Independent feminist platforms I do believe you and Tense Wings confirmed this Thursday the first sexist murder of the year in Cuba, which occurred last Tuesday in the province of Sancti Spíritus.
According to both platforms, The victim is Magaly Aragón Aragón, a 59-year-old nurse, murdered in a sugarcane field. from the Las Mulas prison camp, in the municipality of Jatibonico, where he worked.
The activists highlighted “the sexual nature of the violence that ended Magaly’s life, and the aggressor’s history of violence,” as stated in their communication channels.
The feminists recalled that they had already confirmed three sexist murders occurred in July, August and December 2025, reported a dispatch from the agency EFE.
Last year, 48 sexist crimes were reported, according to a count of EFE based on the records of I do believe you and Tense Wings.
In their most recent report, these platforms indicated that their gender observatories are investigating 12 possible sexist murders, four attempted feminicide and a gender-related murder of a man alerted during 2025.
2025 closed with 48 sexist murders in Cuba, according to activists who investigate other cases
81% of the aggressors were the partners of the murdered women
An analysis of EFEbased on data collected by these organizations, indicates that in 2025, 81% of the aggressors were partners of the murdered women.
Likewise, they state that Five of the murderers had criminal records or had been previously reported by the victims.
The activists reiterated their demand for a comprehensive law against gender violence, the creation of shelters for women at risk, protection protocols, transparent official data and effective public prevention policies.
As part of recent institutional actions, the National Organization of Collective Law Firms inaugurated at the end of November a office in Havana to provide legal advice to victims of sexist violence.
Likewise, a national system for registration, care, follow-up and monitoring of gender violence was approved and the launch of the “No more” campaign was announced, focused on the prevention and response to violence against women.
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