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Cuba Sentences Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to Five Years in Prison

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Rapper Maykel “Osorbo” Pérez was sentenced to nine years.

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As Boycott of Havana Biennial Gains Steam, Artists Withdraw

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

Ursula Biemann, Nicolas Bourriaud, and others said they will no longer participate in the event.

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Tania Bruguera Agreed to Leave Cuba in Exchange for Release of 25 Prisoners

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

The artist also called for a boycott of the Havana Biennial.

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Artists Demand Release of Dissident Artist Detained in Cuba

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia July 1, 2021July 4, 2021

Over 140 artists and intellectuals including Tania Bruguera and Katherine Bisquet have voiced their support for Hamlet Lavastida.

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John Akomfrah, Carrie Mae Weems, and Others Demand Release of Dissident Cuban Artist

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 31, 2021June 2, 2021

“Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is being detained solely for peacefully expressing his ideas through his art and for his nonviolent defense of human rights,” the open letter reads.

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Cuban Artist Forcibly Hospitalized During Hunger Strike

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has been without food or fluids for seven days after Cuban police raided his home and took several artworks.

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Cuban Artists File Legal Motion For Culture Minister’s Removal

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 3, 2021February 11, 2021

The motion was filed on behalf of 1,252 artists, and counting, who signed a petition in its favor, including artists Tania Bruguera and Sandra Ceballos.

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Cuban Police Detained Artists During Peaceful Demonstration Honoring Writer José Martí

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 27, 2021January 28, 2021

Tania Bruguera and Katherine Bisquet were among those detained prior to a peaceful demonstration convened by the 27N Movement in front of the Ministry of Culture in Havana.

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Following Peaceful Protest, Cuban State Security Traps Artists in Apartment

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 25, 2020November 28, 2020

Seven of them have been on hunger strike for more than 140 hours after police intercepted attempts by a neighbor to drop off food and supplies.

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Tania Bruguera Among Artists Detained in Cuba Before Protest Against Police Brutality

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 30, 2020November 5, 2020

Bruguera was arrested in her home under pretenses of “pandemic contagion,” preventing her from attending a demonstration against the killing of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano.

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Case Dismissed: On Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s Arrest and Release

Avatar photo by Coco Fusco April 22, 2020April 22, 2020

The artist has been detained over 20 times in two years. But this time, his colleagues on the island mobilized in his defense — and that made all the difference.

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Hundreds Demand Cuban Government to Free Detained Artist

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 5, 2020

Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who was arrested last Sunday while on his way to an anti-censorship protest, could face between two and five years in prison.

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