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AMERICAS
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Below are PEN's advocacy cases in the Americas. Click on individual cases to learn about each writer's history, current status, and what you can do to help.
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Cuba: Léster Luis González Pentón
 Léster Luis González Pentón is an independent journalist and political activist. The youngest of the Cuban 75, he is currently being held at the Prisión Penitencial “La Pendiente,” in Santa Clara in the state of Villa Clara, Cuba. > More
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Cuba: Normando Hernández González
 Journalist imprisoned under crackdown on dissidents in 2003 and since held under dire conditions in various prisons and hospitals.
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Cuba: Dr. José Luis García Paneque
 Dr. José Luis García Paneque is an independent journalist and librarian. He is also a medical doctor and worked as a surgeon at the Ernesto “Che” Guevara hospital until he was dismissed for his criticism of government policies. He was arrested in 2003 as part of a crackdown throughout Cuba on independent presses and alleged dissidents. >> More
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RELEASED
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The following writers have been released from imprisonment, but many continue to face threats and harassment following their releases. |
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Cuba: Raúl Rivero
 Among the first generation of journalists trained at Havana University's School of Journalism after the 1959 revolution, and co-founder of the satirical magazine Caimán Barbudo. >> More
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Cuba: Bernardo Arévalo Padrón
 A journalist and director of Linea Sur Press, a small, privately run and independent press agency based in Cienfuegos. >> More
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