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Yoani Sánchez released after nine-hour detention in Havana
Cuban independent journalist and 14ymedio director Yoani Sánchez was released on Thursday following a nine-hour detention by State Security agents in Havana. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. in the Nuevo Vedado neighborhood as Sánchez was leaving her residence to go shopping.
Sánchez reportedly sent a brief message to her newsroom alerting them to her situation, stating, “Me secuestró la policía”. Authorities allegedly accused her of “propaganda against the constitutional order”, though no formal criminal proceedings have been confirmed.
Following her release, Sánchez reported that security forces have maintained a police presence around her home, which she described as an attempt to silence her work. She also noted that the recent wave of detentions has targeted other independent media collaborators, including Camila Acosta and Adelth Bonne Gamboa, earlier in the week.
Sánchez stated she intends to provide further details regarding her experience in custody and the conditions of other detainees who lack public visibility.
Entities
14ymedio · ABC · Amnesty International · Berta Soler · Camagüey · Cuba · CubaNet · Havana · Reinaldo Escobar · State Security · Yoani Sánchez
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 10 SOURCES] Authorities disabled Camila Acosta's mobile phone and issued a warning regarding the distribution of images of a public official. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · elpais.com · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · +3 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] Yoani Sánchez was awarded the Ortega y Gasset Prize in 2008. elpais.com · www.elespectador.com
- [● 10 SOURCES] Camila Acosta was detained and handcuffed in public on Tuesday. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · elpais.com · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · +3 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] A 2023 law in Cuba stipulates that the only legal media outlets are state-controlled by the Communist Party. www.elespectador.com · radiotvsierras.com · santafederf.com.ar
- [● 10 SOURCES] Adelth Bonne Gamboa, a CubaNet collaborator, was detained on Monday and later released. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · elpais.com · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · +3 more
- [● 10 SOURCES] Yoani Sánchez was detained by Cuban political police in Havana on Thursday. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · elpais.com · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · +3 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] Henry Constantín, director of La Hora de Cuba, is being held in Kilo 7 prison in Camagüey. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · +2 more
- [● 22 SOURCES] Sánchez sent a brief message to her colleagues alerting them to her situation before her whereabouts became unknown. www.informacion.es · www.elcorreoweb.es · elpais.com · www.elperiodicoextremadura.com · www.levante-emv.com · +14 more
- [● 34 SOURCES] Yoani Sánchez was detained by State Security agents in Havana on Thursday morning. xeu.mx · radiotvsierras.com · santafederf.com.ar · cronica.com.gt · deultimominuto.com · +26 more
- [● 15 SOURCES] Adelth Bonne Gamboa, a CubaNet collaborator, was detained and later released this week. n.com.do · www.informacion.es · www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · theobjective.com · +7 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] Berta Soler and María Cristina Labrada were detained by security forces. tribunanoticias.mx · www.tvn-2.com · econotimes.com · talcualdigital.com
- [● 27 SOURCES] The detention occurred in the Nuevo Vedado neighborhood of Havana. radiotvsierras.com · santafederf.com.ar · deultimominuto.com · n.com.do · www.informacion.es · +19 more