Cuba: investigate death of political prisoner
Several non-governmental organizations have demanded access to Cuban prisons, calling for international support following the death of a man imprisoned for participating in the July 2021 anti-government demonstrations on the island. Manuel de JesĂșs GuillĂ©n Esplugas, a member of the opposition Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), had been serving a sentence of six years in the Combinado del Este prison in Havana. GuillĂ©n Esplugas was among those arrested after participating in the protests that began on July 11, 2021, when thousands of Cubans, spurred by their dissatisfaction with living conditions, organized demonstrations against the regime for its handling of the economy and COVID-19 crisis, and repression of dissidents. (Image: Justicia11J)