Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez detained in Havana

Yoani Sánchez, the founder and director of the independent digital newspaper 14ymedio, was detained for approximately nine hours in Havana on November 5. Sánchez reported being intercepted by three plainclothes officers while leaving her home in the Nuevo Vedado neighborhood.

During her detention at the Fourth Station of the National Revolutionary Police, Sánchez stated she faced pressure and threats during questioning. Authorities reportedly accused her of several offenses, including “propaganda against the constitutional order.”

Following her release, Sánchez reported that police cordoned off her apartment building on November 6 to restrict her movements. She also observed that many other detainees at the station were individuals from other provinces being forcibly returned to their places of origin because they lacked a registered Havana address.