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Imprisoned Cuban journalists and their sentences

UPDATED: March 16, 2005
Photos courtesy of Nueva Prensa Cubana

Ricardo González Alfonso
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Independent journalist, Cuba correspondent for the Paris-based press freedom organization Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
Prison: Agüica, Matanzas
Sentence: 20 years

Víctor Rolando Arroyo
Province: Pinar del Río
Independent news agency: Unión de Periodistas y Escritores de Cuba Independientes (UPECI)
Prison:Guantánamo Provincial Prison, Guantánamo
Sentence: 26 years

Normando Hernández González
Province: Camagüey
Independent news agency: Colegio de Periodistas Independientes de Camagüey (CPIC)
Prison: Kilo 5 1/2, Pinar del Río
Sentence: 25 years

Julio César Gálvez
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Independent journalist
Prison: La Pendiente Prison, Villa Clara
Sentence: 15 years

Adolfo Fernández Saínz
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Patria
Prison: Holguín Provincial Prison, Holguín
Sentence: 15 years

Omar Rodríguez Saludes
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Nueva Prensa Cubana
Prison: Agüica, Matanzas
Sentence: 27 years

Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Grupo de Trabajo Decoro
Prison: La Pendiente, Villa Clara
Sentence: 20 years

Mijaíl Barzaga Lugo
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Agencia Noticiosa Cubana (ANC)
Prison: Villa Clara Provincial Prison, Villa Clara
Sentence: 15 years

Pedro Argüelles Morán
Province: Ciego de Ávila
Independent news agency: Cooperativa Avileña de Periodistas Independientes (CAPI)
Prison: Nieves Morejón, Sancti Spíritus
Sentence: 20 years

Pablo Pacheco Ávila
Province: Ciego de Ávila
Independent news agency: CAPI
Prison: Morón Prison, Ciego de Ávila
Sentence: 20 years

Alejandro González Raga
Province:
Camagüey
Independent news agency: independent journalist
Prison: Canaleta, Ciego de Ávila
Sentence: 14 years

Alfredo Pulido López
Province:
Camagüey
Independent news agency: El Mayor
Prison: Kilo 7, Camagüey
Sentence: 14 years

Fabio Prieto Llorente
Province: Isla de la Juventud
Independent news agency: Independent journalist
Prison: Kilo 8, Camagüey
Sentence: 20 years

Iván Hernández Carrillo
Province: Matanzas
Independent news agency: Patria
Prison: Cuba Sí Prison, Holguín
Sentence: 25 years in prison

José Luis García Paneque
Province: Las Tunas
Independent news agency: Libertad
Prison: Cuba Sí Prison, Holguín
Sentence: 24 years

Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta
Province:
Guantánamo
Independent news agency: Agencia de Prensa Libre Oriental (APLO)
Prison: Kilo 7, Camagüey
Sentence: 20 years

Miguel Galván Gutiérrez
Province:
Habana
Independent news agency: Havana Press
Prison: Agüica, Matanzas
Sentence: 26 years

José Ubaldo Izquierdo
Province: Habana
Independent news agency: Grupo de Trabajo Decoro
Prison: Guanajay Prison, Habana Province
Sentence: 16 years

Léster Luis González Pentón
Province: Villa Clara
Independent news agency: Independent journalist, Movimiento Democracia
Prison: Villa Clara Provincial Prison, Villa Clara
Sentence: 20 years

Omar Ruiz Hernández
Province:
Villa Clara
Independent news agency: Grupo de Trabajo Decoro
Prison: Canaleta Prison, Ciego de Ávila
Sentence: 18 years

José Ramón Gabriel Castillo
Province: Santiago de Cuba
Independent news agency: Instituto Cultura y Democracia (ICD Press)
Prison: Villa Clara Provincial Prison, Villa Clara
Sentence: 20 years

Alfredo Felipe Fuentes
Province: Habana
Independent news agency: Independent journalist
Prison: Guamajal, Villa Clara
Sentence: 26 years

  Released on Medical Parole

Raúl Rivero
Province:
Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Cuba Press
Prison: Canaleta, Ciego de Ávila
Sentence: 20 years (released on medical parole, November 30, 2004)

Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Independent journalist
Prison: Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital, Havana
Sentence: 20 years (released on medical parole, November 29, 2004)

Edel José García
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Centro Norte del País (CNP)
Prison: Prison hospital, Combinado del Este, Ciudad Habana
Sentence: 15 years (released on medical parole, December 2, 2004)

Manuel Vázquez Portal
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Grupo de Trabajo Decoro
Prison: Aguadores, Santiago de Cuba
Sentence: 18 years (released on medical parole, June 23, 2004)

Jorge Olivera Castillo
Province: Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Havana Press
Prison: Hospital Provincial, Guantánamo
Sentence: 18 years (released on medical parole, December 6, 2004)

Carmelo Díaz Fernández
Province:
Ciudad Habana
Independent news agency: Agencia de Prensa Sindical Independiente de Cuba (APSIC)
Prison: Guanajay Prison
Sentence: 16 years (released on medical parole, June 18, 2004)
Mario Enrique Mayo
Province: Camagüey
Independent news agency: Félix Varela
Prison: Mar Verde, Santiago de Cuba
Sentence: 20 years (released on medical parole December 1, 2005)