Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Cubanews
Health concerns raised over Cuban artist and activist held in jail
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June
Cuban government sentences dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to five years in prison
After more than a year in prison, Otero Alcántara was convicted of “insulting national symbols”
Human rightsnews
Meryl Streep, Zadie Smith and others sign letter demanding Cuban government stop persecuting artists
The letter, signed by more than 300 well-known figures in the arts, adds pressure to calls for the Cuban government to let artists live and work freely
Censorshipnews
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrested on way to a LGBTQ+ censorship protest
The artist will face a summary trial in ten days while activists say the arrest amounts to "state terrorism"
Havana Biennialnews
Activist artist arrested on eve of Havana Biennial
As the cultural event gets under way, a Cuban-American artist is also blocked from entering Cuba