CubaNet journalist Camila Acosta will be prosecuted for crimes against State Security, according to the screenwriter Ángel Santiesteban confirmed on July 12. The journalist remains in custody following the demonstrations she covered on July 11. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by these crackdowns against journalists in the country. We demand Cuban authorities release Camila immediately.

Cuban authorities disrupted internet access in the city as protestors gathered outside the Ministry of Culture in Havana demanding greater artistic freedom.

Luz Escobar, a Cuban journalist working for the independent news website 14yMedio, has been repeatedly banned from leaving her house by security agents. Such unacceptable behaviour not only impedes her work but also interferes with her daily life. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed with the way journalists are regularly mistreated in Cuba. We call on the Cuban law enforcement to cease their unjustified actions that clearly violate human rights.

Draconian laws and media monopoly in Cuba, which does not allow private media enterprises threatens the freedom of press and right to obtain information.

Cuban journalist and activist Iliana Hernández has been charged with “receiving stolen property” and threatened with the oppressive Decree 370. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands that Cuban authorities drop the charges against her. We also condemn the raid conducted on Iliana’s home, after which she was summoned at the police station on January 13. Our colleague should be allowed to report freely, without fear of being persecuted.