Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was imprisoned on charges of contempt and insult to national symbols when widespread protests swept the nation in 2021

Plus, bare-chested violinist wows audience at Museum of Graffiti party and an arty car takes off at El Espacio 23

Tributes paid to ‘extraordinary artist’ and her dazzling ‘hard-edge’ works

Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why

As Amnesty International calls on "prisoners of conscience" to be released, a movement starts to boycott Havana Biennial

The public confession, which came after 36 days of imprisonment, marked a pivotal moment in Cuba's oppression of voices critical of the government.

"As long as the Communist Party is in power, Cuba will be a ‘dictatorship’," some believe as Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel takes over leadership

Art professionals “on and off the island” are urged to stop working with state-run institutions that have been “complicit in their silence” as the government amps up efforts to squash dissent

Concerns for the cultural sector follow Trump’s parting shot at the country, and the Castro regime's growing efforts to discredit dissidents

The activist group 27N cites a law that revokes an official’s power for conduct unbecoming public service in their petition to parliament

Footage from the protest also shows the Cuban minister of culture striking a journalist