MADRID, Spain.- Independent feminist platforms Tense Wings and Yo Sí Te Creo in Cuba confirmed two new femicides that occurred in January, bringing the number of women murdered by gender violence in Cuba so far in 2026, according to its registry updated until February 3.
One of the victims was Yaniuska Barrero Machado, 38, attacked by her partner on January 19 in the Alto del Moro neighborhood, in the town of Las Mercedes, in the Bartolomé Masó municipality, Granma province. According to the information published by the organizations, Barrero was director of the local museum and was on her way to work at the time of the attack. The victim leaves behind a minor daughter.
The second confirmed feminicide is that of Yaneisi Quiala Miranda, also 38 years old, an entrepreneur, murdered by her partner around January 28 in the town of Santa Catalina, Manuel Tames municipality, Guantánamo province. The attacker later committed suicide. Quiala leaves two children.
In their communication, Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo in Cuba expressed condolences to the affected families and communities and highlighted the “devastating and preventable” nature of femicidal violence, with a special impact on the children who survive these crimes.
The record of feminist observatories indicates that, in addition to the six confirmed femicides in 2026, there are two attempted feminicides and one murder of a man for gender reasons in the same period. At the same time, the organizations are investigating 12 possible feminicides, four feminicide attempts and one gender-related murder of a man reported in 2025, as well as three possible feminicide attempts reported in 2026.
The platforms reiterate that their figures represent under-recording, due to the difficulties in accessing official information and verifying cases, and have insisted on the need for effective public policies, statistical transparency and a comprehensive institutional response to gender violence on the Island.
