Havana — May 6, 2024 —
In Havana, Cuba, the dissident leader Berta Soler and her husband, Ángel Moya, are under house arrest. This happened after meetings with foreign diplomats.Authorities arrested Soler and Moya on Thursday, investigating their meetings with foreign officials. The couple plans to defy the order. It’s a move likely to draw further international scrutiny of Cuba’s human rights record.
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cuban Dissident Leader Berta Soler and Husband Under House Arrest
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Berta Soler,leader of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White,and her husband Angel Moya,a former political prisoner,are under house arrest. The couple confirmed to EFE news agency that the measure is a result of their meetings with foreign diplomats.
The Arrest and Allegations
- Soler and Moya were arrested on Thursday.
- They were informed they are under investigation for
attempting against the established constitutional order
and meeting with diplomatic officials. - Moya told EFE that they were taken to separate stations and detained for over 24 hours before being released on Friday.
- According to Moya,Soler’s case involves meeting with
the Americans.
Details of the House Arrest
- The house arrest is a precautionary measure lasting 48 days.
- Moya reported that their phones were being monitored without their consent.
- The Ladies in White headquarters in Havana’s lawton neighborhood is reportedly under siege with no internet service.
Defiance of the Order
The couple plans to defy the house arrest order.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we will leave because we do not accept the house prison. Our headquarters is not a dungeon and from the moral and ethical point of view we do not accept it.
Angel Moya, speaking to EFE
Background: Previous Arrests and Harassment
- Soler and Moya were previously arrested on April 6 while attempting to attend Mass.
- Soler has reported numerous temporary arrests of herself and members of Ladies in White,particularly on Sundays when they attempt to attend church.
- Cuban authorities accuse Berta soler and Ángel Moya of
attacking the country’s sovereignty and citizen tranquility and going out and interacting with foreign diplomats and creating public disturbance
[[2]]. - They are only allowed to leave home for medical reasons [[2]].
The Ladies in White: A Symbol of Dissent
- the Ladies in White movement emerged from the families of 75 dissidents and independent journalists arrested during the 2003 black Spring crackdown [[1]].
- The women, dressed in white, marched on Sundays after attending Mass to demand the release of their loved ones.
- The group has become a symbol of dissent in Cuba.
- In 2005, the Ladies in White were awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
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