Imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression



Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez has been detained in Cuba since June 2014. He was sentenced in December 2014 to one year’s imprisonment for “public disorder”. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of opinion and expression
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Links
Amnistía Internacional declara prisionero de conciencia al opositor Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez
Amenesty International: Political dissident must be released: Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez
Santa Clara: La Fiscalía pide cinco años de cárcel para el opositor Ciro Alexis Casanova
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