According to Justicia 11J, approximately 35 female political prisoners remain behind bars. Many of them participated in the July 11, 2021, protests and other protests in subsequent years.
Yadiris Luis Fuentes
In Cuban penal centers, at least 90,000 prisoners remain, according to information provided by Prisoners Defenders to WPB in 2020. According to Prisoners Defenders, there are approximately 794 prisoners for every 100,000 inhabitants in Cuba.
In the Cuban context, the concept of “mercenary” has lost its traditional semantic connotation. Under the regime’s new language, being a mercenary is synonymous with “dissident,” “worm,” “sell out,” “independent journalist,” “human rights activist.”