According to reports from prisoners and their families, the epidemiological situation inside prisons is even worse than outside.
MIAMI, United States. – Cuban rapper and political prisoner Maykel Castillo Pérez, better known as Maykel Osorbo, has been suffering from fever and severe headaches in the Kilo 5 y Medio prison in Pine Forest of the Riveraccording to statements by his wife, Viviani Peña, Marti News.
Peña said the exact cause of these symptoms is uncertain. “We don’t know if it’s dengue or any other virus.” Those who are currently present in Cuba“It’s impossible to know in there,” he said.
Peña’s next visit to Maykel Osorbo is scheduled for August 20, the same day the political prisoner turns 41.
At the end of July, Cuban Deputy Minister of Public Health Carilda Peña García confirmed that there were cases of Oropouche fever and dengue in all the provinces of the Island.
The prevalence of these and other diseases is even worse in Cuban prisons due to their poor conditions and overcrowding, according to testimonies from inmates, family members and independent journalists collected by Marti News.
Maykel Osorbo, winner of the Latin Grammy in 2021 for Best Urban Song and Song of the Year for Homeland and Life He was arrested by State Security two months before The anti-government protests of July 11 and 12, 2021.
In a trial held behind closed doors on May 30 and 31, 2022, the musician was convicted by the Municipal People’s Court of Marianao for the alleged crimes of contempt, attack, public disorder and defamation of institutions and organizations, heroes and martyrs.
During his time in prison, the prisoner of conscience has been the victim of attacks and abuses, both by inmates and guards. His family and activists from the San Isidro Movement (MSI) have also denounced violations of his rights, such as the suspension of regular and conjugal visits and telephone calls.
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