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Guanajay Prison, where artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is held, is spotlighted for human rights issues, hunger strikes, and international awards amidst detainee mistreatment concerns.

Cuban-American Artist Coco Fusco Reveals Death Threat Against Luis Manuel Otero in Prison
Cuban-American Artist Coco Fusco Reveals Death Threat Against Luis Manuel Otero in Prison

Published on 5/9/2026

Luis Manuel Otero Plans to Relocate to Miami After Prison Release This Summer
Luis Manuel Otero Plans to Relocate to Miami After Prison Release This Summer

Published on 5/7/2026

Filmmaker Ernesto Fundora Shares Prison Calls with Activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: "A Natural Leader"
Filmmaker Ernesto Fundora Shares Prison Calls with Activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: "A Natural Leader"

Published on 5/7/2026

Luis Manuel Otero Plans to Head to Miami After Summer Release from Prison
Luis Manuel Otero Plans to Head to Miami After Summer Release from Prison

Published on 5/5/2026

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Bids Farewell to Loved Ones from Prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Bids Farewell to Loved Ones from Prison

Published on 5/3/2026

Luis Manuel Otero: A Symbol of an Era, Says Cuban Filmmaker Ernesto Fundora
Luis Manuel Otero: A Symbol of an Era, Says Cuban Filmmaker Ernesto Fundora

Published on 5/2/2026

Journalist Ángel Cuza Arrested in Front of Daughter in Havana on May Day Eve
Journalist Ángel Cuza Arrested in Front of Daughter in Havana on May Day Eve

Published on 4/30/2026

Guanajay's Prison Scandal: Officials Accused of Allowing Assaults on Political Prisoners
Guanajay's Prison Scandal: Officials Accused of Allowing Assaults on Political Prisoners

Published on 4/27/2026

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Questions His Freedom from Prison in The New York Times
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Questions His Freedom from Prison in The New York Times

Published on 4/25/2026

Trump Demands Cuba Release Political Prisoners This Week
Trump Demands Cuba Release Political Prisoners This Week

Published on 4/22/2026

Trump Sets Two-Week Deadline for Cuba to Release Political Prisoners, USA Today Reports
Trump Sets Two-Week Deadline for Cuba to Release Political Prisoners, USA Today Reports

Published on 4/20/2026

Death Threats Loom Over Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Other Political Prisoners in Guanajay Prison
Death Threats Loom Over Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Other Political Prisoners in Guanajay Prison

Published on 3/28/2026

Sister of Former Minister Alejandro Gil Reveals His Refusal of Spanish Citizenship Before Downfall
Sister of Former Minister Alejandro Gil Reveals His Refusal of Spanish Citizenship Before Downfall

Published on 11/22/2025

Alejandro Gil's Sister Alleges Torture in Cuban Prison
Alejandro Gil's Sister Alleges Torture in Cuban Prison

Published on 11/15/2025

U.S. Considers Deporting Daughter of Cuban Political Prisoner Along with Her Two Young Children
U.S. Considers Deporting Daughter of Cuban Political Prisoner Along with Her Two Young Children

Published on 11/11/2025

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara's Health Worsening Four Years After Arrest
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara's Health Worsening Four Years After Arrest

Published on 9/15/2025

Los Van Van Film Music Video in San Isidro Neighborhood While Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Watches from Prison
Los Van Van Film Music Video in San Isidro Neighborhood While Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Watches from Prison

Published on 8/11/2025

Cuban Repressor and Alleged Interior Ministry Official Arrested in Miami by ICE
Cuban Repressor and Alleged Interior Ministry Official Arrested in Miami by ICE

Published on 4/14/2025

Luis Manuel Invites Havana Biennial to His Prison Cell: "Experience My Work Behind Bars"
Luis Manuel Invites Havana Biennial to His Prison Cell: "Experience My Work Behind Bars"

Published on 11/4/2024

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Honored with Rafto Human Rights Award in Norway
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Honored with Rafto Human Rights Award in Norway

Published on 9/20/2024

Threats Against Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara in Prison Raise Concerns
Threats Against Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara in Prison Raise Concerns

Published on 8/1/2024

Luis Manuel Otero Reaches Out After Over Ten Days on Hunger Strike
Luis Manuel Otero Reaches Out After Over Ten Days on Hunger Strike

Published on 7/31/2024

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Barred from Sending Drawings Out of Prison
Artist Luis Manuel Otero Barred from Sending Drawings Out of Prison

Published on 6/28/2024