Hernández, Ángel

Moya Acosta, Mario Alberto,

Alberto Hernández Cañizares, José

Antonio Morera Laffita, Egberto

Escobedo Morales, Miguel Borroto,

Claudio Fuentes Madán, Gorki

Águila Carrasco, Ronny Gómez

Luna, Guillermo García Velázquez,

Bárbaro Alexis Smil Ortega, Lázaro

Kessell Barruecos, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández, Rubén Darío

García, Boris González Arena,

Ailer María González, Leudis

Reyes Cuza, José Antonio Pompa

López, Juan Lamas Martínez, Raúl

Borges Álvarez, Rebeca Rojas

Ullán, Yenisel Bouza, Yunieski

Gainza Acosta, Yurineisis Alemán

Ferrera, Camilo Ernesto Olivera,

Pedro Fontanar, Ariel Castillo

Soler, Ángel Santiesteban Prats,

Grisel Rivero Boza, Roberto

Hernández Barrio, Lisandra

Zamadrit Godínez, Jorge Luis

(Different organizations)

Detained 5 hours by political

police as a punishment for

solidarizing with the Ladies in

White during Sunday mass.

Magalis Norvis

08/09/15 Centro

Habana, La Habana

María Nélida López Báez

(Federación Latinoamericana de

Mujeres Rurales-FLAMUR)

Harassed and threatened because

of her involvement with dissidents

and her activism.

Juan Goberna

Hernández

08/10/15 Manicaragua, Villa

Clara

José Leyva Díaz

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Detained 3 hours by political

police for demanding the freedom

for a dissident.

Manolo Sarduy

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08/10/15 Camagüey Vladimir Osorio, Conrado Galindo

(Instituto Cubano por la Libertad

de Expresión y Prensa)

Detained 5 days by the political

police under espionage

accusations.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/11/15 Virgen del Camino,

La Habana

Juan Lamas Martínez

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 4 hours by political

police because of his activism.

Juan Lamas Martínez

08/12/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Yoandry Echevarría Mejía,

Mileidis Torres Concepción

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República y Ciudadana)

Detained 26 hours by political

police for filming an anti-

government protest on the street.

Yoandry Echevarría

Mejías, Sandalio

Mejías Zulueta

08/13/15 San Antonio de los

Baños, Artemisa

Daniel Alfaro Frías

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 12 hours by agents for

being a suspect of hanging anti-

government posters on public

streets.

Hugo Damián Prieto

08/13/15 Parque Central, La

Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 33 hours for being a

suspect of anti-government

activities on the birthday of

General Fidel Castro.

Carlos Manuel

Figueroa

08/13/15 Parque Central, La

Habana

Serafín Mora Santiago, Silverio

Portal Contreras

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Harassed by political police for

holding pro-freedom activities on

General Fidel Castro’s birthday.

Serafín Mora

Santiago, Silverio

Portal Contreras

08/13/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Roberto Hernández Barrios,

Wilberto Parada Milán

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 13 hours by political

police for holding pro-freedom

activities on General Fidel

Castro’s birthday.

Roberto Hernández

Barrios

08/13/15 Santa Cruz del Sur,

Camagüey

Emilio Rivera Suárez, Guillermo

Rodríguez Rodríguez

(Partido Independiente

Democrático Cubano)

Detained 4 hours by political

police because of their pro-

freedom activism.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

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08/14/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Roberto Hernández Barrios,

Wilberto Parada Milán

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Harassed and threatened if they

left their home to protest against

the opening of the American

embassy in Cuba.

Roberto Hernández

Barrios

08/14/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Yasser Rivero Boni, Vicente

Rodríguez Hernández

(Activistas Independientes)

Suffered an act of repudiation and

later were detained 2-5 hours by

the political police for being a

public threat on the day of John

Kerry’s trip around the area.

Yaquelín Boni

08/16/15 Guantánamo Bartolo Cantillo Romero, Manuel

de Jesús Albera Odelin, Marco

Antonio Morán Pelegrin, Gastón

Góngora Torres, Santiago Cutiño

Aguilera, Henry Couto Guzmán,

Roelvis Cuba Sendó, Yohandri

Beltrán Gamboa, Redesneldo

Sánchez López, Johannes Arce

Sarmiento, Alexis Aguilar Silveira

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 8 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting at

a public street in Havana.

Arturo Acosta

08/16/15 Santiago de Cuba Iriades Fernández Aguilera, Ovidio

Martin Castellanos, Wilber

Fernández Cuza, Bárbaro Rensoler

Verdecia, Fernando Vázquez

Guerra, Dorico Alexander Sánchez,

Onel Nápoles Fernández, Roberto

González Feria, Lorenzo Malezú

Isaac, David Fernández Cardoso,

Evelio Fernández Salazar, Goarth

Cruz Zamora, Eduardo Fernández

Cardoso, Leonel Rodríguez Díaz,

Yoel Fernández Cardoso, Luis

Edwin Ramos, Ricardo Guzmán

Calzado, Evangelino Rodríguez

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

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Salcedo, Pedro Martínez Macaut,

Omar Sayut Saquechel, Emislo

Moran Sánchez, Carlos Oliva

Riberí, Edonis Garcés Rodríguez,

Zenaida Ramos Santana, Magalis

Riva flecha, Ernesto Oliva Torres,

Ricardo Jiménez Sánchez, Miraida

Martin Calderín, Lisandra Robert

Salazar, Ernesto Riberí Gascón,

Yusmila Miranda, Alexis

Rodríguez, Chacón, Reinaldo

Martínez Sonet, Jesús Sánchez

Romero, Alexei Pécora Rabel,

Esmeralda Cabrera Puente, Lázaro

Romero Hurtado, Alexei Vargas

Martín, Diango Vargas Martín,

Biango Vargas Martín, Miraida

Calá, Héctor Velázquez Gómez,

José Núñez Paumier, Alí Rodríguez

Ramos, Lisandra Riberas

Rodríguez, Doraisa Correoso Pozo,

Yordenia Preval Hierrezuelo,

Maikol Mediacejas Ramos,

Yordanis Chávez Roll, Jesús

Duputei Ferrer, David Cisneros

Castellanos, Evelio Sánchez

Labrada, Fernando González

Vaillant, Samuel Leblanc Pavón,

Yander Martínez Sánchez, Aníbal

Ribeaux Noa, Franklin Álvarez

Fernández, Lázaro Chacón, Alexis

Martínez Vaillant, Andy Prada

Ortega, Yamilet Sánchez

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Rodríguez, José Castillo Ríos,

Rafael Molina Rodríguez

(Different organizations)

08/16/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Yordanka Montalbán, Yohandri

Benítez Guazo, Isolina Reyes

Consuegra, Elina Isaac Luna, Onay

Vázquez Aranda, Yanet Díaz

Santiago, Roberto Ayala Galindo,

Yordanis Munóz Guerrero, Anelis

Cutiño Galán, Gilberto Hernández

la O, Roberto Almaguer González,

José Enrique Álvarez Santiago,

Equizander Benítez Moya, Luis

Manuel Medina, Guerra, Yaniset

Reina Reyes, Mercedes Moya

Isaac, Rosa María Santana, Yaima

Dinza Rodríguez, Ramón Frank

Díaz, Mariolvis Delgado Romero,

Pedro Campa Almenares, Víctor

Campa Almenares, Enmanuel

Colón, José Antonio Blanco Ruiz,

Rulizán Ramírez Rodríguez,

Yoannis Isaguirre Hernández,

Ovidio Martínez, Laudelino

Martínez Mendoza, Daineris Moya

García, Alexei Serrano Ávila,

Yusmari García Rusindo,

Yulixander Calderín Alvarado,

Lázaro Ramos Alcántara

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

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08/16/15 Julio Antonio

Mella, Santiago de

Cuba

Oria Casanova Marrero, Yoanna

Quesada Masalobo, Yasmani

Magaña Díaz, Roberto Perdomo

Fuentes, Abraham Cabrera Torres,

Maidolis Oliva Perdomo, Graciela

Domínguez Girón, Rubén Alvarado

Reyes, Moraima Díaz Pérez,

Mileidis Maceo Quiñones, Manuel

Pérez Suárez, Kenia Ramos Suárez,

Rubislandis Ávila, Julio César

Salazar, Amauri Abelenda

Hierrezuelo, Yuselin Ferrera

Espinosa, Roilán Álvarez Rensoler,

Manuel Pérez Suárez, Rubén Torres

Saiz, Alberto Chirino Leyva

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

08/16/15 Holguín Niurka Cruz Cruz

(Dama de Blanco)

Detained by political police for 4

hours to prevent her from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

08/16/15 La Habana Lázara Bárbara Sendiña Recalde,

Mayelín Peña Bullán, Mirtha

Ricardo Tornet, Matrha Belkis

Rodríguez González, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Kirenia Díaz

Argüelles, Oylín Hernández

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5-6 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

08/16/15 La Habana Manuel Velázquez Licea, Hugo

Damián Prieto Blanco, Vladimir

Turró Páez, Andrés Avelino

Domínguez Beltrán, Henri Rey

Rodríguez, Luis Mario Muguelcia

Moreira, Luis Enrique López

Detained 5-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Torres, Pavel Herrera Hernández,

Ariel González Cuevas, Ricardo

Luna Rodríguez, Francisco García

Punier, Servilio Villegas Marrero,

Lázaro José de la Noval Usin,

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández,

Agustín López Canino, Lázaro

Mendoza García, Daniel Alfaro

Frías, José Antonio Pompa López,

Liván Gómez Castillo, Ángel

Figueredo Castellón, Reinier

Figueredo Gallardo, Dehiker

Ordóñez Guilarte, Osvaldo

Mendoza Ferriol, Francisco Lázaro

Concepción, Rolando Urgedo, Juan

Lamas Martínez, Alexis Lescayo,

Juan González Febles, Nelson

Pascual Rodríguez, Nelson

González Bernia

(Different organizations)

08/16/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, Haydee Gallardo

Salazar, Luisa Toscano Kindelán,

Lismeiris Quintana Ávila, Joisi

Jaramillo Sánchez, Daisi Artiles del

Sol, Yamile Naranjo Figueredo,

Zenaida Hidalgo Cedeño, Yamilé

Garro Alfonso, Nieves Caridad

Matamoros, Milvia Narcisa

Aguilera Lanz, Lucinda González

Gómez, Julia Herrera Roque,

Lázara María Dorrego Guzmán,

Ada María López Canino, Dayanne

Detained 5-6 hours by the political

police for peacefully protesting

and demanding the freedom of all

political prisoners and in favor of

human rights.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Ortiz Hernández, Yaquelin Boni

Hechevarria, Anai Penalba Subit,

Gladys Capote Roque, Igdaris

Yaima Ponciano, Olga Lidia Torres

Iglesias, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso,

María de los Ángeles Rojas, Raquel

Rodríguez Morejón, Aliuska

Gómez García, Ivón Lemus

Fonseca, Arelis Blanco Coello,

María Josefa Acón Sardiña, Virgen

Coello Basulto, Yamile Bargés

Hurtado, María Caridad Hernández

Gavilán, Yolanda Santana Ayala,

Deisi Coello Basulto, Mailén

González González, Danaisis

Muñóz López, Eugenia Díaz

(Damas de Blanco)

08/16/15 La Habana Jorge Luis García Pérez, Bárbaro

Alexei Smith Ortega, Lázaro

Fresneda Fernández, Ciro Alexis

Casanova Pérez, Mario

AlbertoHernández Leyva, José

Díaz Silva, Rolando Reyes

Rabanal, Ángel Moya Acosta,

Yurineisis Alemán Ferrer, Luis

Andrés Domínguez Sardiña, Leudis

Reyes Cuza, Lázaro Kessell

Barruecos, Rubén Darío García

Artes, Eugenio Hernández

Hernández, Degnis González

Rodríguez, Liván Serafín Mora,

Claudio Fuentes Madán, Antonio

González Rodiles, Juan Carlos

Detained 5-8 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White during Sunday

mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Velázquez Osoria, Paulo Enrique

Camero, Arturo Rojas, Luis Jesús

Gutiérrez, Roberto Hernández

Barrios, Miguel Borroto Vázquez,

Rodny Gómez, Rebeca Rojas

(Different organizations)

08/16/15 Puerto Padre, Las

Tunas

Alfredo Santana, Yamilé Suárez Mora,

Reinaldo Ortiz Mariaumi Anat, David

Gonzales Pérez, Fernando Peña

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-8 hours by the political

police for solidarizing with those

arbitrarily detained in Havana.

Arturo Acosta

08/18/15 Camagüey Misael Cané Velázquez

(Frente Nacional Resistencia

Cívica OZT)

Detained 2 hours by the political

police after being hurt by an agent.

The police said he was criticizing

the government.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

08/18/15 Santa Isabel de las

Lajas, Cienfuegos

Jorge Luis Oliver Díaz

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Physically hurt by the political

police for his involvement in

dissident activities.

Manolo Sarduy

08/19/15 Pinar del Rio Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

(Instituto Cubano por la Libertad

de Expresión y Prensa)

Detained 1 hour by political

police. His ID was confiscated.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/19/15 Lawton, La Habana Roberto de Jesús Guerra, Elio

Delgado, Magalis Norvis Otero

(Hablemos Press, Dama de Blanco)

Detained 1 hour by political police

as a punishment for his

involvement in dissident activities.

Roberto de Jesús

Guerra Pérez

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08/20/15 Guantánamo Yaremis Rodríguez Matos,

Yorosilaidys Speek Molina,

Serlenis Barroso Rodríguez,

Margiolis Planas Calderin, Eladis

Fabier Durán, Laudelina Caballeros

Chacón, Mareisis Columbié López,

Celina Osoria Claro, Niober García

Founier y Francisco Osoria Claro

(Damas de Blanco and friends)

Detained 6 hours by political

police for supporting the Ladies in

White.

Arturo Acosta

08/20/15 Pinar del Rio Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

(Instituto Cubano por la Libertad

de Expresión y Prensa)

Taken to the police unit and

interrogated for 3 hours about his

meeting in Puerto Rico.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

08/20/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Marcelino Abreu Bonora

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT) Beat by police agents dressed as

civilians who told him they had

orders to beat him up again if he

approached Plaza Ernesto

Guevara.

Marcelino Abreu Bonora

08/20/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Toni Colina Márquez (Movimiento Juventud Despierta)

Detained 2 hours by political

police for peacefully protesting on

the street.

Manolo Sarduy

08/20/15 Cienfuegos Jorge Luis Oliver, Eloísa Velóz

Becerra, Jean Michel Duarte

Vázquez, Lourdes Armenteros

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Held at the police unit for 3 hours

because of their anti-government

activities.

Manolo Sarduy

08/21/15 La Habana Alexis Gómez Rodríguez

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Detained 15 hours by the political

police for practicing civil

disobedience on the streets.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

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08/25/15 Cuatro Caminos,

La Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez

(Movimiento de Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 15 hours by political

police for being a dissident.

08/25/15 La Lisa, La

Habana

Luis Enrique Labrador Díaz,

Walfrido Rodríguez Piloto

(La Fuerza de la Verdad)

Detained 6-20 hours for being

suspects of hanging anti-

government posters.

Juan Goberna

08/26/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Cira Vega de la Fé, Odalys

Hernández , Katiuska Rodríguez

Rivero, Leticia Ramos Herrería,

Amanda Rosa Herrería Rodríguez,

Hortensia Alfonso, Yamira

Senda Ruiz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 1 hour by political police

for attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

08/26/15 La Habana Yurimeisy Alemán Ferrer, Yaneisy

Herrera Cabrales, Yunieski Gainza

Acosta, Rebeca Rojas Ullán,

Yanisel Boza Garrido, Yoelvis

Boza Garrido, Ronny Gómez Luna,

Ariobel Castillo, Ariobel Castillo

(Movimiento Luchadores por la

Libertad)

Detained 28 hours by political

police for writing on a bed sheet

messages demanding respect for

human rights and protesting with

it.

Yanisel Boza Garrido

08/26/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

María Luisa Rodríguez Portales,

Deilenis Rosabal Acosta,

Yanisleidys Peralta Álvarez,

Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Marielis

Manzano Carballo, María Lina

Perdomo Durán, Yuneisis Amaya

Arias, Olga Lidia La O Figueredo,

Yanet Figueredo Cruz, Elia Letsi

Isaac Reyes, Onelis Calderín

Alvarado, Martha Onelvis Mendoza

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Denia Fernández Rey

Garrido

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Díaz y Denia Fernández Rey

(Damas de Blanco)

08/26/15 Holguín Maylin Ricardo Góngora,Daimaris

Morales Piña

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acost

08/26/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Olga Relova Vega, Yaima Ulloa de

la Torre, Niurbis de la Rosa

Hernández,Yudania Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

08/26/15 La Habana Oylín Hernández, MaríaRosa

Molina, Mirtha Ricardo Tornet,

Olayda del Castillo Trujillo,

Caridad Ramírez Utria, Maylen

González González, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Martha Belkis,

Sarahí Pérez, Mirenia Henry García

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

08/26/15 La Habana José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández, Leudis Reyes Cuza,

Andrés Avelino Domínguez

Beltrán, Henry Rey Rodríguez, José

Antonio Pompa López, Luis

Enrique López Torres, Luis Andrés

Domínguez Sardiñas, José Laffita

Moreira, Ricardo Luna Rodríguez,

Francisco García Puniel, Servilio

Villegas Marrero, Lázaro José de la

Noval, Sandalio Mejías Zulueta

Agustín López Canino, Juan Lamas

Martínez, Daniel Alfaro Frías,

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca,

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández,

Osvaldo Moralobos, Zaqueo Báez

Guerrero, Carlos Manuel Figueroa,

Behikis Ordóñez Quilate, Heriberto

Pons, Seiler Córdova Estrada,

Wilberto Parada Milán, Roberto

Hernández Barrios, Nilfre de la

Caridad Reyes, Amed Santiago

Hernández, Yaquelin Herrera

Morales, Yasmani Barroso

(Different organizations)

08/26/15 La Habana Bertha Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada, Xiomara de las Mercedes

Cruz Miranda, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Joisi Jaramillo Sánchez,

Daisi Artiles del Sol, Yamile

Naranjo Figueredo, Zenaida

Hidalgo Cedeño,

Yamilé Garro Alfonso, Roxilene

Sotolongo Cruz, Dellice González

Dorrego, Julia Herrera Roque,

Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Lázara

María Dorrego Guzmán, Ada María

López Canino, Nieves Caridad

Matamoros González,

Yaquelín Boni Hechevarria, Anai

Penalba Subit, Ivón Moralobos

Melo, Milvia Narcisa Aguilera

Lanz, Lázara Gleisys Acosta,

Cecilia Guerra Alfonso, Iris

Llerandi Kindelán, Dayane Ortíz

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police for holding their Sunday

peaceful march demanding

freedom for all political prisoners

and respect for human rights.

Some were physically hurt.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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Hernández, Aliuska Gómez García,

Ivón Lemus Fonseca, Kirenia Díaz

Argüelles, Arelis Blanco Cuello,

María Josefa Acón Sardiñas,

Haydee Gallardo Salazar, Virgen

Cuello Basulto, Lucinda González,

Gómez, Mayelín Peña Bullán,

María Caridad Hernández, María

Milián Perdomo, Gladys Capote

Roque, Ivón de las Mercedes Lazo,

Alina de la Caridad García, Deisi

Cuello Basulto

(Damas de Blanco)

08/26/15 La Habana Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco,

Lázaro

Mendoza García, Miguel Guerra

Hastié, Nelson Pascual Rodríguez,

Ángel Luis Díaz Ferao, Pavel

Herrera

Hernández, Raúl Borges Álvarez,

Ángel Moya Acosta, Egberto

Escobedo Morales, Luis Mario

Muguelcia, Yoandra Seiva Morales,

Ariel González Cuevas, Manuel

Velázquez Licea, Carlos Tamayo

Frías, Rolando Reyes Rabanal,

Ángel Figueredo Castellón, Claudio

fuentes, Antonio González Rodiles,

Osvaldo Mendoza Ferriol, Ailer

González Mena, Humberto Viel

Marín, Zaqueo Báez Guerrero

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White during mass.

Bertha Soler

Fernández

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08/27/15 Parque Central,

La Habana

Reinier Rodríguez Mendoza

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained because of his dissident

activities.

Arcelio Molina

08/28/15 La Habana Sarahí Pérez Pedroso, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 1 hour by political police

as a punishment for demanding

information about his detained

friends.

Hugo Damián Prieto

08/28/15 Centro Habana,

La Habana

José Antonio Pompa, Leudis Reyes

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 8 hours by political

police because of their dissident

activities.

Hugo Damián Prieto

08/28/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Guillermo Fariñas Hernández,

Rolando Ferrer Espinosa, Jorge

Artíles Montier, Omar Núñez

Espinosa, Dayamí Villavicencio

Hernández, José Lino Asencio

(Foro Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 2-8 hours by political

police for protesting outside the

municipal office of the

Department of Health.

Ramón Jiménez

Arencibia

08/29/15 Ciego de Ávila Roberto Valdivia Hernández

(Partido 30 de Noviembre Frank

País)

Detained 18 hours by the political

police.

Roberto Valdivia

08/30/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros

Cienfuegos

Emilio García Moreira

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 2 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

08/30/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Yasel

Rivero Boni

(Periodistas Independientes)

Detained by political police for 5

hours for taking pictures of a

fallen wall.

Lázaro Yuri Valle

Roca

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Violations of Human Rights in Cuba

September, 2015

The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained, harassed, attacked, and faced acts of

repudiation* by the Cuban government in the month of September, 2015. This information is based on the monthly report published

by the Comisión Cubana de Derechos Humanos y Reconciliación Nacional (Cuban NGO specializing in Human Rights as well as

other sources in the island).

*Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police).

At least 882 arrests for political reasons in July.

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Date Incident Location

Victims Incident Type Source of

Information

09/01/15

Plaza José Martí,

La Habana María Nélida López Báez

(Federación Latinoamericanas de

Mujeres Rurales)

Detained 4 hours because of her

dissident activities.

Juan Goberna

09/01/15

Pinar del Rio Alberto Rodríguez Seruto, Leudis

Esmero Lago, Dina Caridad León

Valladares, Leodán Suárez

Quiñones, Michael Valladares Calá

(Partido Republicano Cubano)

Forced outside the Cathedral by

the Bishop for demanding freedom

of all political prisoners and

respect for human rights. They

were later detained for 2 hours.

Maikel Norton

Cordero

09/02/15

Guantánamo Yudier Blanco Pacheco

(Impacto Juvenil Repúblicano) Detained 4 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Arturo Acosta

09/02/15 Las Tunas Yohandri Gutiérrez Vargas

(Impacto Juvenil Martiano) Detained 2 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Arturo Acosta

09/02/15 Camajuaní, Villa

Clara Orlando Triana Gonzales, Damaris

Hidalgo García

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 3-24 hours by political

police for hanging posters with

pro-freedom messages on the

streets.

Manolo Sarduy

09/02/15 Santa Clara , Villa

Clara

Yoandi Valdés Herrera, Yoanki

Ruiz García, Luis Navarro Blanco,

Yuset García Álvarez

(Movimiento Juventud Despierta-

Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 5 hours by political

police for solidarizing with

dissidents detained in Camajuani.

Manolo Sarduy

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09/02/15 Santa Clara , Villa

Clara

Yuriet Pedroso González, Lester

Castillo Rodríguez, Orestes

Machado Calderón, Yoe

HernándezJiménez, Luis Dionisio

Rodríguez León, Marcelino Abreu

Bonora, Mildrey Agüero Torres,

Leidys Contreras Ruiz, Yandy

Martín Peraza

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Forced out of church by the priest

because they were demanding

freedom of all political prisoners

and respect for human rights. They

were detained for 6 hours.

Yandy Martín Peraza

09/02/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

Felipe Carrera Hernández

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Warned by police that he could not

attend the Pope’s mass. He was

detained 1 hour.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/02/15 Los Palacios, Pinar

del Rio

Maikel Norton Cordero

(Independent journalist)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent him from

attending mass at the Catedral San

Carlos in Pinar del Rio.

Maikel Norton

Cordero

09/03/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Orestes Machado Calderón,

Mildrey Agüero Torres, Leidys

Contreras Ruiz, Yoel Hernández

Jiménez, Andrea Jiménez

Pérez, Mavis González Tápanes,

Yuriet Pedroso González, Yuneiby

Pedroso González, Rodolfo Esnilda

Pérez Benítez, Landileisys

González Conlledo, Cintia Cuellar

Chávez, Fredesmán Díaz Curbelo,

Giraldo Villavicencio Jura Jura,

Luis César Chirino Yánez, Maira

Conyedo García, Bárbara Núñez

Vázquez, Dalia Pedraza Díaz,

Iraida Julia Pérez González,

Lester Castillo Rodríguez

Marcelino Abreu Bonora, Luis

Detained by special forces 11-13

hours for protesting inside a

church and demaning respect for

human rights and freedom for all

political prisoners.

Yandy Martín Peraza

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Dionisio Rodríguez

León, Yandy Martín Peraza

(Coalición Central Opositora)

09/03/15 Camagüey Misael Cané Velázquez, Javier Joss

Varona, Yosvany Sepúlveda

(Frente Nacional de Resistencia

Cívica OZT)

Detained 4 hours by political

police because of their

involvement in dissident activities.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

09/03/15 Guantánamo Niorvis Rivera Guerra, Roelvis

Cuba Sendó

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 6 hours by political

police for being a suspect of

hanging anti-government posters

on the streets.

Arturo Acosta

09/04/15 Fomento, Sancti

Espíritus

Nélida Lima Conde

(Confederación de Trabajadores

Independientes de Cuba)

Detained 4 hours by political

police for selling homemade goods

even though she has a license.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/06/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Joel Ramírez Peña, Bárbaro de la

Nuez Ramírez, Emilio García

Moreira, Ramón González Pentón,

Yaniel Méndez Díaz, Dany

Miranda Gil, YasnielGalán Núñez

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 3 hours for solidarizing

with a detained Lady in White.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/06/15 Holguín Martha Pupo Nieves,

MarexyLausau

Tamayo, Yilenis Aguilera Santos,

Mayra González Pupo

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/06/15 La Habana Lázara Bárbara Sendiña Recalde,

Mirtha RicardoTornet, Julia

Herrera Roque, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Anai Penalba

Subit, Mayelín Peña Bullán, Lisett

Naranjo Girón, Eralidis Frómeta

Detained 6-8 hours to prevent

them from attending Sunday mass.

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Polanco,Adelma Ricardo Guerra,

Maylen González González, Ada

María López Canino,

María Cristina Labrada Varona

(Damas de Blanco)

09/06/15 La Habana Nelson Pascual Rodríguez, Hugo

Damián Prieto Blanco, Vladimir

Turro Páez, Andrés Avelino

Domínguez, Beltrán, Zaqueo Báez

Guerrero, Degnis Miguel González

Rodríguez , Luis Enrique López

Torres, Pavel Herrera Hernández,

Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Ricardo

Luna Rodríguez, Leudis Reyes Cuza,

Francisco García Puniel, Lázaro José

de la Noval Usin, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández, LuisJesús

Gutiérrez, Lázaro Mendoza García,

Henry Rey Rodríguez, Ariel

GonzalesCuevas, Juan Carlos

González Febles, Rubén Darío

García Artes, Servilio Villegas

Marrero, Luis Domínguez

Sardiña, Reinier Wilson Castellano,

Juan Lamas Martínez, Liván Gómez

Castillo, Miguel Borroto Vázquez,

Rolando Reyes Rabanal, Nelson

Gonzales Bernia, Ángel Figueredo

Castellón , Ángel Egberto

Escobedo Morales, Eider Columbié

Castellano, Yoel Hernández Fábrega,

José Antonio Pompa López

(Different organizations)

Detained 6-10 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

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09/06/15 La Habana Berta Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, Martha Belkis

Rodríguez, Luisa Toscano

Kindelán, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Joisi Jaramillo Sánchez,

Daisi Artiles del Sol, Eralidis

Frómeta Polanco, Haydee Gallardo

Salazar, Yamilé Garro

Alfonso, Nieves de la Caridad

Matamoros González, Yusleidy

Girón Ortiz, Yamilé Bargés

Hurtado, Yolanda Santana Ayala,

Tamara Rodríguez Quesada,

Gladys Capote Roque, Gisela

Sánchez Baños, Yaquelín Boni

Hechavarría, Lázara Gleisys Acosta

Toscano, Oylín Hernández

Rodríguez, Margarita Barbena

Calderin, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso,

Ivón Moralobos Melo, Aliuska

Gómez García, Arelis

Blanco Coello, María Josefa Acón

Sardiña, Virgen Coello Basulto,

María Caridad Hernández Gavilán,

Deisi Coello Basulto,

DanaisysMuñóz López, Olaida

del Castillo Trujillo, Ivón de las

Mercedes Lazo Abreu, Ivón Lemus

Fonseca, Milvia Narcisa Aguilera

Lanz, Eugenia Díaz

Hernández, IgdarisYamina Pérez

Ponciano, María Rosa Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5-7 hours by political

police for peacefully marching in

favor of human rights and

demanding freedom for all

political prisoners.

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09/06/15 La Habana Manuel Collado Rosado, Bárbaro

Alexei Smith Ortega, Denis

Dionisio López González, Emir

González Janero, Rebeca

Rojas Ullán, Osvaldo Mendoza

Ferriol, Ángel Moya Acosta, Daniel

Alfaro Frías, Alexis Hernández

Cañizares, Antonio González

Rodiles, Lázaro García Matamoros,

Raúl Borges Álvarez, Yenisel

Bouza Garrido, YunieskiGainza

Acosta, Yurineisis Alemán Ferrer,

Carlos Almeida López, Lázaro Yuri

Valle Roca, Boris González

Cineasta, Lia Villares

(Different organizations)

Detained 5-7 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White.

Berta Soler Fernández

09/07/15 Carretera Palma-

Barajagua,

Santiago de Cuba

Belkis Cantillo Ramírez, Martha

Beatriz Ferrer Cantillo, Mairolis

Oribes Perdomo, Moraima Díaz

Pérez, Keila Ramos Suarez

(Ciudadanas por la Democracia)

Detained 13 hours by political

police to prevent them from going

to the Santuario del Cobre.

Maximiliano Sánchez

Pereda

09/08/15 Santiago de Cuba Goarth Cruz Zamora, Doraisa

Correoso Pozo, Damaris Rodríguez

Ramos, Lisandra Riveras

Rodríguez, Jesús Duputei Ferrer,

Yaima Neira Salas

MaikolMediacejas Ramos,

FernandoGonzález Vaillant, Héctor

Hierrezuelo Márquez, Yordanis

Chávez Roll, Félix Delgado

Ribeaux, José Antonio Estrada

Pérez, Samuel Leblanc Pavón,

EduardoFernández Cardoso, Evelio

Detained 8-14 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

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Fernández Salazar, Yoel Fernández

Cardoso, Arlen Isaguirre Peña,

Yohandri Betancourt Castellanos,

IraidaCalá de la Frida,

Daimaris Cisneros Castellanos,

IdonisDarces Rodríguez, Davis

FernándezCardoso, Eugenio

Sánchez Anglada,

Wilber Fernández Cuza, Andy

Praga Ortega, Rafael Molina

Rodríguez, Mailín Isaac Sánchez,

Lorenzo Malezú Isaac, Yriades

Hernández Aguilera, Héctor

Velázquez Gómez, Andro Díaz

Rodríguez, Onel Nápole Fernández,

Erlin Sánchez Isaac, Alejandro

Martínez Hernández, Luis Guanche

Hernández, Yusmila Cedeño

Martínez, Roberto González Feria,

Pedro Martínez Machado, Denis de

la Rosa Beltrán, Ernesto Oliva

Torres, Aliannis Pérez Ribera,

MagalisRivaflecha Revilla, Iván

Negrón Portales, Nelvis Rodríguez

Ferrer, José Antonio Cantillo

Ríos, Ricardo Torres Hernández,

Ricardo Jiménez Sánchez, Orlando

Moreno Marzán, Luis Alberto

Cabrera Cuza, Carlos Torres

Romero, Alexis Martínez

Vaillant, Omar SayutSaquechel,

Ernesto Riberí Gascón, Aníbal

Ribeaux Figueredo, Alfonso

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Chaviano Peláez, Bárbaro

RensolerVerdecia, Armando Vivo

Calderín, Francis Álvarez

Fernández, Yander Martínez

Sánchez, Lisandra Robert Salazar,

Alexei Vargas Martín, Diango

Vargas Martín, Biango Vargas

Martín, Alexei Rodríguez Chacón,

Jesús Sánchez Romero, Soraya

Dunett Hernández, Nailet Martín

Benet, Miraida Martín Calderín,

Nerisleidys Vargas Pérez, Lázaro

Romero Hurtado, Ovidio Martín

Castellanos, Zenaida Castellanos,

Zenaida Ranz Santana, Pedro

Campa Almenares, Víctor Campa

Almenares, YamilaiDinza

Rodríguez, Yenisei Jiménez

Reina, AdaelMuñóz Guerrero,

YordanisMuñóz Guerrero, Ángel

Tabares Colón, Yosvani García

Rusindo, Rulixan García Ramírez,

Laudelino Ramírez

Mendoza, Osmay Vázquez Aranda,

Yander Díaz Santiago, Yordan

Claven Montalbán, Ángel Lino

Isaac Luna, Moya García, Yunaisis

Martín Céspedes, Erick Soca

Betancourt, NiurkaCarmona

Carmona, Alberto Carmona

Carmona, Georgina Guerrero

Santos, Thomas MuñózMadriga,

Yaseleidis Escobar, Evelyn Muñóz

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Jiménez, Jennifer Muñóz Jiménez,

LisandraVerdecia, Maidolis Oliva

Perdomo, Roberto Perdomo

Fuentes, Roilán Álvarez Rensoler,

Mileidis Gómez Pérez, Graciela

Domínguez Girón, Yasmani

Magaña Díaz, Yoanna Quesada

Masarreau , Rubén Torres Saiz,

Julio César Salazar, José

AbelendaHierrezuelo, Miraida Díaz

Pérez, Oria Casanova Moreno,

Martha Beatriz Ferrer Cantillo,

Rubislandi González, Vanesa

Domínguez, Ermita Oviaux

Sánchez, Belkis Cantillo Ramírez,

Keila Ramos Suárez

(Different organizations)

09/09/15 Nuevitas,

Camagüey

Javier Joss Varona

(Alianza Democrática Oriental) Detained 2 days by political police

for being a suspect of potentially

traveling out of the country

illegally.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

09/09/15 Velazco, Holguín Arnaldo Pino Leyva

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Questioned for 6 hours at the

police unit and threatened because

of his involvement in dissident

activities.

Juan del Pilar Goberna

09/09/15 Bayamo, Granma Rosa Escalona Gómez

(Dama de Blanco) Detained and by political police. Rosa Escalona Gómez

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09/10/15 Guantánamo Henry Couto Guzmán, Roelvis

Cuba Sendó, Marco Antonio Morán

Peregrin, Niorvis Riveras Guerra

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 62 hours by political

police for being suspects of

hanging anti-government posters.

Arturo Acosta

09/10/15 Placetas, Villa

Clara

Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez

(Frente Nacional de Resistencia

Cívica)

Detained, and interrogated for 9

days by political police and

warned about the consequences if

he continues with the resistance.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/10/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramírez

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 4 hours by political

police and warned he should stop

filming activities organized by the

Ladies in White.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/12/15 La Lisa, La Habana Lázara Bárbara SendiñaRecalde

(Dama de Blanco) Harassed by political police to

prevent him from exiting his

home.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

09/12/15 Pinar del Rio Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

(Journalist) Detained 2 hours by political

police at the Airport’s

International Terminal when he

arrived from Ecuador. He was

warned to not organize any

dissident activities.

Raúl Luís Risco Pérez

09/13/15 Holguín Edilces Céspedes Estrada, Mailín

Ricardo Góngora, Arelis Palacio

Alcina, Yoel Ordoñez Gorotiza y

Ramón Zamora Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco and friends)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/13/15 Bayamo Ivania Rodríguez, Xiomara Montes

de Oca Media, Maidelín Molina

Sánchez, Agueda Molina Venegas

Yudisbel Roselló Mojena

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

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09/13/15 La Habana Lázara Bárbara Sendiña Recalde,

Roxilene Sotolongo Cruz ,María

Rosa Rodríguez Molina ,Oylín

Hernández Rodríguez, Mayelín

Peña Bullan, Milvia Narcisa

Aguilera Lanz, Eralidis Frómeta

Polanco, Ada María López Canino,

María Caridad Hernández Gavilán,

Mayelín Santiesteban López,

Mirtha Ricardo Tornet

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Berta Soler Fernández

09/13/15 La Habana Emil González Janero, Hugo

Damián Prieto Blanco, Vladimir

Turró Páez, Andrés Avelino

Domínguez Beltrán,

Zaqueo Báez Guerrero, Jorge

Fernández Mora, Luis Enrique

López Torres, Pavel

Herrera Hernández, Lázaro Yuri

Valle Roca, Ricardo Luna

Rodríguez, Leudis Reyes Cusa,

Francisco García Puniel,

Lázaro José de la Noval Usin,

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández,

Lázaro Mendoza

García, Henry Rey Rodríguez,

Denis Dionisio López González,

Yanisel Bouza Garrido,

YunieskiGainza Acosta, Yoeldis

Bouza Garrido, Luisa Domínguez

Sardiña, Reinier Wilson Castellano,

Rodny Gómez Luna, José Díaz

Silva, Reinaldo González, Rolando

Detained 6-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

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Reyes Rabanal, Walfrido

Rodríguez Piloto, Mario Alberto

Hernández Leyva, Ángel Egberto

Escobedo Morales, Lázaro Kessell

Barruecos, Luis Enrique Labrador

Díaz, Miguel Borroto Vázquez,

Daniel Alfaro Frías, Degnis Miguel

Hernández Rodríguez, Nelson

González Bernia, Humberto Viel

Mario, Armando Peraza

(Different organizations)

09/13/15 La Habana Berta Soler Fernández, Zodrelis

Turruella Poncio, María Cristina

Labrada Varona, Julia Herrera

Roque, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Joisi Jaramillo Sánchez,

Daisi Artiles del Sol, Lourdes

Esquivel Vieito, Adelma Guerra

Ricardo, Yamilé Garro

Alonso, Nieves Caridad Matamoros

González, Anay Penalba Subí,

Yamilé Borges Hurtado, Zenaida

Hidalgo Cedeño, Dayanne Ortiz

Hernández, Gladys Capote

Roque, Gisela Sánchez Baños,

Yaquelin Boni Hechevarría, Lázara

Gleisys Acosta Toscano, Yusleidys

Valero Concepción, Margarita

Barbena Calderín, Cecilia

Guerra Alfonso, Ivón Moralobos

Melo, Aliuska Gómez García,

Adisnidia Dallet Urgüelles, María

Josefa Acón Sardiña,

Detained 6 hours by political

police for peacefully marching and

demanding freedom for all

political prisoners and respect for

human rights.

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Virgen Coello Basulto, Lucinda

González Gómez, Deisi Coello

Basulto, Danaisys Muñóz López,

Laudelina Alcalde

García, Xiomara de las Mercedes

Cruz, Ivón Lemus Fonseca,

Eugenia Díaz Hernández

(Damas de Blanco)

09/13/15 La Habana Servilio Villegas Marreo, Bárbaro

Alexei Smith Ortega, Yasmani

Bestard Rivera, Yasser Rivero

Boni, rebeca Rojas Ullán,

Osvaldo Mendoza Ferriol, Ángel

Moya Acosta, Serafín Moran

Santiago, Alexis Hernández

Cañizales, Antonio González

Rodiles, Ailer González Mena,

Raúl Borges Álvarez, Rafaela Pérez

Pérez,David Piloto Barceló,

Wilberto Parada Milán, José Daniel

Ferrer García, Rolando Reyes

(Different organizations)

Detained 7 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White.

Berta Soler Fernández

09/13/15 Aguada de

Pasajeros,

Cienfuegos

Niurbis de la Rosa Hernández

(Dama de Blanco) Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/14/15 Santa

Clara

Jorge Luis García Pérez

(Frente de Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Detained 4 hours by political

police and held in State Security

premises.

Jorge Luis García

Pérez

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09/14/15 Placetas, Villa

Clara

Iris Tamara Pérez, Xiomara Martin

Jiménez, Yaite Dianenelly Cruz

Sosa, Iván Fernández Depestre,

Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez

(Different organizations)

Detained 7-8 hours by political

police to prevent them from

receiving a dissident arriving to

the airport.

Jorge Luis García

Pérez

09/14/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Damaris Moya Portielles

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Detained and beat at the provincial

unit of the State Security

Department and accused of being a

terrorist for speaking to dissidents

living in the U.S.

Damaris Moya

Portielles

09/15/15 Holguín Celina Osorio Claro, Rosa Escalona

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to keep them from traveling

to the Santuario del Cobre where

the Pope is scheduled to have a

mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/15/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

Andrés Díaz Rodríguez

(Buró de Prensa Independiente)

Questioned for 4 hours by the

political police.

Juan del Pilar Goberna

Hernández

09/16/15 Santa Isabel de las

Lajas, Cienfuegos

Félix Juan Cabrera Cabrera, Jean

Michel Vázquez Duarte

(Different organizations)

Detained 2-4 hours by political

police because of their

involvement in dissident activities.

Librado Linares

García

09/16/15 Holguín Yaremis Rodríguez Matos,

Yorosilaidis Spett Maulín,

Laudelina Caballero

Chacón, Cerlenis Barroso Jardines

(Damas de Blanco)

Harassed by political police. The

police broke into the home and

deported three women back to

Guantanamo to prevent them from

attending mass at the Santuario del

Cobre.

Rosa Escalona Gómez

09/17/15 Colón, Matanzas Tania Echevarría Menéndez, Maira

García Álvarez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours by political

police and warned that they could

attend the Pope’s mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

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09/17/15 Unión de Reyes ,

Matanzas

Julia Silva Gonzales Fundara

(Dama de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to warned them that they

could not travel to Havana to

attend the Pope’s visit.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/17/15 Cárdenas,

Matanzas

Leticia Ramos Herrería y Randel

Montes de Oca Quesada

(Damas de Blanco and a dissident)

Detained 62 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/17/15 Parque Central, La

Habana

José Díaz Silva, Mario Alberto

Hernández Leiva

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

holding a meeting about human

rights.

José Díaz Silva

09/17/15 Neptuno y

Consulado, Centro

Habana

Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez,

Serafín Morán Santiago

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 10 hours by political

police for being suspects of

participating in dissident activities.

Carlos Manuel

Figueroa

09/18/15 Camagüey Javier Joss Varona

(Frente de Resistencia Cívica OZT)

Detianed 4 hours by political

police for being a suspect of

hanging anti-government posters

on the street.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

09/18/15 Santa Clara Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez, José Lino

Asencio López, Carlos Fernández

Albolae, Isabel Fernández Yánez,

Jorge Luis Artiles Montiel, Lino

Gilbert Arencibia, Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa,Dayamí Villavicencio

Hernández, María Josefa García

Oramas, Yilian García Oramas,

Raúl López Pérez, Mileidys

Reyes Fernández, Maria Luisa

Arancoc Presibal, Marbelis

González Reyes, Natividad Blanco

Carretero, Ramón Jiménez

Harassed and watched to prevent

them from traveling to Havana and

attend the Pope’s mass.

Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa

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Arencibia, Miguel Fariñas Key,

Dania Díaz Oldanibia, Irenaldo

Soza Báez, Niurbis la Rosa

Hernández, Emilio Guerra Moreira,

Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramírez, Juan

Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez,

Yolaxys Carmona Rodríguez,

Omar Núñez Espinosa y Darianne

la Ronda Martínez

(Frente Antitotalitario Unido)

09/18/15 Marianao, La

Habana

Eugenio Hernández, Ramón,

Alejandro Muñoz, Rolando Reyes

(Different organizations)

Detained 60 hours by political

police to keep them from attending

the Pope’s mass.

Eugenio Hernández

Hernández

09/18/15 Casa Blanca,

Habana del Este

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández

(Frente de Acción Cívica OZT)

Threatened and physically hurt by

a police agent.

Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco

09/18/15 La Habana Martha Belkis Rodríguez, Maylen

González González

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/18/15 Santiago de Cuba Vismaika Amelo Jardines, Santa

Fernández Díaz, Diuneyda Verdecia

Matos, Reyna Rodríguez Cañada,

María Luisa Rodríguez Portales,

Yasmina Oliva, Marina Paz Lasbaseno

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 3 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/18/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Denia Fernández Rey, María Luisa

Rodríguez Portales, Yuneisis

AmayaFrías, Olga Lidia La O

Figueredo, Onelis Calderin

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 3 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

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09/18/15 Jovellanos,

Matanzas

Annia Zamora Carmenate, Sissy

Abascal Zamora

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass in

Havana.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/18/15 Pinar del Rio Rigoberto González Vigoa, José

Ernesto Morales Estrada, Yandsi

Hémelo Lago, Lázaro Luís Ruíz

Echevarría, Olga Torres

Iglesia, Irina Caridad León

Valladares, Leodán Suárez

Quiñones, Michel Valladares Cala,

Yelkis Puig Rodríguez, Yusleidy

Romero Becerra, Margarita

Rodríguez Báez, Raquel Rodríguez

Morejón, Yaimuel Rodríguez

Arroyo, Diamelis Rodríguez

Morejón, Raúl Luís Risco, Amparo

Milagros Morejón Díaz

(Different organizations)

Harassed by political police for 5

days to prevent them from

traveling to Havana and attending

the Pope’s mass.

Raúl Luís Risco

Pérez

09/18/15 Manzanillo,

Granma

Leonardo Cancio Santana Ponce,

Marisel Escalona Rondón, Lázaro

Jiménez García, Xiomara Moncada

Almaguer, Ramón Enamorado

Santos, Tania de la Torre

(Movimiento Libertad y

Democracia)

Harassed by political police for 4

days to prevent them from

traveling to Havana and attending

the Pope’s mass.

Leonardo Cancio

Santana Ponce

09/18/15 Santiago de Cuba Vismaika Amelo Jardines, Santa

Fernández Díaz, Diuneyda

Verdecia Matos, Reyna Rodríguez

Cañada, María Luisa Rodríguez

Portales, Yasmina Oliva Gilbert,

Marina Paz Lasbaseno

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

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09/18/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Denia Fernández Rey, María Luisa

Rodríguez Portales, Yuneisis

Amaya Frías, Olga Lidia La O

Figueredo, Onelis Calderin

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/18/15 Sancti Spíritus Orestes Yumar Julien Gómez

(Frente Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent him from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Adriano Castañeda

09/19/15 Pinar del Río Rigoberto González Vigoa, José

Ernesto Morales Estrada, Yandi

Hermelo Lago, Lázaro Luís Ruíz

(Consejería Jurídica de Pinar del

Río y Defensoría del Pueblo)

Detained 4 hours by political

police for denouncing the living

conditions of a mother with 3 sons

at the provincial office of the

Party.

Raúl Luís Risco

Pérez

09/19/15 Palmarito de Cauto,

Santiago de Cuba

Rubén Torres Saiz , Caridad Saiz

Salazar, Yaimí Torres Saiz, Yuliet

Torres Saiz, Rosaida Keila

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba and

friends)

The home was vandalized with

feces and pebbles were thrown at

windows because the person is

considered a dissident.

Maximiliano

Sánchez Pereda

09/19/15 Colón, Matanzas Tania Echevarría Menéndez,

MaritzaAcosta Perdomo, Maira

García Álvarez,Yenisleidy Millo

González, Carlos, CarlosOlivera

Martínez, Lázaro Díaz Sánchez,

Francisco Rangel Manzano

(Damas de Blanco, Partido Pedro

Luis Boitel)

Detained 3-5 hours by political

police to be warned not to attend

the Pope’s mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/19/15 Aguada de

Pasajera,

Cienfuegos

Juan Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez,

Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramirez,Emilio

Moreira, Niurbis la Rosa Hernández,

Yailexis Carmona Rodríguez

(Movimiento Ciudadano Reflexión y

Reconciliación)

Detained 1-3 hours by political

police to be warned not to attend

the Pope’s mass.

Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa

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09/19/15 Las Tunas Irenaldo Sosa Báez

(Frente Anti totalitario Unido)

Detained 2 hours by political

police and warned not to attend the

Pope’s mass in Havana.

Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa

09/19/15 Playa ,La Habana Mirian Leyva, Bertha Soler, Ángel

Moya, Marta Beatriz Roque

(Different organizations)

Detained 3 hours by political

police and warned not to attend

mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/19/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez, José Lino

Asencio López, Carlos Fernández

Arbolaez, Isabel Fernández Yánez,

Jorge Luis Artiles Montiel, Lino

Gilbert Arencibia, Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa, Dayamí Villavicencio

Hernández, María Josefa García

Oramas, Yilian García Oramas,

Raúl López Pérez, Mileidys

Reyes Fernández, Maria Luisa

Arancoc Presibal, Marbelis

González Reyes, Natividad Blanco

Carretero, Ramón Jiménez

Arencibia, Miguel Fariñas Key, Dania Díaz Oldanibia, Irenaldo

Soza Báez, Niurbis la Rosa

Hernández, Emilio Guerra Moreira,

Bárbaro de la Nuez Ramírez, Juan

Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez,

Yolaxys Carmona Rodríguez,

Omar Núñez Espinosa

(Frente Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 2 hours by political

police and warned not to attend the

Pope’s mass.

Rolando Ferrer

Espinosa

09/19/15 San Miguel del

Padrón ,La Habana

Juan Lamas Martínez

(Movimiento de Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 18 hours by political

police to prevent him from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Juan Lamas

Martínez

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09/19/15 Guanabacoa, La

Habana

Harold Lázaro Barboza Ibarra

(Partido Solidaridad Liberal

Cubana)

Warned by police agents that he

could not attend the Pope’s mass.

Harold Lázaro

Barboza Ibarra

09/19/15 La

Habana

Gladys Capote Roque, Nieves

Caridad Matamoros González, Anai

Penalba Subit

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/19/15 Santi Spíritus Adriano Castañeda Meneses

(Frente Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent him from

attending the Pope’s mass in

Havana

Adriano Castañeda

09/20/15 La Habana Marlen Alonso Parada, Maité

Alfonso Veitía, Zulema Lay

Sangrioni, Moraima Batista

Rodríguez,Dayamí Lay Sangroni

(Movimiento Damas de Blanco

Laura Pollán – Su Legado)

Detained 5-8 hours by the political

police to keep them from attending

the Pope’s mass.

Leonor Reinó

Borges

09/20/15 La Habana Lidia Esther Romeu Rojas, Niurkis

Rivero Despein, Nancy Ramona

Zamora Paz, Rosario Morales La

Rosa, Leonor Reinó Borges,

Yoanna de la Caridad Martínez,

Yareny Cutiño García, Raquel

Castillo Urquiza, Cristina Xiomara

Despaign, Tania Porro Cutiño,

Mercedes González Guerrero, Julia

EstradaAramburu, Danay Canal

Aramburu, Yilsai Reyes Sánchez,

Saira Castro, Moraima Parada,

Melkis Faure

(Movimiento Damas de Blanco

Laura Pollán – Su Legado)

Harassed to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass in

Havana.

Leonor Reinó

Borges

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09/20/15 La Habana Raúl Borges Álvarez, Héctor Julio

Cedeño Negrín

(Movimiento Cristiano

Democrático y Periodista

Independiente)

Detained 2-4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Raúl Borges Álvarez

09/20/15 Bayamo Yudisbel Roselló Mojena, Ivania

Rodríguez Rodríguez, Xiomara

Montesde Oca Mediaceja, Agueda

Molina Maidelis Medina Sánchez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/20/15 Holguín Yilennis Aguilera Santos, Rosa

Escalona Gómez, Edilses Céspedes,

DarilisPupo Blanco

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/20/15 Caimanera,

Guantánamo

Laudelina Caballero Chacón,

ElaineFabier Durán

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 2 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/20/15 La Habana Berta Soler Fernández, María

Cristina Labrada Varona, Lázara

Bárbara Sendiña Recalde, Yaquelín

Boni Hechevarría, Yamilé Garro

Alfonso, Lourdes Esquivel Vieyto,

Lucinda González Gómez,

Eugenia Díaz Hernández, Danaisys

Muñóz López, Lismeiris Quintana

Ávila, Julia Herrera Roque, Aliuska

Gómez García, Zodrelis Turruella

Poncio, Adisnidia Dallet Urgelles,

María Hortensia Milián, Ivón

Lemus Fonseca, Virgen Coello

Basulto, Lázara María

Dorrego Guzmán, Arelis Coello

Detained 8-10 hours by political

police to keep them from attending

the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

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Basulto, Daisy Coello Basulto,

IvónMoralobos Melo, Roxilene

Sotolongo Cruz, Dunia

Medina Moreno, Daisy Artiles del

Sol, Yolanda Santana Ayala,

Yamilet Bargés Hurtado ,Milvia

Aguilera Lanz, Ada María López

Canino, Soraya Milanés Guerra,

Mayelín Santiesteban López,

Mirtha Ricardo Tornet, Oylín

Hernández Rodríguez, María Rosa

Rodríguez Molina, Mayelín Peña

Bullían, Haydee Gallardo

Salazar, Xiomara de las Mercedes

Cruz Miranda ,Ivón de las

Mercedes Lazo Abreu,Luisa

Ramona Toscano Kindelan,

Adela Guerra Ricardo, Dayane

Ortiz Hernández, Joisi Jaramillo

Sánchez, María Caridad Hernández

Gavilán, Lázara Gleisys Acosta,

María Josefa Acón Sardiña

(Damas de Blanco)

09/20/15 La Habana Ángel Moya Acosta, José Díaz

Silva, Servilio Villegas Marrero,

Mario A Hernández Leyva, Lázaro

Kessell Barrueto, Pablo Morales

Marchan, Jorge Núñez Herrera,

Serafín Moran Santiago,

Pavel Herrera Hernández, Carlos

Manuel Figueroa Álvarez, Juan

Lamas Martínez, Rolando Díaz

Silva, Manuel Velázquez

Detained 8-10 hours by political

police to keep them from attending

the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

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Licea, Luis M Muguelcia Moreira,

Beiker Ordóñez Guillarte, Ricardo

Luna Rodríguez, Liván Gómez

Castillo, LuisEnrique López Torres,

José Antonio Pompa López, Leudis

Reyes Cuza, HugoDamián Prieto

Blanco, Lázaro Mendoza García,

Lázaro José de la Noval Usin,

Francisco García Puniel, Andrés

Avelino Domínguez Beltrán, Luis

Andrés Domínguez Sardiña,

Francisco García Puniel, Henri Rey

Rodríguez, Vladimir

Turro Páez, Daniel Alfaro Frías,

Eugenio Hernández Hernández,

Yoel Hernández Fábrega, Agustín

López Canino, Iván Hernández

Carrillo, George Muñiz

Hernández, Ramón Muñoz, Vicente

Coll Campanioni, André Damián

Gómez Soria, Yosvani Díaz Torres,

Rebeca Roja Ullan, Yenisel Bouza

García, YunieskiGainza Acosta,

Yurineisis Alemán Ferrer, Ángel

Figueredo Castellano , Miguel

Borroto Vázquez, Ismael Boris

Reñí, Zaqueo Báez Guerrero,

Marlene Ricardo Aguilar,

Yoerdis Bouza Garrido, Romnis

Gómez Luna, Yaneisi Herrera

Cabrales, Lionit Carbonell Méndez,

Martha Beatriz Roque

Cabellos, Miriam Leiva , Ernesto

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Tamayo, Armando Peraza,

Alejandro UrangaJosé Manuel

Rodríguez Navarro

(Different organizations)

09/21/15 Imías, Guantánamo Jorge Luis Feria Jardines, Francisco

Luis Manzanet Ortíz, Randy

Caballero Suárez, José Manuel

Rodríguez Navarro

Detained 1 hours by the political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass at

Santuario del Cobre.

José Manuel

Rodríguez Navarro

09/21/15 Holguín Mailín Ricardo Góngora, Yilennis

Aguilera Santos, Niurka Cruz Cruz,

Arelis Palacio Alcina, Maira

González Pupo, Rosa Escalona

Gómez, Dailin Peña Tieles, Ada

Iris Miranda Leiva, Ana Iris

Miranda Leiva, Emilces Céspedes

Estrada, Darilis Pupo Blanco,

Ramón Zamora Rodríguez

(Damas de Blanco and friends)

Detained 8 hours to prevent them

from attending the Pope’s mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/21/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

María Arango Persibal, Nilo Gilbert

(Foro Antitotalitario Unido)

Detained 5 hours by political

police for solidarizing with 12

dissidents in hunger strike.

Damaris Moya

Portielles

09/21/15 Centro Habana, La

Habana

Leudis Reyes Cuza

(Frente Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained 72 hours by political

police and physically hurt. The

police charged him of

disobedience and resistance.

Damaris Moya

Portielles

09/21/15 Guantánamo Arturo Feliciano Acosta Guillén

(Comisión Cubana de Derechos

Humanos y Reconciliación

Nacional)

Detained 3 hours by political

police to prevent him from

traveling to Havana.

Juan Goberna

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09/21/15 Manicaragua, Villa

Clara

José Leiva Díaz

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 62 hours to prevent him

from participating in any activities

during the Pope’s visit.

Magalis Broche

09/22/15 Mella, Santiago de

Cuba

Moraima Díaz Pérez ,Martha

Beatriz Ferrer Cantillo, Yohana

Quesada Masabiao, Graciela

Domínguez Girón,Oria Josefa

Casanova Morena, Mileidis

Maceo Quiñones, Yasmani Magaña

Díaz, Luis Isaac Morales ,Manuel

Pérez Suarez , Abrahán Cabrera

Torres, Enrique López

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 6-24 hours to prevent

them from attending the Pope’s

mass at the Santuario del Cobre.

José Daniel Ferrer

García

09/22/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Osmay Vázquez Aranda, Alexis

Serrano Aguilar, Yanet Díaz

Santiago, Equizander Benítez

Moya, Luis EnriqueÁlvarez Lujo,

Mercedes Moya Isaac, Tomas

Núñez Madariago ,Pedro Campo

Almendares, Daineris Moya García,

Gilberto Hernández la O,

Yeroslandi Calderín Alvarado,

Paula Aracelis Girón Castro,

Roberto Almaguer González

Rulizán Ramírez Rodríguez, Héctor

Abel García Ríos, YosvaniIsaguirre

Hernández, YunaisiCarracedo

Milanés, Nardo Antonio Ramos

Alcántara, Yunaisi Martínez

Céspedes, Yordanka Bell

Montalbán, Roberto Ayala Galindo,

Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Yosvani

Detained 6-24 hours to prevent

them from attending the Pope’s

mass at the Santuario del Cobre.

José Daniel Ferrer

García

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 76

García Rusindo, Julio Arnaldo

Garrido, Ramón Chang Figas, Rosa

María Santana

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

09/22/15 San Luis, Santiago

de Cuba

Roberto Gonzales Feria, Ricardo

Guzmán Calzado, Evangelio

Rodríguez Salcedo, Luís Estiú

Suarez, Yanni Núñez

Naranjo,Geordis Gutiérrez

Laudino, Fernández Leblanc, Denis

de la Rosa Ortega, Pedro Martínez

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 7-24 hours to prevent

them from attending the Pope’s

mass at the Santuario del Cobre.

José Daniel Ferrer

García

09/22/15 Santiago de Cuba Lisandra Rivera Rodríguez,

Yordanis Chávez Roll, Damaris

Rodríguez Ramos, Aníbal Ribeaux

Figueroa, YanderMartínez Sánchez,

Maikel Mediaceja

Ramos ,Samuel Leblanc Pavón

,Rafael Molina Rodríguez,

Alexander Tamayo Castellanos

Roberto Formigo Ortiz,

ErmitoMoran Sánchez, Wilder

Cervantes Cuza, Eugenio Sánchez

Anglada, Héctor Ramón Fores

Sánchez, Andro Díaz Ross,Maylin

Isaac Sánchez, Lorenzo

Malezú Isaac, Lino Rodríguez

Mendoza, Miraida Martin Calderin,

Alexis Vargas Martín, Bianco

Vargas Martín, Diango

Vargas Martín, Soraya Dunet

Hernández, Alexis Martínez

Vaillant, Ernesto Oliva

Detained 7-24 hours to prevent

them from attending the Pope’s

mass at the Santuario del Cobre.

José Daniel Ferrer

García

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 77

Torres ,Carlos Oliva Torres,

Bárbaro Tresol Verdecia, Onel

Nápoles Fernández, Héctor Manuel

Hierrezuelo Márquez, Doraisa

Correoso Pozo,Yorquenia Preval

Hierrezuelo, Edgar Antonio Estrada

Pérez, Fernando González Vaillant,

Lisandra Robert Salazar, Alexis

Pécora Rabell, Ernesto Roberto

Riveri Gascón, Nailé

Martín Benet, Jessica Liudmila

Miranda, Yamilé Sánchez

Rodríguez, Franklin Álvarez

Fernández, Jesús Manuel

Duputey Ferrer, Héctor Velázquez

Gómez, Leonel Rodríguez Díaz,

David Fernández Cardoso, Andy

Prada Ortega, Jesús Sánchez

Romero, Yoel Fernández

Cardoso, Eduardo Fernández

Cardoso, Evelio Fernández Salazar,

Gohart Cruz Zamora, Damir

Rodríguez Cisneros, Yoandris

Betancourt Castellanos ,Ricardo

Jiménez Sánchez, Ricardo Torres

Hernández, Iván Desquierón

Portales, José Castillo Ríos, Ivette

Nápoles Echevarría, Lázaro

Romero Hurtado,

Yosmany Mayeta Labrad

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 78

09/22/15 Santiago de Cuba Reina Rodríguez Cañada, Santa

Fernández Díaz, Vismaika Amelo

Jardines, Yasmina Oliva Gilbert,

Yuleila Verdecia Matos,

Dailenis Rosabal Acosta

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/22/15 Palma Soriano,

Santiago de Cuba

Denia Fernández Rey, Olga Lidia la

O Figueredo, Onelis Calderín

Alvarado, Yuneisy Amaya Arias,

YenisLeydis Peraza Álvarez,

Gladys Peraza Álvarez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending the Pope’s mass.

Berta Soler

Fernández

09/22/15 Cabaiguán, Sancti

Spiritus

Bárbara Viera Rodríguez

(Independent journalist)

Unknown attackers destroyed her

house’s roof because of her

involvement in dissident activities.

Guillermo Fariñas

Hernández

09/22/15 Habana Vieja, La

Habana

Lázaro Rolando Kessell Barruecos

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Harassed by political police for

having a poster with anto-

government text.

Serafín Morán

Santiago

09/22/15 Santa Clara Luís Enrique Santos Caballero

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 24 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Joel Bravo

09/22/15 Holguín Iván Fernández Depreste

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 3 hours by political

police because of dissident

activities.

Magalis Broche

09/23/15 Sancti Spiritus Bárbara Viera Rodríguez

(Independent journalist)

Detained 5 hours by political

police on her way to report that her

home was vandalized. She was

interrogated and later abandoned

miles from her home.

Bárbara Viera

Rodríguez

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 79

09/24/15 Jagüey Grande,

Matanzas

Edelvys Granda Pérez

(Proyecto Millo Ochoa)

Detained 3 hours by political

police to prevent him from holding

anti-government protests.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/24/15 Guantánamo Henry Couto Guzmán

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 2 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

Arturo Acosta

09/25/15 Guantánamo Henry Couto Guzmán

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 48 hours by political

police because of his involvement

in dissident activities.

Arturo Acosta

09/25/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Luis Cueto Echevarría, Juan

Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez

(Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión

y Reconciliación)

Detained 1 hour by political police

and later abandoned outside the

city limits. They were threatened

with being thrown off a bridge.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/25/15 Caibarien, Villa

Clara

Yamaiky Mayla Veijel

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained 3 hours by political

police for participating in a

peaceful protest.

Magalis Broche

09/26/15 Playa, La Habana Bárbaro Alexis Smith Ortega

(Movimiento Opositores por una

Nueva República)

Detained 24 hours by political

police because of his dissident

activities.

José Díaz Silva

09/26/15 Jagüey Grande,

Matanzas

Edelvis Granda Pérez

(Proyecto Millo Ochoa)

Detained 18 hours by political

police as a punishment for meeting

with dissidents.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

09/27/15 Bayamo Xiomara Montes de Oca

Mediacejas, Agueda Molina

Vargas, Maidelis Medina Sánchez

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 80

09/27/15 Holguín Edilces Céspedes Estrada, Arelis

Palacio Alcina, Niurka Cruz Cruz

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 4 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Arturo Acosta

09/27/15 La Habana Lázara Bárbara Sendiña Recalde,

Arelis Blanco Coello, María Rosa

Rodríguez Molina, Oylín

Hernández Rodríguez, Mayelín

Santiesteban López, Deysi Coello

Basulto, Ada María López Canino,

Virgen Coello Basulto.

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5-6 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Berta Soler Fernández

09/27/15 La Habana Liván Gómez Castillo, Lázaro

Mendoza García, Ricardo Luna

Rodríguez, Andrés Avelino

Domínguez Beltrán, Lázaro José de

la Noval Usin, Francisco García

Puniel, Denis Dionisio López

González, Emir González Janero,

Luis Enrique López

Torres, Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco, Vladimir Turró Páez,

Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández,

Yoel Hernández Fábregas, Reinier

Wilson Castellanos, Yasmani

Bestard Rivera, Mario Alberto

Hernández Leyva, José

Díaz Silva, José Antonio Moreira

Laffita, Servilio Villegas Marrero,

Pavel Herrera Hernández, Manuel

Collado Rosado, Sandalio Mejías

Zulueta, Carlos López, Manuel

Velázquez Licea, Bárbaro Smith

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent them from

attending Sunday mass.

Berta Soler Fernández

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 81

Ortega, Juan Lamas Martínez,

Lázaro Fresneda Fernández,

Agustín López Canino, Lázaro Yuri

Valle Roca, Armando Peraza

Hernández, Miguel Borroto, Raúl

Borges Álvarez, Ariel

González cuevas y Daniel Alfaro

(Different organizations)

09/27/15 La Habana Berta Soler Fernández, María

Cristina Labrada Varona, Julia

Herrera Roque, María Hortensia

Milián Pedroso, Joisi Jaramillo

Sánchez, Daisi Artiles del

Sol, Lourdes Esquivel Vieyto,

Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Yamile

Garro Alfonso, Nieves Caridad

Matamoros González, Anay

Penalba Subit, Zenaida Hidalgo

Cedeño, Dayane Ortíz Hernández,

Gladys Capote Roque, Yaquelín

Boni Hechavarría,Margarita

Barbena Calderín, Cecilia

Guerra Alfonso, Ivón Moralobos

Melo, Aliuska Gómez García,

Adisnidia Dallet Argüelles,

Lucinda González Gómez, Danaisis

MuñozLópez, Ivón Lemus Fonseca,

Eralidis Frómeta Polanco, Haydee

Gallardo Salazar, Luisa Ramona

Toscano Kindelán, Yolanda

Santana Ayala, Maylen González

González, Ivón de

las Mercedes Lazo Abreu, Yamilé

Detained 5-6 hours by political

police as a punishment for

peacefully marching and

demanding respect for human

rights and freedom for all political

prisoners.

Berta Soler Fernández

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 82

Naranjo Figueredo, María Caridad

Hernández, Roxilene Sotolongo

(Damas de Blanco)

09/27/15 La Habana Ángel Moya Acosta, Egberto

Escobedo Morales, jase Luis Suarez

Varona, Eugenio Hernández

Hernández, Luis Domínguez

Sardiña, Yasser Reinoso Ramos,

Luis Monterrey Morejón, José

Daniel Ferrer, García, Wilberto

Parada Milán,Manuel David Ortíz

Arzuaga, Ángel Figueredo

Castellón, Rolando Reyes

Rabanal, Ailer González Mena,

Antonio González Rodiles, Dairon

Moisés Torres Paz, Yeusandro

Ochoa Leiva, Vicente Poll

Campanioni, Ángel Luis Díaz

Ferau, Rafaela Pérez

Pérez, Juan González Febles

(Different organizations)

Detained 5 hours by political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White.

Berta Soler Fernández

09/27/15 Santa Clara Yandy Martín Peraza, Yoel

Hernández Jiménez, Damaris Moya

Portieles, Marcelino Abreu Bonora

Orestes Machado Calderón

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Detained and hit by political police

agents because they were holding

anti-government activities on the

anniversary of the Committee for

the Defense of the Revolution.

Damaris Moya

Portieles

09/27/15 Jagüey Grande,

Matanzas

Loida Bárbara Hernández Alda

(Damas de Blanco)

Detained 5 hours by political

police to prevent her from

attending mass.

Iván Hernández

Carrillo

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 83

09/27/15 Holguín José Urbino Zaldívar,Roberto

González Hernández

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained for hours by the political

police for solidarizing with the

Ladies in White.

Magalis Broche

09/28/15 Marianao, La

Habana

Ricardo Luna Rodríguez, Liván

Gómez Castillo, Francisco García

Punier, Yasmani Bestard Rivera,

Lázaro Mendoza García, Daniel

Alfaro Frías, Luís Andrés

Domínguez Sardiña, Andrés

Abelino Domínguez Beltrán, Henry

Rey Rodríguez, José

Antonio Pompa López, Reinaldo

Rodríguez Hernández , Luis

Enrique Torres, Lázaro José de la

Noval Usín, Vladimir Turró Páez,

Reiniel Wilson Castellanos, Dennis

Dionisio López, Emir González

Janero, Hugo Damián Prieto

Blanco, Lázara Bárbara Serdiña

Recarde, Aliuska Gómez García,

Lismeiri Quintana Ávila, Lucinda

González Gómez y María de la

Caridad Hernández Gavilán

(Frente Acción Cívica OZT)

Detained by the political police for

protesting outside of the military

unit about the violation of human

rights against pro-freedom

activists.

09/28/15 Santa Clara Yandy Martin Peraza

(Coalición Central Opositora)

Detained 3 hours by political

police. He was threatened with

deportation if he does not tell his

wife to stop her dissident

activities.

Yandy Martin Peraza

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 84

09/28/15 Batabanó,

Mayabeque

Bárbaro Alexis Smith Ortega,

Manuel Velázquez Licea

(Opositores por una Nueva

República)

Detained 18 hours by political

police to prevent them from

organizing an event.

José Díaz Silva

09/28/15 Camagüey Dorico Alexander Sánchez Aguilar,

Ediyersi Santana Jouz

(Unión Patriótica de Cuba)

Detained 3 hours by political

police for being suspects of

hanging posters demanding the

freedom of a detained dissident.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

09/2/15 Camagüey Misael Canéc Velázquez, Javier

JossVarona, Ediyersi Santana Jouz,

Basilio Rubio Palacios

(Different organizations)

Detained 6 hours by political

police for protesting at an Internet

center that dissidents are not

allowed.

Fernando Vázquez

Guerra

09/30/15 Santa Clara, Villa

Clara

Yuset García Álvarez, Alain

Carvajal Figueredo

(Movimiento Cubano Reflexión)

Detained by the political police for

a being a suspect of distributing

pamphlets in Santa Clara.

Joel Bravo

@ICCAS_UM

http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu/

Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies