Violations of Human Rights in Cuba
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Violations of Human Rights in Cuba
Violations of Human Rights in Cuba January 2015 The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained and experienced harassment, physical aggression, acts of vandalism and/or acts of repudiation* in Cuba in the month of January 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). Summary At least 178 arbitrary arrests for political reasons. 48 dissidents were victims of physical aggression. 36 harrassed because of political reasons. *Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police). 1 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Incident Location 01/01/15 Havana 01/01/15 Havana Yasmani Arce Blanco (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República) Detained by political police for 8 days because of his dissident activities. Juan del Pilar Goberna 01/01/15 Havana Rafael Clavija Santovenia (Cuban citizen) Detained by political police for 6 hours because for being a dissident’s brother-in-law. Juan del Pilar Goberna Detained for 6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Were abandoned miles outside the city. Arturo Acosta 01/04/15 Mella, Santiago de Cuba Victims Incident Type Source of Information Date Detained 2-24 hours by political Agustín López Canino, Augusto Guerra Márquez, Antonio Enríquez police because of dissident González-Rodiles, Ubaldo Herrera activities. Hernández, Ailer González Mena, Manuel Velázquez Licea, Víctor Marcos Vázquez Sandino, Eva Blanca Baquero, Guillermo Manuel García Velazco, Ada López Canino, Margarita Rodríguez Díaz, Adnaloy Rodríguez Díaz, Tania Bruguera, Arturo Rojas Rodríguez, Alexis Pérez Lescaille y Luís Jesús Gutiérrez Campos (Members of various organizations) Graciela Domínguez Girón, Keila Ramos Suárez, Edelkis León Giraudi, Niurka Carmona Carmona, Tania Chacón, Rosa María Santana Barrera, Maday González Dalmau y Yoleidis Parada Asencio (Ciudadanas por la Democracia) 2 Juan del Pilar Goberna Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/04/15 Holguín 01/04/15 Bayamo, Granma 01/04/15 Santiago de Cuba Mailyn Ricardo Góngora and Marexi Lausau Tamayo (Damas de Blanco) Detained for 4 hours by the political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez, Damaris García González y Yanelkis Gallardo García (Damas de Blanco) Detained for 4 hours by the political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Some were abandoned miles away from the city. Arturo Acosta Lisandra Rivera Rodríguez, Miraida Martín Calderín y Danelis Sánchez Rodríguez (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 10 hours by political police for handing brochures with dissident messages. Arturo Acosta Yeniset Amores Aguilera (Damas de Blanco) Detained for hours by political police to prevent her from attending Sunday mass. Juan del Pilar Goberna Magalys Norvys Otero Suárez (Damas de Blanco) Detained, threatened and harassed for 2 hours by the political police. Juan del Pilar Goberna Detained and threatened 3-24 hours by the political police for visiting a dissident. Manuel Sarduy Home was vandalized and stones were thrown by pro-government mobs for being dissidents. Damarys Portieles Moya Mayabeque 01/04/15 01/05/15 01/07/15 01/07/15 Havana Manicaragua, Villa Clara Santa Clara, Villa Clara Yadiel Fernández Córdoba, Yunier Fernández González, José Leyva Díaz, Joel Bravo López and Néstor Alfonso Cabrera (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Damarys Moya Portieles, Yandry Martín Pereza and Bárbara Moya Portieles (Coalición Central Opositora) 3 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/08/15 Mella, Santiago de Cuba 01/08/15 Velazco, Holguín 01/09/15 01/09/15 Arnaldo Pino Leyva (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) San Miguel del Padrón, Havana Miguel Daniel Borroto Vázquez (Comisión de Atención a Presos Políticos y Familiares) Mella, Santiago de Cuba Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Yurisnel Álvarez Vargas, Seider Abel Romero y Leonardo Díaz Castañeda (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yamilka Gallardo García y Damaris García González (Damas de Blanco) Arelis Palacio Alcina, Niurka Cruz Cruz, Yanelis Pichardo Sánchez, Rosa escalona Gómez, Rosa María Naranjo Nieves, Katiuska Rodríguez Rodríguez, Danay Mendiola Duquesne y Adairis Miranda Leyva (Damas de Blanco) 01/11/15 Bayamo, Granma Holguín 01/11/15 Leonardo Díaz Castañeda (Independent journalist) 4 Detained for 6 hours by political police for having in his possession anti-government posters. Arturo Acosta Detained and beat for 2 hours by political police. The political police assumed he carried antigovernment documents. Juan del Pilar Goberna Home was vandalized with progovernment stickers and he was threatened by the political police. Juan del Pilar Goberna Detained for 6 hours by political police for their dissident activities. Arturo Acosta Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/12/15 01/12/15 01/14/15 Madruga, Mayabeque Reinaldo Hernández Escalona and Héctor Maceda (Partido Liberal de Cuba) Manzanillo, Granma Enrique Piñero Azahares (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Mella, Santiago de Cuba Rubén Torres Saiz (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Cienfuegos Michel Ángelo Rodríguez ReyBorges y Raúl González González (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) 01/14/15 01/14/15 Detained for 2 hours by political police because of his dissident activities. Detained for 4 hours by political police for participating in a dissident activity. Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Manuel Sarduy Detained for 12 hours by political police for supporting citizens protesting. Rodriguez Rey was beaten. Cienfuegos Havana 01/14/15 01/15/15 Detained for 3 hours and abandoned miles away from the city by the political police to prevent them from officially establishing a provincial branch of the Partido Liberal de Cuba. Boyeros, Havana Yosley Cartaya Hurtado, Jorge Luís Detained for hours to prevent them from participating in a dissident Oliver Díaz, Eloísa Veloz Becerra y activity. Lidiesky Figueroa Armenteros (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Miguel Daniel Borroto Vázquez Detained and beaten by political (Comisión de Atención a Presos police because of his dissident Políticos y Familiares) activities. Luís Enrique Labrador 5 Detained by political police and abandoned miles away on his way to visit a dissident. Manuel Sarduy Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/15/15 Havana 01/15/15 Diez de Octubre, Havana Guantánamo 01/15/15 01/17/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Santiago de Cuba 01/18/15 Harassed and beaten by political Virgen Cuello Basulto, Deysi police to prevent them from Cuello Basulto, Arelis Blanco attending a meeting. Cuello, Lázaro María Borrego, Guzmán, Marlen Alonso Parada, Yoisi Jaramillo Sánchez, Yamile Naranjo Figueredo, Zulema Lay Sangroni, Moraima Rodríguez Batista, Delice González Borrego, María Josefa Acón, Julia Herrera Roque and Lázara María Borrego (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República) Elaine Pupo Hechevarría, Eleyn Harassed by pro-government mobs Ponjuan Pupo y José Ángel Pupo (Red de Bibliotecas Independientes) because of their work in libraries. Lenier Cruz Safran (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Maykel Mena Ribalta, Alberto Hernández Herrera, Lismeidy Alfonso Cabrera, Reinaldo Rodríguez Hernández, Néstor Alfonso Cabrera and Joel Bravo (Movimiento Opositor Juventud Despierta) Niurka Carmona Carmona, Paula Girón Castro, Graciela Domínguez Girón, Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Yuleidis Parada Asencio y Maday González Dalmau (Ciudadanas por la Democracia) 6 Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Arturo Acosta Detained for 96 hours and accused by political police of providing internet access to young people. Manuel Sarduy Detained for 4 hours by political police because of their dissident activities. Detained for 6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Later abandoned miles away from the city. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/18/15 Holguín 01/18/15 Bayamo, Granma Havana 01/18/15 01/18/15 Ciego de Ávila 01/18/15 Havana 01/19/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Yanelis Pichardo Sánchez, Rosa María Naranjo Nieves, Katiuska Rodríguez Rodríguez, Danay Mendiola Duquesne, Damaris Morales Piña and Mailyn RicardoGóngora (Damas de Blanco) Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez, Ariadna Sánchez Bantour, Yamilka Gallardo and Damaris García (Damas de Blanco) Mayelín Peña Bullain (Damas de Blanco) Mailen Cruz Maidique (Damas de Blanco) Melkis Faure Echevarría, Roberto Rodríguez and Rosa Yaima Reyes (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Yamile Sánchez, Raúl Valdés, Lismeidy Alfonso, Yaise Carménate, Reinaldo Rodríguez, Yadira Castro, Onelia Alonso, Estrella Rodríguez, Lázaro García, Pedro Rodríguez, Néstor AlfonsoCabrera, Joel Bravo and Maykel Mena (Movimiento Opositor Juventud Despierta) 7 Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Arturo Acosta Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained for hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained for hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained for 6 days by the political police because of their dissident activities. Both were beaten. Detained for 6 hours by political police. Later were beaten and harassed by pro-government mobs for attempting to hold a peaceful march. Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Juan del Pilar Goberna Manuel Sarduy Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/19/15 Pinar del Río Olga Lidia Torres Iglesia (Damas de Blanco) Detained by political police on her way to a Damas de Blanco event in Havana. Juan del Pilar Goberna 01/20/15 Manatí, Las Tunas Yunier Cabreja López (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 3 hours by political police on her way to a dissident activity. Fidel Agüero 01/21/15 Havana Marcelino Abreu Bonora (Frente de Acción Cívica OZT) Juan del Pilar Goberna 01/21/15 Camagüey Sergio Luís Pérez Betancourt (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 2 hours and beaten by political police for being a dissident. Detained for 2 hours and beaten by political police for being a dissident. 01/22/15 Havana Rolando Reyes Rabanal (Independent activist) Detained for 15 hours by political police for being a dissident Juan del Pilar Goberna 01/25/15 Bayamo, Granma Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Yudisbel Roselló Mojena, Damaris García González, Yanelkis Gallardo García and Ariadna Sánchez Bantour (Damas de Blanco) Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta 01/25/15 Holguín María Teresa García Rojas, Maidoly Leyva Portelles, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Yanelis Pichardo Sánchez (Damas de Blanco) Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta 01/27/15 Playa, Havana Adonis Salgado (Cuba Independiente y Democrática) Detained for 2 hours by political police and threatened because of his dissident activities. Adonis Salgado 8 Fernando Vázquez Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/28/15 Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara 01/28/15 Havana 01/28/15 Santa Isabel de la Lajas, Cienfuegos 01/28/15 Havana Jaime Castillo Joba y Diana Alonso (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Sonia González Mejías, Melkis Faure Echevarría y Alcibíades Guerra Marín (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Jorge Luís Oliver Díaz, Eloísa Veloz Becerra, Lourdes Armenteros García y Lidieski Fundora Armenteros (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Maribel Hernández, Roberto Ferrer, Ángel Valdez, Margarita Rodríguez, Adnaloy Rodríguez, Gerardo Lezcano, Augusto Guerra, José Menéndez, Roxilinie Sotolongo, Yohana de la Cruz, Ariel González, Niurka Caridad, Lisset Naranjo, Anai Penalbo, Yosvani Fernández, Ángel Oñate, Smith Cantillo, Yosvani Correa, Yusniel López, Dayan Pérez, Adonis Salgado, Hanse Eloy Almeida, Luís Godinez, Ubeldo Herrera Hernández, René Garzón Villa-Verde, Juan Carlos Linares y Agustín López Canino (Various organizations) 9 His home was raided by progovernment mobs. Manuel Sarduy Detained 4-8 hours by political police for demanding their belongings, confiscated by the police, be returned. Sonia González Mejías Detained 2-3 hours by political police for holding events in honor of José Martí’s birth. Manuel Sarduy Detained for 5 hours by political police to prevent them from putting together a flower arrangement in honor of José Martí’s birth. Adonis Salgando Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 01/29/15 Camajuaní, Villa Clara Armando Echevarría López and Yander Reyes Machado (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Detained for hours because of their dissident activities. Later abandoned miles away from the city. Manuel Sarduy http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu @ICCAS_UM Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies 10 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Violations of Human Rights in Cuba February 2015 The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained and experienced harassment, physical aggression, acts of vandalism and/or acts of repudiation* in Cuba in the month of February, 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). Summary At least 492 arbitrary arrests for political reasons. 87 dissidents were victims of physical aggression. 15 harrassed because of political reasons. *Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police). 1 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Date Incident Location Victims Incident Type 02/01/15 Bayamo, Granma Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Damaris García González, Yanelkis Gallardo García and Ivania Rodríguez (Damas de Blanco) 02/01/15 Holguín Arelis Palacio Alcina, Marexi Lausau Tamayo, María Teresa García Rojas y Damaris Morales (Damas de Blanco) Detained for 4 hours by the political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Palacio was severely beaten. 02/01/15 Havana Yanelis Cutiño Martínez, Sahira Castro Casals, Julia Estrella Aramburo, Martha Santodomingo, Yipsian García, Lidia Esther Romeu Roa, Maite Alfonso Veitía, Yanet Padrón, Leonor Reinó Borges y Rosario Morales La Rosa (Ciudadanas por la Democracia) Detained for 4 hours by the political police for handing out copies of UN Human Rights declaration. 02/01/15 El Cristo, Santiago de Cuba Niurka Carmona Carmona, Paula Oliva Chacón, Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Rosa María Santana Borrego, Paula Girón Castro and Isolina Reyes Consuegra (Ciudadanas por la Democracia) Detained for 6 hours by the political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. 2 Detained for 4 hours by the political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Source of Information Arturo Acosta Arturo Acosta Rosario Morales La Rosa Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Arturo Acosta 02/02/15 Baracoa, Guantánamo 02/02/15 Guantánamo Keyber Rodríguez (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Briefly detained by the political police. Rafael Puentes Cremé (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 2 hours by political police for his dissident activities. Arturo Acosta 02/05/15 Havana Iván Hernández Carrillo (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 5 hours by the political police. The police confiscated Convivencia magazines he had. Iván Hernández Carrillo 02/05/15 Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Detained by political police for 3 hours to keep them from participating in a debate. They were beaten. Arturo Acosta 02/06/15 Havana Paula Girón Castro, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Danaisy Carracedo Milanés, Yanisel Rodríguez Gondres, Angelina Isaac Luna, Yulixander González Ramírez, Yoandra Guaso, Yoleidis Pérez López, Yenisel Jiménez Reyna, Yamila Rodríguez Dinzá, Olga Henríquez Núñez and Odalys Wells (Damas de Blanco) Wilberto Parada Milán (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained and harassed for an hour by political police because of his dissident activities. Arcelio Molina 02/06/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Detained by political police for trying to hand the Archbishop’s office a letter. They were abandoned miles away from the city. Iván Hernández Carrillo Marcelino Abreu, Belkis Toledo Rodríguez, Sánder Reyes Machado, Eloísa Velázquez Becerra, Librado Linares García, Jorge Luís Olivera Díaz, Elsa Acebal Martínez and Diamile Suárez (Various organizations) 3 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/07/15 Havana 02/07/15 02/07/15 02/07/15 02/07/15 02/08/15 Mella, Santiago de Cuba Havana Havana Havana Caridad Ramírez Utria, Heriberto Pons Ruíz, Olayda Castillo, Israel Rojas Montano, Miguel López Santos y Rolando Cabrera Ramírez (Partido Unión por Cuba Libre) Yasmani Magaña Díaz (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco and Lázaro Mendoza (Frente de Acción Cívica OZT) René Fernández Quiroga (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Melkis Faure Echevarría y Emilio Serrano Rodríguez (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 3 hours by political police to prevent them from participating in a meeting. Carlos Manuel Pupo Alexei Martínez Detained 5 hours by political police because of his dissident activities. Hugo Damián Prieto Detained 8 hours by political police because of his dissident activities. Arcelio Molina Detained for 3 days to prevent them from traveling to another province. Arcelio Molina Detained by political police because of their dissident activities. El Cristo, Santiago de Cuba Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Maday González Dalmau, María del Carmen Santana Barrera and Tania Chacón Oliva (Ciudadanas por la Democracia) Detained for 6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Colón, Matanzas Francisco Rangel Manzano and Carlos Olivera Martínez (Partido por la Democracia PLB) Severely beaten by political police because of their involvement in dissident activities. 02/08/15 4 Félix Navarro Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/08/15 Havana Bayamo, Granma 02/08/15 Holguín 02/08/15 Guantánamo 02/08/15 02/10/15 02/10/15 02/11/15 Marianao, Havana Mayelín Peña Bullain, Mirta Ricardo Tornet, Deyvis García Ramos, Yusleidis Girón Ortiz y Oilyn Hernández Rodríguez (Damas de Blanco) Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yudisbel Roselló Mojena y Damaris García González (Damas de Blanco) Mailyn Ricardo Góngora, Maidoly Leyva Portelles, Adairis Miranda Leyva, Yilennis Aguilera Santos, Yanelis Pichardo Sánchez y Rosa María Naranjo Nieves (Damas de Blanco) Yoanni Beltrán Gamboa (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Eugenio Hernández Hernández (former political prisoner) Arroyo Naranjo, Havana Agustín Figueroa Galindo (Partido Unión por Cuba Libre) Boyeros, Havana Mario Alberto Hernández Leyva, José Díaz Silva, Egberto Escobedo Morales, Liset Naranjo, Zaqueo Báez Guerrero, Lourdes Esquivel Vieyto, María Josefa Acón Sardiñas, Julia Herrera Roque, Luís 5 Berta Soler Detained for hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Hernandez was beat. Arturo Acosta Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained for 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Harassed for days by political police because they assumed he was handing out anti-government pamphlets. Ramón Alejandro Muñoz Carlos Manuel Pupo Detained for 3 hours by political police to prevent him from attending a dissident activity. Carlos Manuel Pupo Detained for 6 hours by political police because of his involvement in dissident activities. Detained by political police for hours because of his dissident activities. Hernández Leyva, Díaz Silva, Escobedo Morales, Báez Guerrero and Esquivel Vieyto Zaqueo Báez Guerrero Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/11/15 Guantánamo Camagüey 02/11/15 02/11/15 02/13/15 02/15/15 Havana Havana Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Jesús Gutiérrez Campos, Augusto Guerra Márquez, Ángel Luís Díaz Feraut, Víctor Marcos Valdés Sendiña and Damaris Revé (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República- UNPACU) Damián Rodríguez Mejías (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Misael Canet Velázquez, Yosvany Sepulveda, Alexis Muñoz Jiménez and Elsa Fernández Graelle (Frente de Resistencia Cívica OZT) María Cristina Labrada, Milagros Matías Ponce, Lourdes Díaz Esquivel, Víctor Pita Díaz, Victoria Díaz Silva y Juan Jesús Cruz (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República- UNPACU) Agustín Figueroa Galindo (Partido Unión por Cuba Libre) Geordanis Muñoz Guerrero, Adael Muñoz Guerrero, Gilberto Hernández la O, Marioldi Delgado Romero, Rulisán Rodríguez Ramírez, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Roberto Almaguer González, Pedro Campa Almenares, Yerolandis Calderín Alvarado, 10. Naldo Antonio Ramos Alcántara, Ángel Lino Isaac Luna, Esquizander 6 were beaten. Arturo Acosta Detained by police because of his dissident activities. Daniel Millet Detained for hours by political police because of dissident activities. Severely beaten by political police because of their dissident activities. Zaqueo Báez Guerrero Carlos Manuel Pupo Detained for 6 hours by the political police because of his dissident activities. Detained for 5 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/15/15 Bayamo, Granma 02/15/15 Santiago de Cuba Benítez Moya, Roner López Hernández, Osmay Vázquez Aranda, Yosmany García Rociando, Ruberlandis Ávila González, Yenisel Rodríguez Gondre, Yeniséi Jiménez Reina, Yunaisis Martínez Céspedes, Yunaisis Carracedo Milanés, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Yamila Dinza Rodríguez, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Solidaris Arias Almenares, Yailin Rodríguez Oliva, Yasmín Tesidor Hernández, Rosalía Garcés Arce and Paula Girón Castro (Members from two organizations) Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Yanelkis Gallardo García, Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez and Nidia Rodríguez (Damas de Blanco) Carlos Oliva Riverí, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Carlos Rafael Torres Romero, Alexeis Martínez Vaillant, José Augusto Bueno Fuentes, Lázaro Barrera de los Santos, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Héctor Velázquez Gómez, Wilder Cusa Cervantes, Lorenzo Malesu Isaac, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra, Soraya Dunet Hernández, Doraisa Correoso Pozo, Yordanis Chávez Roll, Damaris Rodríguez Ramos, 7 Arturo Acosta Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained 1-5 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario del Cobre. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/15/15 Holguín 02/15/15 Mella, Santiago de Cuba 02/15/15 San Luís, Santiago de Cuba 02/20/15 Marianao, Havana 02/21/15 Guantánamo Lisandra Rivero Rodríguez, Niubis Gómez Pérez, Miraida Martín Calderín, Cristina Bedey González, Yamil Rodríguez Cisneros, Bárbaro Tresol Verdecia, Rafael Molina Rodríguez y Aníbal Ribeaux (Members from two organizations) Rosa Escalona Gómez, Maidoly Leyva Portelles, Adairis Miranda Leyva y Yanelis Pichardo Sánchez (Damas de Blanco) Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Yarisniel Álvarez Vargas, Mileidi Gómez Pérez, Ismaray González Dalmau, Rubén Alvarado Reyes, Graciela Domínguez Girón, Mileidis Maceo Quiñones, Maidolis Oribe Perdomo and Moraima Díaz (Members from two organizations) Yanni Núñez Naranjo, Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Eliecer Quintana Suárez, Roberto González Feria, Gabriel Ernesto Torres Velázquez, Arisbel Mustelier Osorio, Erlis Téllez Limonta y Eddy Téllez (Members from two organizations) Eugenio Hernández (Former political prisoner) Yoanni Beltrán Gamboa (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 8 Arturo Acosta Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Perdomo, Álvarez and Gómez were severely beaten. Arturo Acosta Detained 5 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Harassed by political police because of his dissident activities. Ramón Alejandro Muñoz Under surveillance for hours by political police because of his dissident activities. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/22/15 Havana 02/22/15 Santiago de Cuba Lourdes Esquivel Vieyto, Mayelín Santiesteban López, Bárbara Aguilar García, Yeniset Amores Aguilera, Yolanda Santana Ayala, Eugenia Díaz Hernández, Lázara Bárbara Sendiña Recalde, María Cristina Labrada Varona, Virgen Cuello Basulto, Julia Herrera Roque, María Josefa Acón Sardiña, Yamile Naranjo, Yamile Garro Alfonso and Dellices González (Damas de Blanco) Maylin Isaac Sánchez, Lorenzo Malesu Isaac, Ridel Luis Brea Alcántara, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra Damaris Rodríguez Ramos, Doraisa Correoso Pozo, Lisandra Rivera Rodríguez, Yordanis Chávez Roll, Alexeis Martínez Vaillant, Lázaro Barrera de los Santos, Amado Torres Montalván, José Augusto Bueno Fuentes, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Carlos Rafael Torres Romero, Iduni Garcés Rodríguez, Evelio Fernández Salazar, Yoandri Betancourt Castellanos, Eduardo Fernández Cardoso, Damir Rodríguez Cisneros, Vladimir Martin Castellanos, Miraida Martin Calderín, Nailen Martin Benet, Franklin Álvarez Fernández, Alexeis Pécora Rabel, Rafael Molina Rodríguez, Bianco Vargas 9 Detained for hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magaly Norvis Otero Detained 2-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario del Cobre. Alexis Martínez Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/22/15 Holguín 02/22/15 Havana Martin, Alexeis Vargas Martin, Ernesto Roberto Rivery Gascón, Wilder Cervantes Cuza, Yander Martínez Sánchez, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Aníbal Ribeaux Figueredo, Aracelio Ribeaux Noa, David Fernández Cardoso, Samuel Leblanc and Jesús Manuel Dupetey (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Sonia Escobar Ricardo and Maidoly Leyva Portelles (Damas de Blanco) Rolando Reyes Rabanal, Miguel Borroto Vázquez, Moraima Rodríguez Batista, Raúl Borges Álvarez, Ramón Mora Hernández, Sandalio Mejías Santiesteban, Ángel Moya Acosta, Duniel Blanco Acosta, Ernesto Fonseca Garcí, Pablo Enrique Romero Camejo, Luís Andrés Domínguez Sardiñas, Guillermo García Velazco, Luís Enrique López Torres, Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, Humberto Vid Marín, Luís Gutiérrez Campo, Damián Subira Santiesteban, Mario Alberto Hernández Leiva, Ubaldo Herrera Hernández, Francisco García Punier, Arturo Rojas Rodríguez, Pavel Herrera Hernández, Alexis Gómez Rodríguez, Ángel Figueredo Casteñon, Ramón Alejandro Muñoz González, 10 Detained for 4 hours to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained for hours by political police on their way to symbolically honor with flowers the lives of the Brothers to the Rescue and Orlando Zapata Tamayo. They were beaten. Magaly Norvis Otero Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/22/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara 02/22/15 Mella, Santiago de Cuba 02/22/15 Havana Ricardo Luna Rodríguez, Antonio Rodiles, Ayler González Mena, Alexander Fernández Rico, José Díaz Silva, Pedro Fontari Miranda, Jorge Esanfe, Alfredo Guillauma, Leudis Reyes Cuza y Rubén (Members from various organizations) Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez (Damas de Blanco) Harassed by a stranger while being watched by the political police to prevent her from attending Sunday mass. Yoandris Bolaños Vázquez, Jose Detained 1-5 hours by political Amaury Abelenda Hierrezuelo. police to keep them from attending Golpeado, Ruberlandis Ávila Sunday mass at the Santuario del González, Keyla Ramos Suarez, Cobre. Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Ismaray González Dalmau, Leonardo Cobas Pérez, Yoandri Fuentes Hernández and Abraham Cabrera Torres (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Zaqueo Báez Guerrero, Hugo Detained for hours by political Damián Prieto Blanco, Armando police to keep them from Peraza Hernández, Julio Ramírez supporting the Ladies in White. Castiñeira, Lázaro Mendoza García, Lázaro de la Noval Usín, José Antonio Pompa López, Yasmani Borroto and Lázaro Fresneda (Members of various oganizations) 11 Magaly Norvis Otero Alexis Martínez Magaly Norvis Otero Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/22/15 Bayamo, Granma Damaris García González, Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas and Yanelkis Gallardo García (Damas de Blanco) Detained 4 hours by political police to keep them from attending Sunday mass. They were beaten. Arturo Acosta 02/22/15 Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Gilberto Hernández La O, Geordanis Muñoz, Adael Muñoz Guerrero, Roberto Almaguer, Héctor Adel García Ríos, Marioldi Delgado Romero, Esquizander Benítez Moya, Marco Antonio Ramos, Pedro Campa Almenares, Yerolandis Calderín Alvarado, Dagmaris Moya García, Rulisán Ramírez, Omay Vázquez Aranda, Daniel Rodríguez, Luis Ángel Tamayo Echavarría, José Alejandro Sánchez Ruiz, Andrés Cutiño Galán, Ángel Lino Isaac Luna, Antonio Suárez Ramos, Víctor Campa Almenares, Ronel López Hernández, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Yenisei Jiménez Reyna, Yenni Dinza Rodríguez, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Yenisel Rodríguez Gondres, Paula Girón Castro, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Yunaisis Carracedo Milanés, Yasmín Tesidor Hernández, Eduviges Isaac Rodríguez, Solidaris Arias Almenares, Yailin Rodríguez Oliva and Yanisleidis López (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 2-6 hours to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario del Cobre. Alexis Martínez 12 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/22/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara 02/22/15 San Luís, Santiago de Cuba 02/22/15 Havana Marbelis González Reyes, Sandra Rodríguez Gattorno, Tamara Jiménez García, Isabel Fernández Yánez, María Luisa Arango Presival, Dayamí Villavicencio Hernández, Tania Díaz Urdanivia, Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez, Haymeé Moya Montes de Oca, Heyda Fonseca and Diarena Arrondo (Damas de Blanco) Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Eliecer Quintana Suárez, Yanni Núñez Naranjo, Erlis Reyes Limonta, Eddy Reyes Limonta, Gabriel Ernesto Torres Velázquez, Aribel Mustelier Osorio, Roberto González Feria, Omar Irán Peña, Yordanis Pérez and Jairo Correa (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Berta Soler Fernández, Magaly Norvis Otero Suárez, Lismari Quintana Ávila, Yaquelín Boni Hechevarría, Ada maría López Canino, Aliuska Gómez García, Kirenia Díaz Urgelles, Caridad Ramírez Utria, Glisedis Piña González, Eralidis Frómeta Polanco, Haydée Gallardo Salazar, Zulema Lay Sangrones, María Rojas Pereira, Cecilia Guerra Alfonso, Damaris Revé Rodríguez, Tamara Rodríguez Quesada, Soldrelys Torruella Poncio, Ivonne 13 Detained for hours by political police while they peacefully protested against the repudiation act done to a member of the Ladies in White. Rodríguez was beaten. Magaly Norvis Otero Detained 2-6 hours by political police to keep them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario del Cobre. Alexis Martínez Detained for hours by political police on their way to honor with flower arrangements the Brother to the Rescue victims and Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Eleven Ladies in White were brutally beaten. Magaly Norvis Otero Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/23/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos Lemus Fonseca, Olayda Castillo Trujillo, Marlen Alonso Parada, Mirenia Henry García, Lissette Naranjo Girón, Alina Lanz García, Milvia Aguilera Lanz, Sarahí Pérez Pedroso, Marbelis Destrade, Adisnidia Dallet Urgelles, Lucinda González Gómez, Mirta Ricardo Tornet, Mirta Ricardo Tornet, Dunia Medina Moreno, Danaisis Muñoz López, Daisis Artiles, Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Isdaris Pérez Ponciano, María Castro Rodríguez, Margarita Barbena Calderín, Xiomara Cruz Miranda, Yurleany Tamayo Martínez, María Rodríguez Molina, Oilyn Hernández Rodríguez, Roxilene Sotolongo Cruz, Gloria San Juan Oliva, Annay Peñalba Subit, Yoisi Jaramillo Sánchez, Ivón Lazo Abreu, Yoanna de la Cruz García, Daysi Cuello Basulto, Marcedes Risco Pérez, Dayane Ortiz Hernández, Luisa Toscano Kindelán, Dayamí Lay Sangones, Zenaida Hidalgo Cedeño y Iris Llerandi Kindelán (Damas de Blanco) Yoan Arango Ancizar (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) 14 Detained for hours by the political police because the police suspected he was going to hold a dissident activity. Iván Hernández Carrillo Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/24/15 Pinar del Río José Rolando Casares Soto (Partido Republicano de Cuba) 02/24/15 Cienfuegos Rolando Hernández Rojas and Jesús Bicher Guerra (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 02/24/15 Arroyo Naranjo, Havana Agustín Figueroa, Carlos Manuel Pupo and Oscar Elías Biscet (Partido Unión por Cuba Libre) 02/24/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara 02/24/15 Habana Vieja, Havana Damarys Moya Portieles, Yoel Hernández Jiménez, Leidy Contreras Ruíz, Mabis González Tapanes, Yuliet Pedroso González, Mildrey Agüero Torres, Orestes Machado Calderón, Pedro Antonio Padilla Aguilar and Yandis Martín (Coalición Central Opositora) Fred Calderón Muñoa and Franklin Calderón Muñoa (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 02/24/15 San Luís, Santiago de Cuba 02/24/15 Sanctí Spíritus Ricardo Guzmán Calzada (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Osvaldo Arce Hernández (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) 15 Detained 3 hours by the political police because the police suspected he was going to hold a dissident activity. Yamilka Abascal Alexis Martínez Detained for hours by political police because of their dissident activities. Detained for hours by political Yunier López O'farril police for attending a dissident event. They were abandoned miles away from the city. Harassed by pro-government mobs Iván Hernández and home was vandalized for their Carrillo involvement in dissident activities. Detained 4 hours by political police for having an antigovernment sign. Sonia González Detained for hours by political police for being suspected of attempting to hold a dissident activity. Detained 1 hour by political police after attending a vigil. Alexis Martínez Iván Hernández Carrillo Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/24/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara 02/24/15 Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río 02/25/15 Artemisa Dariana Arredondo Martínez, Maikel Armenteros Oramas, Natividad Blanco Carrero, Jorge Luís Artiles Montiel, María Josefa Oramas García, María del Carmen Martínez López, Raúl López Pérez, Miguel Fariñas Key, Dania Díaz Urdanivia, Mary Laredo González, Tony Colina Márquez, Nilo Gilbert Arencibia, Ramón Arbolay Abreu, Carlos Fernández Arbolay, Idonis Rodríguez Pérez, Guillermo Fariñas Hernández, Dayamí Villavicencio Hernández, Frank Reyes López, Sandra Rodríguez Gattorno, Haymeé Moya Montes de Oca, Yanaisy Santana Hurtado, Jesús Hernández Pérez, Celestino Hernández Gutiérrez, Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez, Yaima Villavicencio, Omar Núñez Espinosa and Ignacio Blanco (Fórum Antitotalitario Unido) Eduardo Díaz and Raúl Luís Risco (Nuevo Partido Revolucionario Cubano) Elaine Núñez Cabrera (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 16 Detained 2-7 hours by the political police to keep them from honoring the Brothers to the Rescue victims and Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Martínez, Reyes López, and Rodríguez were severely beaten. Ramón Jiménez Detained and threatened for 1 hour by the political police. Juan del Pilar Goberna Detained for 6 hours by the political police because of dissident activities. Alexis Martínez Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/25/15 Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba Julio César Vega Santiesteban (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained and threatened for 5 hours by the political police because of dissident activities. Alexis Martínez 02/25/15 Trinidad, Sanctí Spíritus Raúl Zaqueira Díaz (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) Detained for hours by the political police to be warned about his involvement in dissident activities. Iván Hernández Carrillo 02/25/15 Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Yosvani Izaguirre (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for 24 hours by political police because of his involvement in dissident activities. Alexei Martínez 02/25/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Damarys Moya Portieles, Yoel Hernández Jiménez, Leidy Contreras Ruíz, Mabis González Tapanes, Yuliet Pedroso González, Mildrey Agüero Torres, Orestes Machado Calderón, Pedro Antonio Padilla Aguilar, Yandis Martín Peraza, Justa Rojas Pecoso, Ailin Orozco Delgado y Marcelino Abreu (Coalición Central Opositora) Detained by the political police at the outside of the police station. They were taken back to their homes. Abreu was detained for 24 hours. Damarys Moya Portieles 02/25/15 Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Francisco Hernández Rivero (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 3 hours by the political police to keep him from participating at a dissident event. Alexis Martínez 17 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/26/15 Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba 02/26/15 Havana 02/26/15 Chaparra, Las Tunas 02/28/15 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Pedro Campa Almenares, Geordanis Muñoz Guerrero, Gilberto Hernández la O, Rulisán Rodríguez Ramírez, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Roberto Almaguer González, Yerolandis Calderín Alvarado, Ángel Lino Isaac Luna, Esquizander Benítez Moya, Roner López Hernández, Yosvany García Rusindo, Yeniséi Jiménez Reina, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Yasmín Tesidor Hernández, Paula Girón Castro, Yurisleidis López Pérez, Yoandra Benítez Guaso, Rosa Santana Barrera, José Sánchez Ruíz, Víctor Campa Almenares, Aylin Guerra Pérez, Norge López Reyna and Antonio López (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Fred Calderón and Franklin Arango (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Frank Hernández Rivero, Carlos Alberto Arteaga Arias, Ivo Laffite Rodríguez and José Enrique Ávila (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Michel Oliva, Silvia Cuello, Yuriet Pedroso, Mary González, Maira Conyedo, Landilexi González, Yoel Hernández and Leidy Contreras (Coalición Central Opositora) 18 Detained 2-5 hours by the political police after they broke into Guerrero’s home, destroyed the TV set and some furniture, all while a dissident event was taking place. Were all abandoned miles away from their homes. Alexis Martínez Detained by the political police and accused of disorderly behavior. Juan del Pinar Goberna Detained 2-6 hours by the political police because of their involvement in dissident activities. Alexis Martínez Detained by police agents when they tried protesting outside of the police station. Damarys Moya Portieles Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 02/28/15 El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba Vladimir Martín Castellanos (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained for hours by political police to keep them from attending mass the following day. José Daniel Ferrer http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu @ICCAS_UM Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies 19 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Violations of Human Rights in Cuba March 2015 The following report compiles information of Cubans arbitrarily arrested and/or detained and experienced harassment, physical aggression, acts of vandalism and/or acts of repudiation* in Cuba in the month of March 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). At least 610 arbitrary arrests for political reasons in March, 2015. The higest number in the past 7 months. *Acts of Repudiation are physical and/or verbal aggression mobs organized by State Security (Cuba’s political police). 1 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Date Incident Location Victims 03/01/15 Mella, Yohandry Bolaños Vázquez, Mileidys Maceo Quiñones, Mileidys Gómez Pérez and Ismaray González Dalmau. (Various organizations) Santiago de Cuba 03/01/15 03/01/15 San Luis, Santiago de Cuba Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Incident Type Detained 4-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at El Cobre. They were physically hurt and abandoned away from each other. Source of Information Arturo Acosta Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Caymin Núñez Naranjo, Eliecer Quintana Suárez, Jairo Correa Capote, Aribel Mustelier Osorio, Erlis Telles Limonta, Ernesto Gabriel Torres Velázquez, Eddy Téllez Limonta and Roberto González Feria. (Various organizations) Detained 4-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at El Cobre. They were physically hurt and abandoned away from each other. Arturo Acosta Pedro Campa Almenares, Víctor Campa Almenares, Gilberto Hernández La O, Geordanis Muñóz Guerrero, Daineris Moya García, Héctor García Ríos, Adael Muñóz Guerrero, Yeroslandi Calderín Alborado, Ángel Luis Guisac Luna, Rudisán Ramírez Rodríguez, Naldo Antonio Ramos Alcántara, Osmay Vázquez Arondo, Ruberlandis Ávila González, Ronel López Hernández, Laudelino Rodríguez Mendosa, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Roberto Detained 4-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at El Cobre. They were physically hurt and abandoned away from each other. Arturo Acosta 2 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Almaguer González, José Alejandro Sánchez Ruíz, Luis Ángel Tamayo Hechavarria, Geordanis Izaguirre Hernández, Elisey Jiménez Reyna, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Rosalía Garcés Cerafé, Dunaisy Carracedo Milanés, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Yamilay Diza Rodríguez, Yunaisis Martínez Céspedes, Paula Grión Castro, Yenisey Rodríguez Gondre, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Yasmín Teisidor Hernández, Yoandra Benítez Guazo, Yarisleidys López Pérez, Tania Oliva Chacón, Milagro Leyva and Rosa María Marrero. (Various organizations) Santiago de Cuba 03/01/15 Maylin Isaac Sánchez, Lorenzo Malesú Issac, Vladimir Alarcón Mora, David Fernández Cardoso, Evelio Fernández Salazar, Yoandri Betancourt Castellanos, Gohart Cruz Zamora, Idunni Garcés Rodríguez, Noel Fernández Cardoso, Ridel Brea Alcántara, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra, Héctor Velázquez Gómez, José Roberto Núñez Paumier, Rafael Molina Rodríguez, Alexeis Martínez Vaillant, Samuel Leblan Sobón, Zoraya Dunet Hernández, Aníbal Ribeaux Figueredo, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Yonder Martínez Sánchez, 3 Detained 4-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at El Cobre. They were physically hurt and abandoned away from each other. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Carlos Rafael Torres Romero, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Carlos Oliva Riberí, Diango Vargas Martín, Gamil Rodríguez Cisneros, Miraida Martín Calderín, Franklin Álvarez Fernández, Aracelio Ribeaux Noa, Wilder Cervantes Cusa, Lázaro Barrera De los Santos, Yorquelia Preval Ierrezuelo, Edgar Estrada Pérez, José Castillo Ríos, José Augusto Bueno Fuentes, Vladimir Martín Castellanos, Noilín Marín Venet, Amado Torres Montalbán y Bárbaro Trezul Verdecia. (Various organizations) Bayamo 03/01/15 03/01/15 03/01/15 Arturo Acosta Yudisbel Roselló Mojena, Ivania Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yanelkis Gallardo García y Damaris García González. (Damas de Blanco) Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Holguín Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Arturo Acosta Rosa María Naranjo Nieves y Katiuska Rodríguez Rodríguez. (Damas de Blanco) Magda Onelvis Mendoza Díaz, Denia Fernández Rey, Yenisleidys Peralta Álvarez, Yanet Figueredo Cruz, Gladys Peralta Álvarez, Marielis Manzano Carballo, Olga Lidia La O Figueredo, Elsa Litsy Isaac Reyes, María Lina Perdomo Durán, María Caridad Dobarro Digzan, Onelis Calderín Alvarado, 4 Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Detained 2 hours by political police after attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Yuneisy Amaya Arias y Lorena Gondres de la Rosa. (Damas de Blanco) Detained 7 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Detained 7 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Mirta Ricardo Tornet. (Dama de Blanco) Detained 7 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Ciego de Ávila Mailén Cruz Maidique Dominó. (Dama de Blanco) Detained 7 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis 03/02/15 Havana Ramón Mora Hernández (Unión por Cuba Libre) Detained for 2 hours by political police for reading a foreign newspaper at a public park. Carlos Manuel Pupo 03/02/15 Santa Clara Mildrey Agüero Torres, Orestes Machado Calderón, Pedro Antonio Padilla Aguilar, Yandy Martín Peraza, Mavis González Tapanes, Landyleisy González Conyedo, Cindia Cuella Chávez, Yoel Hernández Jiménez, Leidy Contreras Ruíz, Daily Villavicencio Jurajura, Yuriet Pedroso Hernández y Damarys Moya Portieles. (Coalición Central Opositora) Detained by political police on their way to the municipal police station to demand justice for a dissident. Damarys Portielles Moya 03/01/15 Mayabeque 03/01/15 Havana 03/01/15 Artemisa 03/01/15 Mayelín Peña Buillan y Yenisel Amore Aguilera. (Damas de Blanco) Igdaris Pérez Ponceano. (Dama de Blanco) 5 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/03/15 Havana 03/04/15 03/04/15 03/04/15 03/05/15 Caibarién, Villa Clara Havana Havana Perico, Matanzas 03/06/15 Alquízar, Artemisa 03/07/15 Guanes, Pinar del Río 03/08/15 Cárdenas, Matanzas Sonia Caridad González Mejías y Melkis Faure Hechevarría (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Carlos Michael Morales Rodríguez (Blogger and independent journalist) Detained 5 hours by political police for demanding the freedom of political prisoners. Detained and threatened 6 hours by political police for publicly protesting and distributing flyers. Juan del Pilar Goberna Iván Hernández Carillo Regla Ríos Casado Rebeca Rojas Ullán. (CAPPF) Detained 3 hours at a police station for being presumed to film a municipal building. Armando Peraza Hernández. (Nuevo Partido Revolucionario Cubano) Félix Navarro Rodríguez (Partido por la Democracia) Raúl Luis Risco Pérez Detained 1 hour by political police for criticizing arbitrary arrests. He was fined $200. Detained 2 hours by police and interrogated for being under the suspicion of anti-government signs. Iván Hernández Carillo Dolores Eleine Muñiz María Dolores Miranda Figarte, Yordanis Rosabal, Yosdany Blanco Detained 1 hour by political police Hernández, Luis Enrique Lazo Díaz and harassed for handing out flyers about human rights. and Dolores Eleine Muñiz Cabrera. (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Raúl Luis Risco Pérez Rafael Hernández Blanco and Luis Detained 6 hours by political Esteban Hernández. police to keep them from attending (Nuevo Partido Revolucionario a meeting. Cubano) Leticia Ramos Herrería and Iván Hernández Harassed by political police and Hortensia Alfonso Vega Carillo pro-government mobs when (Damas de Blanco) leaving Sunday mass. 6 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/08/15 03/08/15 Holguín Bayamo, Granma Santiago de Cuba 03/08/15 Arturo Acosta Maidolis Leiva Portelles, Ada Iris Miranda Leyva, Dagmaris García González y Yanelkis Pichardo ( Damas de Blanco) Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Yudisbel Roselló Mojena and Emiliano González Olivera. (Damas de Blanco and a guest) José Daniel Ferrer García, Samuel Leblanc Pavón, Vladimir Martín Castellanos, Bárbaro Tresol Verdecia, Davis Fernández Cardoso, Yoandri Betancourt Castellanos, Evelio Fernández Salazar, Yoel Fernández Cardoso, Eduardo Fernández Cardoso, Alexander Otero Rodríguez, Ángel Yunier Remón Arzuaga, Héctor Velázquez Gómez, David González Pérez, Vladimir Alarcón Mora, Romni Lahera Pérez, Maylín Isaac Sánchez, Lorenzo Malesú Isaac, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra, Carlos Oliva Riverí, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Carlos Rafael Torres Romero, Alexeis Martínez Vaillant, Magalis Rivaflecha Torres, Yander Martínez Sánchez, Cristina Vedey González, Beatriz Saborit Giraudi, Damir Rodríguez Cisneros, Miraida Martín Calderín, Franklin Álvarez Hernández, Ernesto Roberto Riverí 7 Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained 6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Maylin Isaac Sánchez Detained 6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at El Cobre. Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Gascón, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Lázaro Romero Hurtado, Aníbal Ribeaux Figueredo, Nailé Martín Benet, Alexei Pécora Rabel, Bianco Vargas Martín, Diango Vargas Martín, Yunaisy Carracedo Milanés, Paula Girón Castro, Yunaisis Martínez Céspedes, Graciela Domínguez Girón, Mileydis Gómez Pérez, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Milagros Leyva Ramírez, Yamila Dinza Rodríguez, Eduviges Isaac Ramírez, Niurka Carmona Carmona, Soridaris Arias Almenares, Yoandra Benítez Guaso, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Tania Oliva Garcón, Rosa María Santana Barrera, Dionesey Jiménez Reina, Pedro Campa Almenares, Yeroslandy Calderín Alvarado, Geordanis Muñoz Guerrero, Adael Muñoz Guerrero, Esquizander Benítez Moya, Rulisán Ramírez Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Figueroa Coda, Laudelino Rodríguez Mendoza, Ruberlandis Ávila González, Ramón Chan Díaz, Daniel Rodríguez Peraza, Eddy Soca Bolaños, Dagneris Moya Isaac, Yasmani Magaña Díaz, Rubén Alvarado Reyes, José Amaury Avelenda Hierrezuelo, Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Leonardo Cobas Pérez, Alexei Serrano Álvarez, 8 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Andrés Torres Roldán, Osmay Vázquez Aranda, Yosvany García Rusindo, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Roberto Almaguer González, Víctor Campa Almenares, Marioldi Delgado Moreno, Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Jairo Correa Capote, Omar Irán Peña López, Eliecer Quintana Suárez, Yanni Núñez Navarro, Ernesto Torres Velarte, Erlis Teyes Limonta, Eddy Teyes Limonta, Arisbel Mustelier Osorio, Roberto González Feria and Ángel Lino Isaac Luna (Various organizations) Niurvis La Rosa Hernández Pressured to change her address to (Dama de Blanco) her husband’s current address. 03/09/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos 03/10/15 Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Jorge Ramírez Calderón. (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos Juan Alberto de la Nuez Ramírez (Movimiento Ciudadanos Reflexión y Reconciliación) Guanajay, Artemisa Dolores Eleine Muñiz Cabrera. (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 03/10/15 03/10/15 Havana 03/10/15 Emilio Gotardi Gotardi (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) 9 Detained 1 hour by political police for taking pictures of a public road. Detained 4 hours for peacefully protesting in front of a police station. Iván Hernández Carillo Jorge Ramírez Calderón Iván Hernández Carillo Dolores Eleine Muñiz Detained by political police to confiscate printouts about human rights and democracy. Questioned by the political police about his trip to Latin America. Iván Hernández Carillo Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/11/15 03/11/15 03/13/15 03/15/15 03/15/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos Havana Bottles thrown at her home overnight for being a Lady in White Midaisy Marrero Gil (Dama de Blanco) David Piloto Barceló. (Movimiento La Fuerza de la Verdad) Calimete, Matanzas Lázara Rodríguez Rotteta. (Dama de Blanco) Bayamo Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos Arianna Sánchez Bandourt, Yudisbel Roselló Mojena, Xiomara Montes de Oca Mediacejas, Ileana Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yanelkis Gallardo García, Lidia Rodríguez (Damas de Blanco) Milaisy Marrero Gil, Niurvis La Rosa Hernández. (Damas de Blanco) 03/15/15 Candelaria, Artemisa Carlos Airán González. (Nuevo Partido Revolucionario Cubano) 03/15/15 Havana Rosario Morales de la Rosa, Leonor Reynold Borges, Yanelis Cutiño Martínez, Nancy Ramona Zamora Paz, Zuleidys Pérez Velázquez, Marlene Abreu Almaguer, Margarita Laborde Chang, Yasiquelin Sánchez, Regla Ríos Casado, Yanisel Boza Garrido, 10 Iván Hernández Carillo David Piloto Barceló Detained 2 hours by political police for distributing flyers about civil rights. Pro-government mobs threw rocks at her house for being a Lady in White. Iván Hernández Carillo Arturo Acosta Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Harassed by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass in Colón. Detained by political police for being under suspicion of hanging posters and was fined. Detained by political police after mass to prevent them from carrying out a march. They were each abandoned in different municipalities. Iván Hernández Carillo Raúl Luis Risco Pérez Regla Ríos Casado Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/15/15 Santiago de Cuba Rebeca Rojas Ullán, Yaneisy Herrera Cabrales, Yurineisy Alemán Ferrera, Yordanka Weeb Barquinery, Yunisel Gainza Acosta, Kirenia Jiménez Molina, Mileisy Díaz Ceija, Marlene Ricardo Aguilar, Elsa Sarduy Saleme, Margarita Rodríguez Díaz, Yoana de la Cruz García, Yanelis Ferrá Fernández, Niurka Herrera Aleyé, Luz Marina Parada Licea, Marlen Alfonso Parada, Zulema Lay Sangroni, Raquel Castillo Urquiza, Marlene Perdigón, Mayelín Rodríguez Batista, Dania Virgen García García, Ana Margarita Sudoroso, Lissette Valle GarcíaArtíles, David Águila Montero y Alejandro Yáñez. (Various organizations) José Daniel Ferrer García, Jorge Cervantes García, Iriade Hernández Aguilera, Maylin Isaac Sánchez, Lorenzo Malesú Isaac, Vladimir Martín Calderín, Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Yanni Núñez Naranjo, Arisbel Mustelier Osorio, Alexander Otero Rodríguez, Ángel Yunier Ramón Arzuaga, Diannelis Salazar Toledo, Vladimir Aguilera Alarcón, Roberto González Feria, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Carlos Oliva 11 Detained 5-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario del Cobre. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Riverí, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Alexei Martínez Vaillant, José Augusto Bueno Fuentes, Carlos Rafael Torres Romero, Lázaro Barrera de los Santos, Amado Torres Montalbán, Yoandri Betancourt Castellanos, Alexei Pécora Rabel, Yander Martínez Sánchez, Lázaro Romero Hurtado, Aníbal Ribeaux Figueredo, Miraida Martín Calderín , Alexei Vargas Martín, Bianco Vargas Martín, Diango Vargas Martín, David Fernández Cardoso, Yoel Fernández Cardoso, Jesús Manuel Duputey Ferrer, Evelio Fernández Salazar, Idunni Garcés Rodríguez, Franklin Álvarez Hernández, Ernesto Roberto Riverí Gascón, Lisandra Miranda Suárez, Lorena Paumier Fuentes, Lázaro Curbelo Mejías, Samuel Leblanc Pavón, Yorquelia Preval Hierrezuelo, Wilder Cervantes Cuza, Damir Rodríguez Cisneros, Doraisa Correoso Pozo, José Roberto Núñez Paumier, Eduardo Fernández Cardoso, Graciela Domínguez Girón, Maidolis Oribe Perdomo, Mileidy Maceo Quiñones, Mileidy Gómez Pérez, Moraima Pérez Díaz, Josefa Casanova Moreno, Rubén Alvarado Reyes, Rubén Torres 12 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Saíz, Yasmani Magaña Díaz, Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Roilán Álvarez Renzoler, José Amauri Avelenda Hierrezuelo, Julio César Salazar Salinas, Maikel García Domínguez, Doily Pupo Estrada, Leonardo Cobas Pérez, Rubislandy Ávila González, Luis Isaac Morales, Abram Cabrera Torres, Solidaris Arias Almenares, Yaneisis Tesidor Hernández, Niurka Carmona Carmona, Yenisel Jiménez Reyna, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Paula Arcelio Girón Castro, Yunaisis Carracedo Milanés, Yunaisy Martínez Céspedes, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Milagros Leiva Ramírez, Yoandra Benítez Guazo, Yurisleidys López Pérez, Yamila Dinza Rodríguez, Geordanis Muñoz Guerrero, Roberto Almaguer González, Gilberto Hernández La O. Ronel López Hernández, Ángel Lino Isaac Luna, Marioldis Delgado Romero, Adael Muñoz Guerrero, Pedro Campa Almenares, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Héctor García Rio, Naldo Antonio Ramos Alcántara, Daineris Moya García, Yeroslandy Calderín Alvarado, Esquisander Benítez Moya, Yosvany García Rusindo, 13 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/15/15 Boyeros, Havana 03/19/15 Havana 03/19/15 Trinidad , Sancti Spíritus 03/19/15 Havana 03/19/15 Santa Clara Rulizán Ramírez Rodríguez, Osmay Vázquez Aranda, Víctor Campa Almenares and Alexei Serrano (Various organizations) Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez, Detained 4 hours by National José Elías González Agüero, police to prevent them from Agustín Figueroa, Jimmy Enrique attending a meeting. They were Torres, Miladys Pelier Marzo, Félix later abandoned outside of the city. Cruz, Boris A Osorio, Niurka Despaigne and Caridad García (Various organizations) Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez. Detained 3 hours by political (Antorcha Martiana) police for protesting against police harassment. Jorge Ramírez Calderón (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) Lázaro Fresneda Fernández (UNPACU) Marvelis González Reyes, Josefa Oramas García, Yilian Morales Fernández, Cristo Rivera Ríos, Frank Yoanny González López, Lutgardo Benítez Pérez, David Bustamante Rodríguez, Natividad Blanco Carrera, Mileidys Reyes Fernández, Rolando Ferrer Espinosa, Ramón Arbolay Abreu, 14 Detained 1 hour for refusing to let the police register his book bag as he emerged from a meeting. Detained for hours by political police for speaking to muslin foreigners belonging to the Comunidad Islámica de Cuba. Detained 1-8 hours by political police when marching in defense of human rights. They were harassed by pro-government mobs. Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez Mario Driggs Echeverría-Carlos Manuel Figueroa Álvarez Iván Hernández Carillo Mario Hechavarría Ramón Jiménez Arencibia Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/20/15 Havana 03/20/15 Caimanera, Guantánamo 03/20/15 Havana Raúl López Pérez, Márquez Armenteros Oramas, Yilian Oramas García, Jorge Luís Artíles Montiel, Nilo Gilbert Arencibia, María Arango Peñalver, Bayamín Villavicencio Hernández, Celestino Hernández Gutiérrez, Idalberto González Pérez, Miguel Fariñas Key, María del Carmen Rodríguez, Digna Rodríguez Ibáñez, Hanoi Almeida Pérez, Haymeé Moya Montes de Oca, Carlos Fernández Arbolay, Yaima Villavicencio Hernández, Frank Reyes López, Antonio Colina Márquez, Omar Núñez Espinosa and Guillermo Fariñas Hernández. ( FANTU) Alberto Ramírez Baró, Miguel Ángel Martínez Ruano and Raúl Bueno Aguilera (Comité Ciudadanos Defensores de los Derechos Humanos) Yeider Fuentes Arias, Alejandro Riquenes and Yosmany Clark (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Reinaldo Abreu Alfonso (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República) 15 Detained by political police and interrogated about the radios that had been given to them at a SINA sponsored class. Alberto de la Caridad Ramírez- Juan Goberna Detained 24 hours by political police for showing solidarity to a neighbor that was going to unjustly have his power cut. Arturo Acosta Detained and interrogated for days by political police and later deported from Holguín for being a dissident. Reinaldo Abreu Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/21/15 Banes, Holguín 03/21/15 Arroyo Naranjo, Havana 03/21/15 Palmarito de Cauto, Santiago de Cuba 03/21/15 Ciego de Ávila 03/21/15 Havana 03/22/15 Holguín 03/22/15 Manzanillo, Granma Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained 5-7 hours by political police to prevent them from attending a meeting. Augusto Guerra Márquez Maximiliano Sánchez Perera, José Amaury Abeledo Hierrezuelo and Oria Josefa Casanova Moreno. (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Mailén Maidique Cruz. (Dama de Blanco) Homes were vandalized by progovernment individuals wearing masks. Maximiliano Sánchez Perera Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Otero Alberto Ramírez Baró, Alberto Ramírez Odio, Leonardo Ramírez Odio, Miguel Ángel Martínez Ruano and Raúl Bueno Aguilera (Activistas de la Oposición) Rosa María Naranjo Nieves, Katiuska Rodríguez Rodríguez, Ada Iris Miranda Leiva, Maidolis Leiva Portelles and Mailín Ricardo (Damas de Blanco) Maricel Vázquez Escalona, Antonio Vázquez Escalona andMaricel Escalona Rondón (Red de Comunicadores Comunitarios) Detained for hours on their way to Santiago de Cuba. José Alberto Álvarez Detained 4 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Detained for hours by political police. Two of them were physically hurt. Tania de la Torre Arelis Palacios Alcina, Niurka Cruz Cruz and Marexi Lauzao Tamayo. (Damas de Blanco) Augusto Guerra Márquez and Osvaldo Herrera Hernández. (Fundación Frank País) 16 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/22/15 Santiago de Cuba Carlos Oliva Riverí, Ricardo Jiménez Sánchez, Liset Nápoles Hechavarría, Ernesto Oliva Torres, Arianne Pérez Giraudi, Ricardo Torres Hernández, Carlos Torres Romero, Alexander Martínez Sánchez, Alexander Otero Rodríguez, Mailyn Isaac Sánchez, Cristina Vedey Sánchez, Dianelis Salazar Toledo, Lieter Reyes Tur, Jorge Cervantes García, Magda Ferrer Cantillo, Miraida Martín Calderín, Enrique Figueroa Miranda, Damaris Rodríguez Ramos, Lisandra Rivero Rodríguez, Doraisa Correoso Pozo, Mailyn Martín Benet, Onel Nápoles Fernández, Franklin Álvarez Fernández, Ángel Frómeta Lobaina, Lázaro Romero Hurtado, Ernesto Riverí Gascón, Alexis Vargas Martín, Diango Vargas Martín, Bianco Vargas Martín, Aníbal Ribeaux Figueredo, Ovidio Martín Castellanos, Erick Díaz Guerrero, Lorenzo Malezú Isaac, Eliades Hernández Aguilera, Carlos Oliva Torres, José Daniel Ferrer García, Samuel Leblanc Pavón, Ernesto Tamayo Guerra, Roberto Formigo Ortíz, Fernando González Vaillant, Yordanis Chávez Roll, José Castillo Ríos, Andro Ríos Ross, Héctor 17 Detained 4-6 hours by political police to prevent them from attending Sunday mass at the Santuario de El Cobre. Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Velázquez Gómez, Rafael Molina Rodríguez, Lisandra Miranda Suárez, Lorena Paumier Fuentes, Zenaida Chang Santana, Bárbaro Rensoler Verdecia, Yamil Ramírez Cisneros, Alfaro Chaviano Rivas, José Núñez Paumier, Yoel Fernández Cardoso, Gilberto Hernández La O, Roberto Almaguer González, Roberto Ayala Galindo, Héctor García Ríos, Leandro Ramos Alcántara, Abel Muñoz Guerrero, Marielis Delgado Romero, Rulizán Ramírez Rodríguez, Daunieris Moya García, Pedro Campa Almenares, Yosvani García Rusindo, Roilán Álvarez Rensoler, Roberto Perdomo Fuentes, Paula Girón Castro, Yenisel Jiménez Reyna, Yanislay Dinza Rodríguez, Yurisleydy Milanés Céspedes, Solidaris Áreas Almenares, Ángel Lino Isaac Luna, Juan Carlos Figueroa Calas, Yordis Pupo Estrada, Graciela García Domínguez, Isolina Reyes Consuegra, Milagros Leyva Ramírez, Yanet Díaz Santiago, Omay Vázquez Avanda, Laudelino Rodríguez Mendoza, Tania Oliva Chacón, Rosa María Santana Barrera, Yurisleidys López Pérez, Yurislaisys Carracedo Milanés, 18 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/23/15 Cienfuegos 03/25/15 Havana 03/27/15 Caimanera, Guantánamo 03/27/15 Havana Yasmín Teisidor Hernández, Ronny Pérez Hernández, Manuel Pérez Suárez, Ángel Albacedo de Colón, Yenisel Rodríguez Gondres, Equisander Benítez, Moya, Mercedes Moya Isaac, Luis Mayo Hechevarría, Yoandra Benítez Guaso, Moraima Díaz Pérez, Mileidy Maceo Quiñones, Yordanis Muñóz Guerrero, Erislandis Calderín Alvarado, Roberto González Feria, Ricardo Guzmán Calzado, Danay Núñez Navarro, Elvis Teyes and Alexey Mustelier (Various organizations) William Cruz Delgado (Movimiento Cubano Reflexión) Detained 72 hours by political police for being a suspect of writing anti-government posters. Iván Hernández Reinaldo Abreu Alfonso (Movimiento Opositores por una Nueva República) Detained and fined 200 Cuban pesos for being a dissident and being in Havana illegally. Pablo Morales Alexis Aguilar Silveira (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 2 hours by political police for having documents belonging to the Unión Patriótica de Cuba Detained 4 hours by political police for being suspected of carrying out a dissident protest. Arturo Acosta Melkis Faure Hechevarría and Sonia Caridad González Mejías (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) 19 Arcelio Molina Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami Melkis Faure Hechevarría and Roberto Hernández Pérez (Unión Patriótica de Cuba) Detained 5 hours for trying to find out at a police station the status of a fellow dissident. Arcelio Molina Jorge Ramírez Calderón (Confederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Cuba) Detained 3 days and beat for protesting against the Poder Popular because of their inefficiency in fixing his water problem at home. Detained 4 hours to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Iván Hernández Maylin Ricardo Góngora and Daimaris García González (Damas de Blanco) Detained 4 hours to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Arturo Acosta Mayelín Bullain y Yeniset Amores Aguilera (Damas de Blanco) Detained 4 hours to prevent them from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Otero Detained 3 hours by political police to threaten him about his wife who is part of the Ladies in White Iván Hernández Detained 4 hours to prevent her from attending Sunday mass. Magalis Norvis Otero 03/28/15 Havana 03/28/15 Manicaragua, Villa Clara 03/29/15 Bayamo Nidia Rodríguez Santiesteban, Xiomara Montes de Oca Media Ceja and Yudisbel Roselló Mojena (Damas de Blanco) 03/29/15 Holguín 03/29/15 Havana 03/29/15 Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos 03/29/15 Ciego de Ávila Yoel Rodríguez Pérez (Dissident) Maylén Maidique Cruz (Dama de Blanco) 20 Arturo Acosta Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/29/15 Havana 03/30/15 Arroyo Naranjo, Havana 03/30/15 Cojímar, Havana Berta Soler Fernández, María Cristina Labrada Varona, Jaquelín Boni Echavarría, Kirenia Díaz Arguelles, Aideé Gallardo Salazar, Yamilé Garro Alfonso, Yusleidis Girón Ortíz , Mailén González González, Dayanet Ortíz Hernández, Ivonne Lemus Fonseca, Zoldrelys Turella Poncio, Iris Yerandy Quindelán, Mirenia Henry García, Alina de la Caridad Lanz García, Marbelis Olivares Destrade, Eugenia Díaz Hernández, Yurleany Tamayo Martínez, Zenaida Hidalgo Cedeño, Adelma Guerra Ricardo, Norma Cruz Casas, Saqueo Báez Guerrero, Sandalio Mejías Zulueta, Miguel Daniel Borroto Vázquez, Ángel Moya Acosta, Yasmany Borroto Bergolla, Jose Antonio Pompa, Ángel Figueredo Castellón, Rubén Darío García Antes and Pablo Enrique Camero Romero (Various organizations) Heriberto Pons Ruíz, Agustín Figueroa Galindo and Augusto Guerra Matos. (Various organizations) Miguel Alberto Ulloa Ginard (Former political president) 21 Detained for hours by political police after attending Sunday mass. Three of them were physically hurt. Magalis Norvis Otero Detained 2 hours by political police for attending a meeting. Carlos Manuel Pupo Harassed by the political police and pro-government sympathizers. Juan del Pilar Goberna Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami 03/31/15 03/31/15 Cojímar, Havana Rodolfo Esmildo Pérez Benítez, Mayra Conyedo García, Mislay García Oseina, Maycel Luis Hernández Toledo, Mabis González Tápanes, Damaris Moya Portielles, Orestes Machado Calderón, Mildrey Agüero Torres, Cindia Cuellas Chávez, Landyleisis González Conyedo, Marcelino Abreu Bonora, Yoel Hernández Jiménez, Leidys Contreras Ruíz, Dailyn Villavicencio Jura Jura and Gilberto Pedroso González (Coalición Central Opositora) Detained 1-5 hours for marching and supporting a dissident in hunger strike. They were beaten. Damaris Moya Portielles Miguel Alberto Ulloa Ginard (Former political prisoner) House was vandalized. Juan del Pilar Goberna http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu @ICCAS_UM Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies 22 Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami