MADRID, Spain.- The journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa, forced into exile by the Cuban regime, denounced this Wednesday before the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy the repression to which those who practice independent journalism on the Island are subjected.
“By law, it is impossible to do journalism outside the umbrella of the Communist Party,” said Jiménez Enoa, and argued that the Communist Party, “beyond being the only political organization allowed in the country, is the only one that runs all the newspapers, all the magazines, all the radios and all the television channels, therefore, the Cuban media do not do journalism, but propaganda”.
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During his speech, the journalist recounted that when he began to write about the reality of Cuba, the health system, education, and the repression of the opposition, the Cuban State accused him of violating the laws and began to harass him; him and a group of friends who also exposed what was happening in the country.
“My daily life turned into house arrests, kidnappings, interrogations, threats of imprisonment, interception of my private communications, constant surveillance, and reprisals against my family and friends, who were also taken to jail and expelled from their jobs,” she denounced.
Likewise, the reporter expressed that the biggest crime that the Cuban dictatorship has committed is to separate thousands of families for the mere fact of thinking differently.
Abraham Jiménez Enoa, exiled in Spain since 2021, is an independent journalist and co-founder of the magazine The sneeze. He has also been a columnist for The Washington Post and Leopard.
Last February the writer published his book the hidden island, where he collects dissimilar themes of the current Cuban reality such as totalitarianism, male prostitution, difficulties to emigrate and economic deficiencies. Just as he approaches the frustrated dream of a boxer, the artist Áfrika Reina, a member of the San Isidro Movement, and the activist and scientist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola.
in 2022 it was recognized with the International Press Freedom Award, awarded each year by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
In announcing the award, CPJ called Jiménez “a prominent and outspoken voice within Cuba’s media community, providing fresh perspectives on the challenges facing independent journalists and reporting on issues rarely covered by state media.” , including racism on the Island”.
