Due to suspicions that they have put graffiti, the tyranny has arrested and is prosecuting,” denounced opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer.
LIMA, Peru – Several people were detained in Santiago de Cuba by the Cuban regime on charges of painting anti-government graffiti in favor of political prisoners in the city.
José Daniel Ferrer, Cuban opponent and leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), denounced via Facebook that among those detained is an activist from his organization and Cuba Decide, Liusban John Utra, who was transferred to the province of Las Tunas.
Additionally, citizens Josefina Reyes London, Ulises Reyes Ramis, his son and a neighbor were arrested, people who do not belong to any dissident group or organization.
“Due to suspicions that they have put graffiti, the tyranny has detained and is prosecuting Liusban John Utra, an activist from UNPACU and Cuba Decide. Also four people from Santiago who are not organized opponents,” Ferrer stressed.
In recent weeks, posters have appeared on walls and streets in the eastern province with messages such as “DH” for human rights, “Homeland and Life”, “Down with the dictatorship”, or “Freedom for political prisoners”.
“The more innocent people they arrest, the more graffiti against tyranny and in favor of the freedom of political prisoners appears in towns and cities in Cuba,” highlighted the opposition leader, who also warned about a new wave of repression by the regime.
Behind him devastating passage of Hurricane Melissa At the end of October 2025, Cuba faced one of the most serious humanitarian crises of the year, revealing the inability of the State to serve the population and the opacity in the management of international aid. A month after the cyclone passed, problems with electricity, drinking water, food and basic services still persist.
In this context, the Cubalex Legal Advice Center registered in your October report on human rights on the Island, some 34 citizen protests due to the precariousness of living conditions, blackouts and lack of food.
Cubalex monitoring documented 211 repressive events in 47 municipalities, which reflect the systematic use of repression as a tool of social control. People deprived of liberty, human rights defenders and people of African descent were the most affected groups.
