Guide to Cuba

The Cuban Government is repressive in nature. This being the case, it is only natural to ask

what risks might be involved for tourists from Spain or other countries who visit Cuba hoping

to express their solidarity with the people or institutions described in this guide.

Of course, income from tourism is important for the Cuban State, so generally speaking, tourists

receive much better treatment than do Cubans themselves. It is also obvious that any

type of repression or action taken against a foreign citizen performing some act of solidarity

would have international repercussions – with the consequent cost to the “image” of the

Cuban Government.

However, it must be borne in mind that Cuba does not have a true “rule of law” such as we

are used to in democratic countries. Accordingly, the reality is that there can be certain risks

associated with some types of supportive activities, and we cannot guarantee otherwise.

What we can do is recommend some measures that will certainly reduce any possible risks.

We should firstly be aware that various solidarity activities imply different levels of risk. For

example, taking medicine to the family of a prisoner of conscience or to a church, or giving

children’s books to an independent library is a less risky activity then carrying and distributing

books of a political nature on the Cuban regime or its officials.

In order to minimize any risks, we recommend you take the following precautions:

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Camag_ ey:

1.Alejandro González Raga (page 12)

2.Normando Hernández González (page 12)

3.Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández (page 13)

4.Alfredo Pulido López (page 13)

Ciego de `vila:

1.Pablo Pacheco Ávila (page 15)

2.Pedro Argüelles Morán (page 15)

Cienfuegos:

1.Pedro Genaro Barrera Rodríguez (page 18)

2.Juan Carlos Vázquez García (page 19)

3.Ricardo Pupo Sierra (page 19)

4.Bernardo Arévalo Padrón (page 19)

Gramna:

1.Julio Antonio Valdés Guevara (page 21)

1.Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta (page 25)

2.Manuel Ubals González (page 26)

3.Néstor Rodríguez Lovaina (page 25)

Holgu_ n:

1.Próspero Gainza Agüero (page 29)

Isla de la Juventud:

1.Fabio Prieto Llorente (page 32)

2.Rolando Jiménez Posada (page 31)

3.Rafael Mollet Leiva (page 32)

Havana:

1.Alfredo Felipe Fuentes (page 34)

3.José Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernández (page 35)

4.Miguel Galbán Gutiérrez (page 35)

5.José Enrique Santana Carreira (page 35)

6.Ricardo Ramos Pereira (page 35)

City of Havana:

1Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello (page 44)

2.Mijail Bárzaga Lugo (page 46)

3.Oscar Elías Biscet González (page 44)

4.Marcelo Cano Rodríguez (page 45)

5.Ricardo González Alfonso (page 45)

6. Roberto De Miranda Hérnández (page 46)

7.Oscar Espinosa Chepe (page 46)

8.Efrén Fernández Fernández (page 45)

9.Juan Adolfo Fernández Saínz (page 45)

10.Orlando Fundora Álvarez (page 47)

11.Julio César Gálvez Rodríguez (page 47)

12.Edel José García Díaz (page 46)

13.Regis Iglesias Ramírez (page 48)

14.Nelson Aguiar Ramírez (page 48)

15. Marcelo López Bañobre (page 48)

16.Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez (page 47)

17.J. Miguel Martínez Hernández (page 47)

18.Nelson Molinet Espino (page 47)

19.Jorge Olivera Castillo (page 48)

20.Héctor Palacios Ruiz (page 48)

21.Ángel Juan Moya Acosta (page 49)

22.Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique (page 49)

23.Miguel Valdés Tamayo (page 49)

24.Omar Rodríguez Saludes (page 49)

25.Pedro Pablo Álvarez Ramos (page 49)

26.Antonio Ramón Díaz Sánchez (page 50)

27.Francisco Pastor Chaviano González

(page 50)

28.Rafael Corrales Alonso (page 50)

29.Emilio Leyva Pérez (page 51)

30.Carmelo Díaz (page 50)

31.Orlando Zapata Tamayo (page 51)

Las Tunas:

1.Alfredo Rodolfo Domínguez Batista (page 62)

2.Luís Enrique Ferrer García (page 61)

3.José Luís García Paneque (page 62)

4.Jorge Luís González Banquero (page 62)

5.Reynaldo Labrada Peña (page 62)

Matanzas:

1.Diosdado González Marrero (page 68)

2.Félix Navarro Rodríguez (page 70)

3.Ariel Sigler Amaya (page 69)

4.Guido Sigler Amaya (page 69)

5.Miguel Sigler Amaya (page 69)

6.Iván Hernández Carrillo (page 68)

Pinar del R_ o:

1.Víctor Rolando Arroyo Carmona (page 74)

2.Fidel Suárez Cruz (page 74)

3.Eduardo Díaz Fleitas (page 74)

4.Horacio Julio Piña Borrego (page74)

Sancti Spiritus:

1.Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez (page 77)

Santiago de Cuba:

1.Alexis Rodríguez Fernández (page 81)

2.José Daniel Ferrer García (page 80)

3.Leonel Grave de Peralta Almenares (page 81)

4.Luís Milán Fernández (page 81)

5.Jesús Mustafá Felipe (page 82)

6.José Gabriel Ramón Castillo (page 81)

7.Claro Sánchez Altarriba (page 82)

8.Ricardo Enrique Silva Gual (page 82)

Villa Clara:

1.Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez (page 87)

2.Omar Pernet Hernández (page 88)

3.Omar Ruiz Hernández (page 87)

4.Antonio A. Villarreal Acosta (page 88)

5.Margarito Broche Espinosa (page 88)

6.Léster González Pentón (page 88)

7.Librado Linares García (page 88)

XIX. Glossary of Political Prisoners, by Province

**The names shown in blue correspond

to political prisoners who are no longer in

jail, either because they are on provisional

release (conditional liberty), or else

because they have been released from