Journalist taken to the police unit and threatened



Journalist Osmany Pérez was cited by the police of the community of Sergio González for the presence of posters with slogans against the regime that were put in Colón and for listening to music in his house in the days of national mourning. The citizen denied having participated in the creation and posting of the posters. He said that he made music because before the neighbors did not respect his mourning and put music to celebrate the day of the Committees of Defense of the Revolution (CDR) as the reason why he did not keep mourning, although he does not rejoice of the death of any human being. He was threatened by the police with being removed from the streets to discontinue his work and told that he was already a dangerous element because he was receiving training abroad.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
IFLU/35