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BackCuba raggiunge il record di 1.339 prigionieri politici secondo Prisoners Defenders
Cuba raggiunge il record di 1.339 prigionieri politici secondo Prisoners Defenders
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Cuba raggiunge il record di 1.339 prigionieri politici secondo Prisoners Defenders

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  • Cuba ha raggiunto il numero record di 1.339 prigionieri politici, il più alto degli ultimi decenni, secondo il rapporto mensile di Prisoners Defenders.
  • Nel solo agosto sono stati registrati 19 nuovi casi e sette cancellazioni, con un aumento netto di 12 rispetto a luglio.
  • Nell'ultimo anno, dal 1° settembre 2025 al 31 agosto 2026, sono stati aggiunti 281 prigionieri politici, il dato più alto degli ultimi tre anni.

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Why It Matters

Dal luglio 2021 sono entrate nelle carceri cubane 2.020 persone, su un totale di 2.167 prigionieri politici registrati. Prisoners Defenders monitora mensilmente la situazione dei detenuti politici a Cuba, denunciando condizioni detentive dure e arresti per motivi politici.

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Cuba ha raggiunto la cifra record di 1.339 prigionieri politici, il numero più alto degli ultimi decenni, secondo il rapporto mensile dell'organizzazione per i diritti umani Prisoners Defenders. Nel solo agosto sono stati registrati 19 nuovi casi e sette cancellazioni, con un aumento netto di 12 rispetto a luglio.

Nell'ultimo anno, dal 1° settembre 2025 al 31 agosto 2026, la lista ha aggiunto 281 prigionieri politici, il dato più alto degli ultimi tre anni, con una media di oltre 23 nuovi casi al mese. Tra i 1.339 detenuti figurano 155 donne, record assoluto secondo l'organizzazione, e 38 persone arrestate quando erano minorenni, 14 delle quali sono ancora in carcere.

"Chiedere acqua o elettricità può portare in carcere", ha denunciato il presidente di Prisoners Defenders, Javier Larrondo, secondo cui la repressione colpisce anche figli e familiari. Il rapporto segnala inoltre 463 prigionieri con gravi patologie e 54 detenuti di coscienza con gravi disturbi mentali.

Dal luglio 2021 sono entrate nelle carceri cubane 2.020 persone, su un totale di 2.167 prigionieri politici registrati.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Prisoners Defenders continuerà a pubblicare rapporti mensili sulla situazione dei prigionieri politici a Cuba

    Very likely · Within months

  • La comunità internazionale aumenterà la pressione diplomatica su Cuba riguardo la situazione dei diritti umani

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • Quali sono le accuse specifiche contro i 1.339 prigionieri politici?
  • Come risponde il governo cubano alle accuse di Prisoners Defenders?
  • Quali sono le condizioni sanitarie dettagliate dei 463 prigionieri con gravi patologie?
  • C'è possibilità di rilascio o processo equo per i detenuti di coscienza con disturbi mentali?

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