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San Isidro Movement

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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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Artists Remain Detained in Cuba as Anti-Government Protests Continue

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia July 20, 2021July 21, 2021

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is set to be transferred to the Guanajay maximum security prison, facing charges of contempt, resistance, and assault.

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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 Musicians and Artists Collaborate on Viral, Political Music Video

Avatar photo by Coco Fusco February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

The “Patria y Vida” video is spreading like wildfire in Cuba and Miami, a sign of widespread discontent on the island as well as unity among Cubans.

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US Senators Introduce Resolution in Solidarity With Cuban Artists

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 10, 2021February 11, 2021

The bipartisan group of politicians urges the release of Denis Solís, a rapper arbitrarily detained last year, and expresses solidarity with the San Isidro Movement artist-activist collective.

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Artist Tania Bruguera Detained in Havana For the Third Time in a Week

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 7, 2020December 8, 2020

“We must use the right definitions: KIDNAPPING,” said Deborah Bruguera, the artist-activist’s sister.

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